The Big Apple: “How do mountains see?"/"They peak.”

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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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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Entry from January 03, 2021

“How do mountains see?"/"They peak.”

A mountain riddle is:

Q: How do mountains see?
A: They peak (peek).

The joke was posted on the website PunoftheDay.com on July 1, 2015.

“How do mountains hear?"/"With mountaineers” and “How do mountains stay warm?"/"Snowcaps” are related riddles.

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Belarmino Larose
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How do mountains see? They peak.[Click to Vote!]
3:00 AM · Jul 1, 2015·twitterfeed

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Tulleuchen
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How do mountains see? They peak.[Click to Vote!]
http://tinyurl.com/nquxlef
3:00 AM · Jul 1, 2015·twitterfeed

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GreenLava
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How do mountains see? They peak. via http://punoftheday.com
4:06 AM · Jul 1, 2015·twitterfeed

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/OthelolzNZ March 17, 2016
How do mountains see?
They peak.
COMMENTS
d_daggins
And how do mountains hear?
With mountaineers
jlhc55
How do mountains eat?
They gorge themselves.
positive_electron42
How do mountains stay classy?
With mountaintop hats.
piratius
How do mountains eat?
Off a tectonic plate!

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/PhantomSasuke February 24, 2018
How do mountains see?
They peak.

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/droppingbasses August 20, 2018
How do mountains see?
They peak

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/MclovinCanada September 30, 2019
How do mountains see?
They peak

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/BUNi95 July 14, 2020
How do mountains see.?
They peak.

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/ifruitninja January 4, 2021
How do mountains see?
They peak.

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