"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.
“It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this pint of ice cream, but the important thing is that I tried” and “The answer may not lie at the bottom of a bottle of wine, but you should at least check” are related sayings.
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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
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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 Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
Recent entries:
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“Stop animal testing! They get really nervous and give the wrong answers” (9/29)
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“Two wrongs don’t make it right, but two margaritas usually do” (9/29)
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“I know a lot of clever jokes about umbrellas, but they usually go over people’s heads” (9/29)
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“I know a bunch of good jokes about umbrellas, but they usually go over people’s heads” (9/29)
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“May your morning coffee give you the strength to make it to your mid-morning coffee” (9/29)
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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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