"I never wanted to believe that my dad stole from his job as a road worker, but when I got home all the signs were there” is a joke that was posted on Twitter on August 31, 2011. The joke has been printed on many images.
“I didn’t think my son stole from his trigonometry teacher until I saw his room. All the sines were there” is another version of the joke.
Twitter
Phil
@cosracer
@SFTW i didnt believe my dad stole from his job as a lollipop man, but when i got home all the signs were there
3:26 AM - 10 Jul 2011
Twitter
Throptoon
@Throptoon
I never wanted to believe my dad stole from his job as a lolly pop man! but when i got home all the signs were there!!.....#nufc
11:38 AM - 8 Aug 2011
Twitter
Matt Kendall
@mrthecoach
RT @MrCliveC I never believed that my Uncle stole from his job as a council road worker, but when I got home, all the signs were there.
4:12 PM - 27 Aug 2011
Twitter
Gary Kelly
@Gary_Kelly1994
i never wanted to believe that my Dad stole from his job as a road worker, but when i got home all the signs were there.....
3:35 PM - 31 Aug 2011
Twitter
Michael Kulezich
@MikeKulezich
I never wanted to believe that my Dad stole from his job as a road worker,
but when I got home all the signs were there.
4:43 PM - 31 Aug 2011
Reddit—Jokes
I never wanted to believe my husband was stealing from his job as a road worker…
submitted May 10, 2013 by Barniff
...but when I got home all the signs were there.
Reddit—Jokes
I Couldn’t believe my dad got fired from his roadworks job…
submitted December 18, 2014 by Stevebet
For stealing, but when I got home all the signs where there!
Google Books
Awesome Jokes For Kids
By Peter Crumpton
PeteyRF Creative
2015
Pg. ?:
I never wanted to believe that my Dad was stealing from his job as a road worker. But when I got home, all the signs were there.
Google Books
A Prairie Home Companion
Pretty Good Joke Book )6th Edition)
Introduced by Garrison Keillor
Prince Frederick, MD: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
2015
Pg. ?:
I didn’t want to believe that my dad was stealing from his job at the transportation department, but when I got home all the signs were there.
Reddit—Jokes
My dad was fired from his job in road work for theft…
submitted March 17, 2015 by fnnythe3hd
I didn’t believe it at first. But when I got home, all the signs were there.
Reddit—Jokes
I never wanted to believe that my Dad was stealing from his job as a road worker.
submitted October 27, 2016 by Yourregularredditor
But when I got home, all the signs were there.
Reddit—Jokes
I never wanted to believe my dad was stealing things at his job as a road worker
submitted September 23, 2017 by dickfromaccounting
But when I got home, all the signs were there
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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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.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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