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 October 08, 2020
“Just call me the little engine that said, ‘OK, but I need some coffee first’”

“Just call me the little engine that said, ‘OK, but I need some coffee first’” is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. The Little Engine That Could is an American folktale to teach children the value of optimism and hard work.
 
Real life, however, sometimes requires coffee. “Just call me the little engine that said ‘ok, but I need some coffee first’” was posted on Twitter by Bruno Pieroni on May 29, 2014.
 
     
Wikipedia: The Little Engine That Could
The Little Engine That Could is an American folktale (existing in the form of several illustrated children’s books and films) that became widely known in the United States after publication in 1930 by Platt & Munk. The story is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its “Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children”. A 1949 recording of the story was inducted to the National Recording Registry in 2009.
     
Twitter
Bruno Pieroni
@brunopieroni
Just call me the little engine that said “ok, but I need some coffee first.”
9:46 AM · May 29, 2014 from Chicago, IL·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
akrepi
@Denadzz
Just call me the little engine that said “ok, but I need some coffee first.”
3:20 PM · Sep 16, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
M. J. “Cat” Castelli
@MJCastelli
Replying to @alispagnola
@alispagnola Now starring in the one-woman show, Just Call Me the Little Engine That Said “Ok, but I need coffee first.”
1:07 PM · May 22, 2015·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
TeeJay A.O.M.U
@TeeJayRush
I’m the little engine that said, “Okay, but coffee first…”
8:16 AM · May 24, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
 
Facebook
MUGS
September 29, 2015 ·
Put A Smile On That MUG!
JUST CALL ME
‘THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT SAID’
“UH

BUT I NEED
SOME COFFEE FIRST!”
     
Twitter
Camden Coffee House®
@Camdencoffee
Just call me the little engine that said ‘OK, but I need some #coffee first!’
#MondayMotivation
3:00 AM · Mar 7, 2016·Proofer
 
Facebook
That Good Coffee Place
October 4, 2018 ·
It’s Guatemalan Thursday!!!!!
JUST CALL ME THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT SAID, “OK, BUT I NEED SOME COFFEE FIRST.”
 
Twitter
Tracy The Sassy Cupcake
@sassycupcake20
Just call me the little engine that said “Ok, but I need some coffee first.”
7:24 AM · Jun 15, 2020·Twitter for Mac

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Food/Drink • Thursday, October 08, 2020 • Permalink


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