"I think my patience is at the bottom of this coffee cup. Hang on while I find it” is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on January 15, 2015.
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KAPP KVEW ABC TV
@KVEWKAPPtv
“I think my patience is at the bottom of this #coffee cup. Hang on while I find it.” #LOL
9:32 AM - 15 Jan 2015
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Mindy Levy
@MindyLevy
I think my patience is at the bottom of this #coffee cup. Hang on while I find it. http://pinterest.com/pin/287878601157053258/ …
7:17 AM - 23 Jan 2015
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Rachel Hollis
@msrachelhollis
I think my patience is at the bottom of this coffee cup. Hang on while I find it.
11:45 AM - 2 Feb 2015
Twitter
Phrasal Verb Demon
@phrasalverbdmon
I think my patience is at the bottom of this coffee cup. Hang on while I find it.
10:31 AM - 6 Feb 2015
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Mommypotamus - Heather Dessinger
December 3, 2015 ·
‘“I think my patience is at the bottom of this coffee cup. Hang on while I find it.” ~ Unknown
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 Popeye's 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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