A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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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Entry from December 27, 2021
“I’m not fat—I’m just well-marbled”

“Marbling” (streaks of fat) is usually preferred in a steak. But in humans?
     
“I’m not fat, I’m well-marbled” was posted on Twitter by “Nina Bargiel, probably” on May 22, 2014. “I’m not fat… I’m just well marbled” was posted on Twitter by Discerning D20 on June 3, 2015. “I’m not fat I’m just well marbled” was posted on Twitter by Ya girl G on July 14, 2016. “I’m not fat, I’m well marbled and built for flavor” was posted on Twitter by ReflectiveGamer on July 25, 2019.
   
“I’m not fat I just have great marbling” was posted on Twitter by Max Cohn on July 22, 2018. “I’m not fat.  I have good marbling” was posted on Twitter by One Off and Three Sheets on July 9, 2020. “I’m not fat, I just have good marbling” was posted on Twitter by ADHDean, But 𝕸𝖊𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖗 on December 27, 2021.
   
Similar sayings include “I’m not fat—just short for my weight,”  “I’m not overweight—I’m undertall,” “I’m not fat—I’m flooded,” “I’m not fat—I’m fluffy,” “I’m not fat—I’m insulated,” “I’m not fat—I’m just big boned,” “I’m not fat—I’m just easy to see,” “I’m not fat—I’m just so sexy, it overflows,” “I’m not fat—I’m cultivating mass” and “I’m not fat—my stomach is just in 3D.”
       
 
Wikipedia: Marbled meat
Marbled meat is meat, especially red meat, that contains various amounts of intramuscular fat, giving it an appearance similar to marble.
   
Twitter 
Anita Helmet
@AnitaHelmet
I’m not ‘fat’. 
I’m ‘extra-marbled for better flavor’.
12:24 PM · Apr 11, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Nina Bargiel, probably
@slackmistress
I’m not fat, I’m well-marbled.
12:57 AM · May 22, 2014·Twitter for iPad
   
Twitter
Ali-Reza Anghaie
@Packetknife
I’m not fat - I’m well-marbled.
11:41 AM · Aug 1, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Sandra Butler
@missdra
I’m not fat. I am well-marbled.
12:32 PM · May 4, 2015·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Discerning D20
@DivorcedD20
I’m not fat… I’m just well marbled
11:59 AM · Jun 3, 2015·Twitter for Mac
 
Twitter
Ya girl G
@My_Lovely_Mind
I’m not fat I’m just well marbled
6:36 PM · Jul 14, 2016 from North Carolina, USA·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Max Cohn
@Slapsmax
I’m not fat I just have great marbling
2:10 AM · Jul 22, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
       
Twitter
Molly Devane
@mollydevane
I’m not fat, I’m marbled
6:10 PM · Nov 8, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Eric Bracken
@smurfsomalley
Yeah, I’m not fat. Im just well marbled.
5:48 PM · Nov 14, 2018·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
DrunkBobRoss
@john_c_roth
I’m not fat, I’m marbled.
1:38 PM · Dec 21, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Ry
@s_ryanne3
“I’m not fat but I probably have a good marbling”
2:58 PM · Dec 28, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
     
Twitter
Lori Sutton
@eviltwin2262
Replying to @feeltheheath and @JuliaSchifini
I’m not fat, I’m MARBLED!!
12:28 PM · Mar 8, 2019·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Red Shirt #2
@Red_Shirt_no2
Replying to @Integrity_Guy
I’m NOT fat!  I’m WELL-MARBLED.
11:48 AM · Mar 23, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
John McCollum
@john_mccollum
I’m not fat, I’m “well-marbled.” #jamon #chorizo #heartdisease #madrid
4:56 PM · Jun 14, 2019 from Madrid, Spain·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
ReflectiveGamer
@RflctivGamer
I know right! I am a hunk of USDA choice man meat here. And I’m not fat, I’m well marbled and built for flavor.
10:37 PM · Jun 29, 2019·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Alpha, megafauna progenitor
@ChimeraCorner
For all my large cow friends out there:
“I’m not fat, I’m just well marbled”
You’re welcome.
1:05 PM · Jul 10, 2019·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
ReflectiveGamer
@RflctivGamer
Replying to @Eravia24
I’m not fat, I’m well marbled and built for flavor.
10:57 AM · Jul 25, 2019·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Eggnog King
@Ironxking
I’m not fat, I’m well-marbled.
4:30 PM · Dec 4, 2019·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
One Off and Three Sheets
@cawdor
I’m not fat.  I have good marbling.
10:51 PM · Jul 9, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Marco
@marco_didnt
I’m not fat. I just have a lot of marbling like an A5 Wagyu steak
1:15 AM · Oct 22, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
         
Twitter
Practical Blasphemy
@practicalLJT
I’m not fat I’m well-marbled
9:02 AM · Feb 27, 2021·Twitter for iPad
 
Twitter
Austin Miller
@Miller_time150
I’m not fat I’m just well marbled
9:27 PM · Apr 28, 2021·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
kirk livingstone
@klivingstone
Nights like tonight I like to tell myself that I’m not fat, I’m just well marbled.
8:36 PM · Sep 2, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Dennis 2 society
@thedoggydaddy
Replying to @WTF_64whocares
I like that. I’m not fat, I just have great marbling
4:34 PM · Oct 17, 2021·Twitter for Android
     
Twitter
Kelvin - n0mql - EN35ld
@kelvin0mql
Replying to @DnDeej
Hey!
I’m NOT fat.
I’m well-marbled.
12:20 PM · Nov 23, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
ADHDean, But 𝕸𝖊𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖗
@ADHDeanASL
I’m not fat, I just have good marbling
8:48 AM · Dec 27, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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