"Does the jelly in a donut count as a serving of fruit? Asking for a friend” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
“does a jelly donut count as a serving of fruit?” was posted on Twitter by skwigger on February 17, 2010. “Does jelly donut filling count as a serving of fruit? Asking for a me” was posted on Twitter by BunnyEars.com on April 4, 2019. “Does the jelly in a donut count as a serving of fruit? Asking for a friend” was posted on Facebook by Kevin Turner on January 19, 2020.
“Does wine count as a serving of fruit?” is a similar saying.
Twitter
skwigger
@skwigger
does a jelly donut count as a serving of fruit?
9:21 AM · Feb 17, 2010·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Marc Gordon
@MarcGordonDotCA
i just found out that a jelly donut does not count as a serving of fruit. obviously a marketing scam by the fruit growers association.
10:00 AM · Apr 13, 2010·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
travis st.denis
@nightterror
i’ve made an executive decision that jelly donuts count as a serving of fruit
4:13 PM · Aug 24, 2010·TweetDeck
Twitter
MichaelBond
@Bondagebymch
Does the jelly in a jelly donut count as a serving of fruit?
5:37 PM · Aug 9, 2012·Twitter SMS
Twitter
Marc Gordon
@MarcGordonDotCA
Do strawberry jelly donuts count as a serving of fruit?
7:30 PM · Jun 18, 2013·Hootsuite
Twitter
Darth Odie
@darthodius
do jelly donuts count as a serving of fruit?
1:48 PM · Oct 30, 2014·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
BunnyEars.com
@BunnyEarsWeb
Does jelly donut filling count as a serving of fruit? Asking for a me.
10:43 PM · Apr 4, 2019·Twitter for Android
Facebook
Kevin Turner
January 19, 2020 at 12:55 PM ·
Does the jelly in a donut count as a serving of fruit? Asking for a friend.
Twitter
Mac Mama
@MacNCheezeMama
Does the jelly in a donut count as a serving of fruit? #AskingForAFriend
12:55 AM · Feb 7, 2020·Twitter for Android
Twitter
Ian Jukes
@ijukes
Does the jelly in a donut count as a serving of fruit?
9:24 AM · Jun 14, 2020·Buffer
Twitter
MimiLisa
@69MimiLisa
Does the jelly in a donut count as a serving of fruit?
2:12 PM · Jan 19, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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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