People often talk about how tired they are, but how do they have the energy? “Coffee gives me that extra boost I need to begin a full day of talking about how tired I am” was posted on Twitter by Noah Garfinkel on August 2, 2017. The saying was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on the same day.
Twitter
Taylor McClung
@taylor_mcclung1
The only thing I’m good at in the mornings is drinking coffee and talking about how tired I still am.
9:01 AM - 8 Sep 2015
Twitter
Noah Garfinkel
@NoahGarfinkel
Coffee gives me that extra boost I need to begin a full day of talking about how tired I am.
6:55 AM - 2 Aug 2017
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Coffee gives me the extra boost I need to begin a full day of talking about how tired I am
submitted August 2, 2017 by michaelblackNYC
Twitter
/r/showerthoughts
@r_showerthought
Coffee gives me the extra boost I need to begin a full day of talking about how tired I am
7:34 AM - 2 Aug 2017
Twitter
50 Shades of Sarcasm
@50Sarcasm
Coffee gives me the extra boost I need to begin a full day of talking about how tired I am
1:16 PM - 2 Aug 2017
Twitter
Fun Tec
@TecFun
Coffee gives me the extra boost I need to begin a full day of talking about how tired I am
12:28 AM - 3 Aug 2017
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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