“Everything is cancelled. You know what’s not cancelled? Laundry. Laundry is never cancelled”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from March 16, 2020

“Everything is cancelled. You know what’s not cancelled? Laundry. Laundry is never cancelled”

The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak caused many cancellations, such as schools and sporting events.

“Everything is cancelled expect for laundry..laundry is never cancelled 😜” was posted on Facebook by Misty A Smith-Turman on March 12, 2020. “EVERYTHING IS CANCELLED. You know what’s not cancelled? Laundry. Laundry is never cancelled” was posted on Facebook by Lindsay Davies VonDrashek on March 15, 2020.

Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak is an ongoing global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China on 1 December 2019, spreading to every province-level administrative division of the country by 29 January 2020. On 30 January, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern following an increase in the number of cases outside China.

Facebook
Misty A Smith-Turman
March 12, 2020 at 4:31 PM ·
Everything is cancelled expect for laundry..laundry is never cancelled 😜

Twitter
Susan Ramsay Woodside
@ramsaywoodside
Laundry is never cancelled.
8:27 AM · Mar 14, 2020 from Lot 25, Prince Edward Island·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Di Coke ⁷
@SuperLuckyDi
Laundry is never cancelled. https://instagram.com/p/B9tSBvSFGIa/?igshid=tfpm761ppm1q
5:48 AM · Mar 15, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Facebook
Lindsay Davies VonDrashek
· March 15, 2020 ·
😒 Never cancelled — with John VonDrashek.
EVERYTHING IS CANCELLED
You know what’s not cancelled?
Laundry.
Laundry is never cancelled.

Facebook
Taylor Scott
March 16, 2020 ·
everything is cancelled.
you want to know what’s not cancelled?
laundry
laundry is never cancelled.

Twitter
Mack
@kenzgracemunroe
Do you know what’s not canceled….laundry, laundry is never cancelled.
7:02 PM · Mar 16, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Facebook
Life of a Railroad Wife
· March 16, 2020 ·
Never cancelled! 🤦🏼‍♀️
EVERYTHING IS CANCELLED.
You want to know what’s not cancelled?
Laundry.
Laundry is NEVER cancelled.

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