"I’m not fat—my stomach is just in 3D” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on June 13, 2011.
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 well-marbled,” “I’m not fat—I’m just easy to see,” “I’m not fat—I’m just so sexy, it overflows” and “I’m not fat—I’m cultivating mass.”
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Lee Huerto 💋
@leeverloverr
I’m not fat! My stomach is in 3D. That’s all. 
2:45 AM - 13 Jun 2011
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Diego Ente
@9ente0
I´m not fat, My stomach is in 3D ---> http://goo.gl/SYbcC
11:27 AM - 15 Jun 2011
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amber
@AmberAnouk
RT @MaryamEmilyD: I’m not fat, my stomach is in 3D.
12:33 PM - 15 Jun 2011
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Chris B.
@ChrisStylezzz
Im not fat, my stomach is just in 3D!
12:28 AM - 16 Jun 2011
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Not Will Ferrell
@itsWillyFerrell
#ReasonsWhyImFat: I’m not fat, my stomach is 3D.
12:30 AM - 1 Feb 2013
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Eric Salinas
@ericpuffy
“I’m not fat. My stomach is just in 3D.”
10:34 AM - 10 Apr 2017
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.
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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