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 January 17, 2020
“I hate when someone rings my doorbell because then I have to pretend I’m not home”

“I hate when someone rings my doorbell because then I have to drop whatever I’m doing to be silent and pretend I’m not home” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “When someone rings my doorbell. I always pretend like I鈥檓 not home. I never like to answer the door…..” was posted on Twitter by Megan 馃 on October 28, 2012. “When someone rings my doorbell I freak out and pretend I’m not home…” was posted on Twitter by Emilie Prindiville on July 26, 2013.
 
“i hate when someone rings my doorbell because then i have to drop whatever i’m doing to be silent and pretend i’m not home” was posted on Twitter by Sean on May 29, 2017.
 
     
Twitter
Nat Delgado Chegwin
@natinde
I have so many devices and programs to help me stay in touch… Yet when someone rings my doorbell, I pretend to not be home.
1:34 AM 路 Sep 2, 2011路Twitter for BlackBerry庐
       
Twitter
Megan 馃
@shoutwhenever
When someone rings my doorbell. I always pretend like I’m not home. I never like to answer the door…..
1:52 PM 路 Oct 28, 2012路iOS
   
Twitter
Emilie Prindiville
@emiliejo_
When someone rings my doorbell I freak out and pretend I’m not home…
11:26 AM 路 Jul 26, 2013路Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Sean
@seanforhire
i hate when someone rings my doorbell because then i have to drop whatever i’m doing to be silent and pretend i’m not home.
8:01 PM 路 May 29, 2017路Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
muhammad hassan
@mhmkhuwaja
I hate when someone rings my doorbell because then i have to drop whatever i’m doing to be silent and pretend i’m not home.
10:42 AM 路 Jul 5, 2017路Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Petra Hitchens
@Fleimkepa
I hate when someone rings my doorbell
because then I have to drop whatever I’m doing to be silent and pretend I’m not home.
9:35 AM 路 Sep 26, 2017路Twitter Web App
 
Google Books
Title When Someone Rings My Doorbell, I Remain Silent And Pretend I’m Not Home: Fun Gag Gift Journal Notebook
Author Gag Gifts
Publisher Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US, 2019
ISBN 107102244X, 9781071022443
Length 122 pages
 
Twitter
lifes2short
@ioannhe
I hate it when someone rings my doorbell. Then I have to drop whatever I鈥檓 doing, be silent and pretend I鈥檓 not home.馃ぃ
9:49 PM 路 Oct 17, 2019路Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Jenn
@GrnEydGirlyGirl
I hate when someone rings my doorbell….
Because then I have to drop whatever I’m doing, to be as silent as possible, and pretend I’m not home.
12:32 PM 路 Dec 17, 2019路Twitter for Android

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