“I have found the key to happiness. Stay the hell away from assholes” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “I have found the key to keeping a positive attitude. Stay the hell away from assholes” was posted on Twitter on April 26, 2012.
“I have found the key to happiness. Stay the hell away from assholes” was posted on Twitter on April 29, 2012.
“I’ve found the key to happiness. Stay away from assholes” is a similar version of the saying that appears to be slightly later.
Rantings of a Creole Princess
JUNE 30, 2010
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I don’t like assholes man and when I see that ish going down I make tracks. I’m too old and set in my ways to play fake and phony and fix my face so it’s just best that I stay the hell away from assholes.
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Little White Lion
@LittleWhiteLion
I have found the key to keeping a positive attitude. Stay the hell away from assholes.
7:21 AM - 26 Apr 2012
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Thom Jarrell
@DPancakeBoy
I have found the key to happiness. Stay the hell away from assholes.
9:41 AM - 29 Apr 2012
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Tiffany
@angelxxxdestroy
I have found the key to happiness. Stay the hell away from assholes.
11:55 PM - 1 May 2012
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Kamna Dutt
@KamnaDutt
I have found the key to happiness. Stay the hell away from assholes.
5:11 AM - 4 Jun 2012
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Most Guys Are Losers (And How to Find a Winner):
Dating Wit & Wisdom from Your Dad
By Mark Berzins
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse
2015
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“I’ve found the key to happiness. Stay the hell away from assholes.” – Rotten eCards
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I’VE FOUND THE KEY TO HAPPINESS STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ASSHOLES MEME
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FOUND @ 2751 LIKES ON 2017-03-24 03:23:42 BY ME.ME
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
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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