"Drink some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing” is a saying that has been printed on many images.
“‘Drink a lot of coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing.’-my American literature professor’s advice on how to get though this semester” was posted on Twitter by Taylor Gates on December 1, 2015. “Drink some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing” was posted on Twitter by Alma on January 16, 2016. The saying probably originated on an image.
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Taylor Gates
@Elphaba_Anne
“Drink a lot of coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing."-my American literature professor’s advice on how to get though this semester
4:57 PM · Dec 1, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
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Alma
@meldiesattheend
Drink some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing
6:50 PM · Jan 16, 2016·Twitter for Android
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sαmm♡ BSN RN CCRN-CMC
@sammmstephanie
Drink some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing. #lifemotto
9:01 PM · Jan 18, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
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anne marie
@annehoneyy
drink some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing
8:08 PM · Jan 20, 2016·Twitter Web Client
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Drink some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing
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4. “Drink some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing.” — Unknown
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“Drink some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing.” — Unknown
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Mwalimu
@_gicharu_
Drink some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing
6:02 PM · Sep 9, 2020·Twitter for Android
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idon
@jdinitial
Drink yourself some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing. ☕
3:42 AM · Sep 14, 2020·Twitter for Android
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Maliha Faizullah
@MalihaFaizullah
It’s drink coffee and pretend to know what you’re doing day! #MondayVibes
11:16 AM · Sep 14, 2020·Twitter for Android
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Drink some coffee and pretend you know what you’re doing.
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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