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 July 06, 2021
“It’s July 8th and people are still shooting off fireworks. One almost caught our Christmas tree”

“This is ridiculous! “It’s July 6th/7th/8th/9th/10th and people are still shooting off fireworks. One almost caught our Christmas decoration on fire!” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
     
“Unbelievable, it’s July 6th and people are still shooting off fireworks.. One of them landed so close it almost caught my Christmas lawn decorations on fire” was posted on Twitter by Erotiq Playtime on July 6, 2018. “WTH? It’s July 7th and people are still shooting off fireworks. One of them almost caught my Christmas decorations on fire” was posted on Twitter by Georgia Boers on July 7, 2019. Authorship is uncertain.
       
 
Twitter
Erotiq Playtime
@ErotiqPlaytime
Unbelievable, it’s July 6th and people are still shooting off fireworks.. One of them landed so close it almost caught my Christmas lawn decorations on fire.
2:26 AM · Jul 6, 2018·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Georgia Boers
@GeorgiaBoers
WTH? It’s July 7th and people are still shooting off fireworks. One of them almost caught my Christmas decorations on fire.
7:48 PM · Jul 7, 2019·Facebook
 
Twitter
Frugal Lady
@1frugalreality
This is ridiculous!! It’s almost July 9th and people are still shooting fireworks. One almost caught our Christmas decorations on fire!
1:41 AM · Jul 8, 2019·TweetDeck
 
Facebook
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July 8, 2019 at 5:48 AM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
THIS IS RIDICUL(US!
IT’S JULY 7TH AND PEOPLE
ARE STILL SETTING OFF
FIREWORKS. ONE ALMOST
CAUGHT OUR CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS ON FIRE.
 
Twitter
Carl Weaver
@FuzzyWeaver
This is ridiculous!! It’s July 8th and people are still shooting off fireworks…one almost caught our Christmas decorations on fire!!!
11:15 AM · Jul 8, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
     
Facebook
Broc On The Radio
July 8, 2019 at 6:48 PM ·
This is ridiculous.  It’s July 8th and people are STILL shooting off fireworks.  In fact, one of them almost caught our Christmas decorations on fire.
   
Facebook
Harry Sperl
July 8, 2019 at 7:03 PM ·
It is July 16th and people are still shooting fireworks. One almost set my Christmas Decorations on fire. 😂
— at The International Hamburger Hall of Fame
 
Twitter 
Lee King
@leekingjr
This is ridiculous. It is July 8th and people are still setting off fireworks. One of them almost caught our Christmas decorations on fire.
9:17 PM · Jul 8, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
     
Google Books
My Favorite Jokes
By Gene Crawford
Dorrance Publishing
2020
Pg. 88:
Bubba said to his friend Fred, “Fred, this is ridiculous! It’s July 10th and people are still shooting fireworks. One almost caught our Christmas decorations on fire.”
 
Twitter
Matt Couch
@RealMattCouch
This is ridiculous… It’s July 7th and people are still shooting off fireworks… One almost caught our Christmas decorations on fire..
12:39 AM · Jul 8, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
WTF
@what_in_the_f
THIS IS RIDICULOUS! IT’S JULY 12TH AND PEOPLE ARE STILL SETTING OFF
FIREWORKS. ONE ALMOST CAUGHT OUR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ON FIRE.
8:36 AM · Jul 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Facebook
I Might Be Funny
July 6, 2021 at 12:57 PM ·
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(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
THIS IS RIDICULO(US!
IT’S JULY 6TH AND PEOPLE
ARE STILL SETTING OFF
FIREWORKS. ONE ALMOST
CAUGHT OUR CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS ON FIRE.
 
Twitter
mariana Z
@mariana057
This is ridiculous!!! It’s July 6th and people are still setting off fireworks… one almost caught our Christmas decorations on fire…
10:45 PM · Jul 6, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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