A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from July 16, 2012
Come Late And Start Sleeping (“class” backronym)

“Come Late And Start Sleeping” is a backronym (back-acronym) of the word “class” that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and posters. “C.L.A.S.S - Come Late And Start Sleeping” was cited on Twitter on May 14, 2010.
 
Several sayings about sleeping through lectures include “A professor is one who talks in someone else’s sleep” and “Now I sit me down to sleep; the speaker’s dull, the subject deep.” “How to sleep faster: Decorate your bedroom to look like a classroom” is a related saying.
 
Similar school-related backronyms include “Six/Seven Crappy/Crazy Hours Of Our Lives”  (school), “Sucks Children’s Happiness Out Of Life” (school), “Fuck, I Never Actually Learned Shit” (finals) and “Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge” (homework).
     
 
Twitter     
AjamAzin ButterFly
‏@Mami2_Bee
C.L.A.S.S - Come Late And Start Sleeping
7:00 PM - 14 May 2010
 
Twitter
christa marie
‏@_christamarie
LMAOO>> RT @s3xMi_S0ftly C.L.A.S.S - Come Late And Start Sleeping
7:02 PM - 14 May 2010
         
Pink Stripes
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
C.L.A.S.S = Come Late And Start Sleeping  
Which is exactly what I did today after being forced to go and attend school.
 
SmallWorlds Forum
Maxxene Hailie
Posted 10-17-2010
(...)
(this one’s not a quote, but I still added it)
S.C.H.O.O.L = Seven Crappy Hours Of Our Lives.
C.L.A.S.S = Come Late And Start Sleeping.
H.O.M.E = Hours Of My Entertainment
   
Google Groups: Space Central School—Alumni
annu
12/30/10
(...)
CLASS- Come Late And Start Sleeping.
 
ijji Forums
Mikey Got Banned
12-31-2010, 07:08 AM
S.C.H.O.O.L. = Seven Crappy Hours Of Our Life. C.L.A.S.S. = Come Late And Start Sleeping. F.I.N.A.L.S. = **** I Never Actually Learned ****.
     
Kongregate
School = Seven Crappy Hours Of Our Lives, Class = Come Late And Start Sleeping, Finals = F.uck, I Never Actually Learned Shit (locked)
6619510155102464
Nov 2, 2011 10:17pm
hahaha
 
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By Erik Groset
Charleston, SC: Advantage
2012
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C.L.A.S.S—Come Late And Start Sleeping
 
Urban Dictionary
Class
CLASS (acronym), Come Late And Start Sleeping
Mom:Go to bed, you’re going to be late for class and your probably going to fall asleep in class aswell.
Alex: I know.

by Guenov Jan 15, 2012

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityEducation/Schools • Monday, July 16, 2012 • Permalink


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