The Big Apple: “Don’t disturb anyone working on a puzzle or you may hear some cross words”

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 May 29, 2018

“Don’t disturb anyone working on a puzzle or you may hear some cross words”

"Crosswords” should not be confused with “cross words.” A joke was posted on Twitter by Pun of the Day on August 31, 2011:

“Wordless Wednesday. Don’t disturb anyone working on a puzzle or you may hear some cross words.”

Twitter
Pun of the Day
@punniest
Wordless Wednesday. Don’t disturb anyone working on a puzzle or you may hear some cross words.
7:53 AM - 31 Aug 2011

Twitter
AshleyD
@AshtotheleyD
Don’t disturb anyone working on a puzzle or you may hear some cross words.
9:22 PM - 30 Jan 2013

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Randy sanipass
@Sanipass420
Never disturb anyone working on a puzzle or you may hear some cross words. #PunOfTheDay
1:14 PM - 7 May 2013

Twitter
ChurpChurp
@ChurpMY
Don’t disturb anyone working on a puzzle or you may hear some cross words. #PunOfTheDay
6:01 AM - 14 Mar 2014

Twitter
Jay White 🇨🇦
@JayBrotatoe
Don’t interrupt someone working intently on a puzzle. Chances are, you’ll hear some cross-words.
12:19 PM - 20 May 2018

Reddit—Cleanjokes
Don’t interrupt someone who loves puzzles. (self.cleanjokes)
submitted May 29, 2018 by chacham2
Or you might hear some cross words.

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