The Big Apple: “I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief”

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 June 28, 2020

“I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief”

"I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The quote was posted on Twitter by Mr Roger Quimbly on January 30, 2017.

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Mr Roger Quimbly
@RogerQuimbly
I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief.
8:19 AM · Jan 30, 2017·Twitter for iPhone

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BrookeInVegas™
@BrookeInVegas
I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief.
9:04 PM · Feb 7, 2017·Twitter for iPhone

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grantepidemik
@grantepidemik
I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief.
1:49 PM · Feb 16, 2017·Twitter for iPhone

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Mark Stephens
@MarksLarks
I’m getting most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief.
2:46 AM · May 11, 2017·Twitter Web Client

Chicago (IL) Tribune
Coming soon: A Laquan McDonald documentary that makes the story even worse
Eric Zorn
By ERIC ZORN
MAY 04, 2018 AT 5:40 PM
(...)
The winner of this week’s online reader poll for funniest tweet is “I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief,” by @RogerQuimbly.

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Erin Di Loreto
@ErinDiLoreto
I get most of my exercise these days by shaking my head in disbelief.
GIF
7:14 PM · Jun 8, 2020·Twitter for Android

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Lloyd Legalist
@LloydLegalist
Lately I’ve been getting most of my exercise from shaking my head in disbelief.
6:45 PM · Jun 27, 2020·Twitter Web App

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