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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Entry from August 16, 2013
“Give a jackass an education and you get a smartass”

“Give a jackass an education and you get a smartass” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, hats and bumper stickers. “Give a jackass an education and you get a smartass” has been cited in print since at least May 2004.
 
       
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5/17/04
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Larry
Give a jackass an education and you get a smartass.

Computer Forum
Shady
05-29-2006, 10:23 PM
Quotes!
I wanted to share some funny quotes i found
and if anyone has quotes post them here
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# Give a jackass an education and you get a smartass
 
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Give a jackass an education and you get smartass.
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Google Books
Chance Is the Providence of Adventurers
By M. Scotty Lamkin
Bloomington, IN: iUniverse
2012
Pg. 109:
He was living proof that if you give a jackass an education, you’ll end up with a smart-ass.
 
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Stolen Treasure
By Lachman Mehta
Xlibris Corporation (Xlibris.com)
2012
Pg. 142:
Give a jackass an education and you get a smartass in return.

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityEducation/Schools • Friday, August 16, 2013 • Permalink


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