"First coffee, then presents” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means to have a cup of coffee first, and then open Christmas presents later.
“Merry Christmas! First, coffee. Then presents” was posted on Twitter by Kris on December 25, 2011. The saying probably originated with an image.
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Kris 🍁
@runnerkristin
Merry Christmas! First, coffee. Then presents.
8:04 AM · Dec 25, 2011·Echofon
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Gardenia
@gardenia
First coffee, then presents! #happybirthdaytome http://instagr.am/p/N3N6Jngwcg/
6:35 AM · Aug 3, 2012·Instagram
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Ashley Davidson
@ashddesign
But first coffee ... Then presents 🎄🎁 #saturday #christmas #shoplocal #Toronto #instagood #decor… https://instagram.com/p/_MpTddK0si/
10:56 AM · Dec 12, 2015·Instagram
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𝚕𝚊𝚞𝚛𝚊
@takenknj
I’m wearing a shirt that says “first coffee, then presents” and the only reason I bought it is bc it reminds me of Connor
5:45 PM · Dec 22, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
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Amanda P.
@LivingUnited
First coffee.
Then presents.
#coffee #Coffeechat #CoffeeLovers
1:03 PM · Mar 25, 2016·Twitter for Android
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Shiirts
@shiirts
Christmas But First Coffee Then Presents T-Shirt https://shiirts.com/shop/drinking-t-shirts/christmas-but-first-coffee-then-presents-t-shirt/
6:03 PM · Apr 13, 2018·WordPress.com
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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