The Big Apple: “Do midgets have to stay only 3 feet apart?” (social distancing)

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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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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Entry from April 28, 2020

“Do midgets have to stay only 3 feet apart?” (social distancing)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in social distancing. People were told to stay at least six feet apart.

“Thinking out loud here: since we have to stay 6ft apart do midgets have to stay 3 feet apart?” was posted on Twitter by ????? on April 2, 2020. “Do midgets only have to stay 3 feet apart?” was posted on Facebook by Tim McElyea on April 15, 2020.

“Do Midgets only have to stay 3 ft apart???” was posted on Reddit—Funny on April 19, 2020, but was removed by the moderators.

Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.

Twitter
?????
@ItzKiddChaos
Thinking out loud here: since we have to stay 6ft apart do midgets have to stay 3 feet apart?
10:37 AM · Apr 2, 2020·Twitter for Android

Facebook
Tim McElyea
April 15, 2020 at 3:55 PM ·
Do midgets only have to stay 3 feet apart?

Twitter
Hindrix🗝
@hiindriix
Do midgets stand 3 feet apart?
3:47 PM · Apr 17, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
juice
@Jrivera5280
homie said do midgets stand 3ft apart?
5:40 PM · Apr 17, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
QT@Anon
@QTAnon1
Do Midgets have to stay only 3 feet apart?
8:40 PM · Apr 17, 2020·Twitter Web App

Facebook
Midgets Freak Me Out
April 18, 2020 at 3:15 PM ·
Seems legit…
Do midgets only have to stay 3 feet apart?

Reddit—Funny
Posted by u/Colorado_15 April 19, 2020
Do Midgets only have to stay 3 ft apart???
Sorry, this post has been removed by the moderators of r/funny.
Moderators remove posts from feeds for a variety of reasons, including keeping communities safe, civil, and true to their purpose.

Twitter
Tubby
@GentleCuntPunch
Do midgets have to stay 3 feet apart?
#SocialDistancing
11:29 AM · Apr 24, 2020·Twitter for Android

Twitter
THE ED FROM VEGAS
@theedfromvegas1
During this quarantine do midgets only have to be 3 ft apart ???
@sparkranger443 @MrHighDemand @MDarden23
4:34 PM · Apr 28, 2020·Twitter for Android

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