“If you can’t tell a spoon from a ladle, then you’re fat!” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. New York-born comedian Demetri Martin said on the comedy special Person (2007):
“If you can’t tell the difference between a spoon and a ladle, then you’re fat.”
Wikipedia: Demetri Martin
Demetri Evan Martin (born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer, and humorist. He is best known for his work as a stand-up comedian, being a contributor on The Daily Show, and his Comedy Central show Important Things with Demetri Martin.
IMDb (The Internet Movie Database)
Demetri Martin. Person. (2007 TV Special)
Quotes
Demetri Martin: If you can’t tell the difference between a spoon and a ladle, then you’re fat.
Nutrition Nibbles
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
“Some jokes are short and elegant, like a mathematical proof or a midget in a ballgown.”
(...)
“If you can’t tell the difference between a spoon and a ladle, then you’re fat.”
Google Books
The 2,548 Wittiest Things Anybody Ever Said
Selected and compiled by Robert Byrne
New York, NY: Touchstone
2012
Pg. ?:
993
If you can’t tell a spoon from a ladle, you’re fat. —Demetri Martin
man-eating-chicken
“If you can’t tell a spoon from a ladle, then you’re fat!”
Demetri Martin
funny lol demetri martin
Dec 14th, 2015
Twitter
Jared Volle
@CreativeStandUp
“If you can’t tell a spoon from a ladle, then you’re fat!” - Demetri Martin
11:15 AM - 10 Aug 2016
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. 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.
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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