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 December 08, 2014
Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge (“homework” backronym)

“Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge” is a popular backronym (back acronym) of the word “homework” and has appeared on many images. “H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K. = half of my energy wasted on random krap” was cited on Twitter on October 15, 2010. “H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K. = half of my energy wasted on random knowledge” was cited on Twitter on December 12, 2010.
 
Similar school-related backronyms include “Six/Seven Crappy Hours Of Our Lives” (school), “Sucks Children’s Happiness Out Of Life” (school), “Come Late And Start Sleeping” (class) and “Fuck, I Never Actually Learned Shit” (finals).
   
     
Twitter
MARKKOFLORENCERIVERA
‏@markkorivera
H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K. = half of my energy wasted on random krap 😊
8:56 PM - 15 Oct 2010
 
Twitter
Pushkar
‏@Pushkarr
Saw this as my cousin’s status “H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K= half of my energy wasted on random krap!” Aaj kal ke bachhe! *gets back to playing PoP*
4:33 AM - 18 Oct 2010
 
Twitter
kayleigh
‏@treysfavex3
“@carlson1515: H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K. = half of my energy wasted on random knowledge ..... @carlson1515” - you piece of shit, thats someone elses
6:31 PM - 12 Dec 2010
 
Twitter   
O3
‏@OlulanuOkuneye
H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K-Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge
S.C.H.O.O.L-Seven Crappy Hours Of Our Lives
C.L.A.S.S-Come Late And Still Sleep
8:58 AM - 1 Jul 2011
 
Google Groups: chemicalengineering2b
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Hruthi p
12/12/11
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Who said Studying life is not fun?
C.L.A.S.S==Come late and sleep silently
H.O.M.E.W.O.R.K== Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge
TEXTBOOK= TEXT ing + face BOOK
STUDY=Sleep,TV+Ultimate Sms+Doing Chat+Youtube
 
Twitter
Fiona Magee
‏@fmcclymont
“HOMEWORK=Half Of My Energy Wasted On Random Knowledge.” Along with “SCHOOL=Six Crappy Hours Of Our Lives.” Thanks Floyd.
1:00 PM - 6 Dec 2014

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityEducation/Schools • Monday, December 08, 2014 • Permalink


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