“I’ve found the key to happiness. Stay away from assholes” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
“I have found the key to happiness… Stay away from assholes” was posted on Twitter by IG: ntombi_mcdust on April 29, 2012. “I’ve found the key to happiness is to stay away from assholes” was posted on Twitter by Shawny Bunny on June 10, 2012. “I’ve found the key to happiness, stay away from assholes!” was posted on Twitter by ashleigh elizabeth on June 12, 2012. “I’ve found the key to happiness: stay away from assholes!!” was posted on Twitter by Angela on June 19, 2012.
“I have found the key to happiness. Stay the hell away from assholes” is a similar version of the saying that appears to be slightly earlier.
Twitter
IG: ntombi_mcdust
@ntombey008
I have found the key to happiness… Stay away from assholes.
10:13 AM · Apr 29, 2012·Mobile Web
Twitter
Aimee B
@proudmama009
The key to happiness is to stay away from assholes 😊
7:17 PM · Jun 8, 2012·Samsung Mobile
Twitter
Andrea
@Andrea507
I just discovered the key to happiness in life! Stay away from assholes!
12:02 AM · Jun 10, 2012·Mobile Web
Twitter
Shawny Bunny
@Shawna_
I’ve found the key to happiness is to stay away from assholes.
10:57 PM · Jun 10, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
ashleigh elizabeth †
@ItzAshyYo
“I’ve found the key to happiness, stay away from assholes!”
2:29 PM · Jun 12, 2012·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Angela
@averme
I’ve found the key to happiness: stay away from assholes!!
5:04 PM · Jun 19, 2012·MyPad for iOS (iPad)
Twitter
Brianna Nicole
@_bribaby22
I found the key to happiness: stay away from assholes.
9:17 PM · Jun 26, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
ADDISON
@AddisonJones7
“If you’re looking for the key to happiness, just stay away from assholes!” #sotrue #mymomsthebest
11:07 PM · Nov 17, 2013·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Leslie Brooks
@Leslie_Annie
The key to happiness is to stay away from assholes.
*inspirational tweet
10:48 AM · Jun 30, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Donna T
@sweetg35
The key to happiness?! That’s easy, stay away from assholes.
6:10 PM · Jun 17, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Becca
@Hippie_of_Love
Do you want to know the key to happiness?
Stay away from assholes…...true story
7:58 PM · Jan 13, 2020·Twitter for iPad
Twitter
Wigi
@Wigi
I’ve found the key to happiness….. Stay away from assholes.
5:07 PM · Apr 11, 2021·Twitter for Android
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. 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.
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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