The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in the closing of many schools. Many parents were homeschooling for the first time.
“If you see my kids locked outside today, mind your business! We are having a fire drill!” was posted on Facebook by Scott Feely on March 19, 2020.
“If you see my kids crying outside and picking weeds, just keep on driving. They’re on a field trip” is a similar jocular saying.
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
Facebook
Scott Feely
March 19, 2020 ·
If you see my kids locked outside today, mind your business! We are having a fire drill!
Facebook
Tickle me funny
March 20, 2020 ·
If you see my kids locked outside today, mind your business. We are having a fire drill.
#HomeSchool
Twitter
Phil Bradham
@PBradz
If you see my kids locked outside today…we are having a Fire Drill. #PandemicHomeSchool
12:10 PM · Mar 20, 2020 from Apex, NC·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Jackie
@JaclynGregory
If you happen to see my kids locked outside today, mind ya business we are having a fire drill. #coronavirus #Covid_19
1:20 PM · Mar 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Rick Brown
@RickBro14998618
If you see my kids locked outside today, mind your business.We are having a fire drill.
#HomeSchool
4:46 PM · Mar 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
WriteInSpace
@WriteInSpace
“If you see my kids outside -
mind your business.
We’re having a fire drill”
5:39 PM · Mar 20, 2020·Twitter Web App
Twitter
_dream_killa_
@imjusttesh
If you see my kids locked outside the house today. Mind your business we having a fire drill
5:44 PM · Mar 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Julie Banderas
@JulieBanderas
If you see my kids locked outside today, mind your business! We are having a fire drill.
12:49 PM · Mar 24, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Island Gem
@diaruba74
HomeSchooling - Advisory Class
If you see 2 kids locked outside today,
We’re having a fire drill* for our classroom.
*It ended an hour ago but mind your own damn business.
9:25 AM · Apr 7, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Zuma and Me
@NorthshoreCathy
More Wisdom from Bubu:
If you see the kids locked outside today, mind your own business. They are having a fire drill.
4:28 PM · May 22, 2020·Twitter Web App
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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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