"Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “Is there ever a day when mattresses are NOT on sale?” was posted on the newsgroup alt.weemba on December 24, 2003.
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gajabo
12/24/03
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4) Is there ever a day when mattresses are NOT on sale?
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RAMBLINGS FROM A REALLY WEIRD MIND
Jeff the Bear
1/14/04
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Is there ever a day when mattresses are NOT on sale?
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VillaGraphX
@villagraphx
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
4:32 PM · Oct 7, 2008·Twitter Web Client
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Mike Figliuolo
@Figliuolo
Why is it that there is never a day that mattresses are not on sale?
4:44 PM · Nov 10, 2008·Twitter Web Client
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Marcus Johns
@marcusjohns
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
5:48 PM · Feb 6, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
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Dr. Hana Ali
@Hana4House
I’ve always wondered if there’s ever a day when mattresses are NOT on sale
https://youtu.be/rvlA9UxGvSg
10:28 AM · Dec 8, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
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Tyler (The Ghost™) Casper
@tyler_casper
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
10:35 PM · Apr 1, 2019·Sni.ps
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michael greer
@mgreer423
#YouKnowWhatIveNoticed
mattresses are never NOT on sale
12:03 AM · May 23, 2019·Twitter for Android
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Janet Schulte
@pommom5
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
10:20 AM · Apr 21, 2020·Twitter Web App
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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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