"Haunted French pancakes give me the crépes” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “French people give me the crépes” was posted on Twitter on April 5, 2009. “Haunted French pancake shops still give me the crepes” was posted on Twitter on April 18, 2011.
“Haunted french pancakes give me the crepes!” was posted on Twitter on July 24, 2011.
Twitter
Mark Burstiner
@markb
French people give me the crépes.
10:13 AM - 5 Apr 2009
Twitter
P e d e s t r i a n
@PedestrianDama
Had lunch at a tidy restaurant today, although we were served by a really weird French waitress, she gave me the crepes.
9:14 AM - 31 Jan 2011
Twitter
James Martin
@Pundamentalism
Haunted French pancake shops still give me the crepes.
3:26 PM - 18 Apr 2011
Funny Status
French people give me the crepes
May 26, 2011
French people give me the crepes
Twitter
Bryan Chan
@Bryancie
Haunted french pancakes give me the crepes!
11:18 PM - 24 Jul 2011
Twitter
Chelsey Misiura
@landstriders
Haunted french pancakes give me the crepes. #iwantcrepes #:/
2:14 PM - 25 Jul 2011
Google Books
All Kinds of Humor:
Jokes, Quips, and Fun Stuff for Many Occasions, Book 2
By Frank Verano
Xlibris Corporation (Xlibris.com)
2012
Pg. 207:
Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
Google Books
Dr. O.K.’s Wit, Wisdom and Whatever
By Otis K. LoVette
New York, NY: Page Publishing, Inc.
2016
Pg. ?:
Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
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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.
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