“Coffee, you’re on the bench. Alcohol/Wine, suit up!” is a jocular saying (inspired by baseball) that has been printed on many images. “5:31pm Coffee, you’re on the bench. Alcohol, suit up” was posted on Twitter by Jose Arroyo on December 7, 2011.
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Jose Arroyo
@seethingwithjoy
5:31pm Coffee, you’re on the bench. Alcohol, suit up.
7:31 PM - 7 Dec 2011
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Ken Pisani
@kpsmartypants
This may be the most perfect thing I’ve ever RT’d: @seethingwithjoy 5:31pm Coffee, you’re on the bench. Alcohol, suit up.
10:42 PM - 7 Dec 2011
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Rose
@RoseAllegra
6:31pm Coffee, you’re on the bench. Alcohol, suit up.
12:21 PM - 13 Dec 2011
TJSHome.com
March 11, 2012
Funny Status Message #93481
X Coffee , you’re on the bench ..... Beer , suit up , you`re on .........
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Kim Sarita Robertson
@KimmySRobertson
Coffee , you’re on the bench ..... Wine , suit up , you`re on .........
10:17 AM - 16 Jul 2012
Twitter
Margo Iuliano
@margoworxout
It’s Friday. Coffee, you’re on the bench. Wine, suit up.
2:51 PM - 10 May 2013
Twitter
Men’s Humor
@MensHumor
Coffee, you’re on the bench. Alcohol, suit up. #FridayNight #HappyHour
4:04 PM - 23 Aug 2013
Facebook
Swannie’s Lounge Bar & Restaurant
November 10, 2016 ·
Coffee, you’re on the bench. Alcohol suit up 👊🏻
#southport #goldcoast #seeyouatswannies #friday #gceats #boomerang
Corpus-Christi (TX) Caller-Times
ON WINE: Amarone fermentation is magic
Gus Clemens 12:05 p.m. CT Jan. 11, 2017
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Last round: Coffee, you’re on the bench. Amarone, suit up.
Bayou to Brooklyn
Coffee, you’re on the bench. Wine, suit up.
Posted on February 23, 2017Author Jessica
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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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