“Life is like a doughnut. You’re either in the dough or in the hole” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “In the dough” means in the money, and “in the hole” means out of money.
“‘Life is like a doughnut—you’re either in the dough or in the hole.’—Andy Kaufman” was printed in “Celebrity Cipher” in Daily Facts (Redland, CA) on September 21, 1982. Andy Kaufman (1949-1984), an American entertainer and performance artist, was not known for sayings like this. Authorship is uncertain.
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21 September 1982, Daily Facts (Redland, CA), “Celebrity Cipher,” pg. 11, col. 1:
PREVIOUS SOLUTION: “Life is like a doughnut—you’re either in the dough or in the hole.”—Andy Kaufman
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26 January 1983, Queen City Mail (Spearfish, SD), “Support Ski for Light” by Bill Kunerth, pg. 2, col. 1:
A quotable quote comes from the Cedar Rapids (Neb.) Press, as they point out that, “Life is like a doughnut, You’re either in the dough, or in the hole.”
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Life is like a doughnut: you’re either in the dough or in the hole
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RT @libertygirl3: Life is like a doughnut. You’re either in the dough or in the hole. TeeHee
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5,000 Great One Liners
Compiled by Grant Tucker
London, UK: Biteback Publishing
2012
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Life is like a doughnut. You’re either in the dough or in the hole.
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Life is like a doughnut. You’re either in the dough or in the hole.
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LIFE IS LIKE A
DOUGHNUT
YOU’RE EITHER
IN THE DOUGH
OR IN THE HOLE
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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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