"Life is like (an) ice cream—enjoy it before it melts” is a saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1994 and is of unknown authorship.
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Bioethics:
For the People By the People
By Darry R J (Darryl Raymund Johnson) Macer
Christchurch, N.Z.: Eubios Ethics Institute
1994
Pg. 393:
Life is like a ice cream ENJOY it before it melts.
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Vedavalli in Ottawa-a brief report
Deepa Shankaranarayanan
5/8/96
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“ Life’s like an icecream...so, enjoy it before it melts!! “
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ANGELA
Lulu
7/16/98
(...)
Hey Life is Journey… It’s like an ice cream… enjoy it before it melts..
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Mottos for Success
By Maria Fontaine
Aurora Production
2001
Pg. 7:
Life is like an ice cream: Enjoy it before it melts.
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Salut!! (level 2)
Amruta Deherkar
12/21/05
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Life is like an icecream, enjoy it before it melts.
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Khris Sy
@kwistwine
says Life is a scoop of ice cream… Enjoy it before it melts(mmm) http://plurk.com/p/s0h17
3:25 PM - 5 May 2009
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Vivian Lu
@accordingtovivi
Cute Quotes About Life: Life is an ice cream, enjoy it before it melts! If you love life and are looking for so.. http://tinyurl.com/ylsfegh
9:52 AM - 10 Oct 2009
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Sancho
@phogletaker
“Life is like an ice cream…enjoy it before it melts…” - Ice cream house http://tumblr.com/xro3sccov
12:12 PM - 31 Oct 2009
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Explosive Crossroads:
The Continuing Adventures of Luke Dodge, a Young Man Whose Nine Lives All Belong to the Sea
By Christopher Fisher Goldblatt
Bloomington, IN: iUniverse
2010
Pg. 185:
“I am good from here. Have a safe drive back, and remember, life is like ice cream. You must enjoy it before it melts.”
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Raw Dreamers:
What’s been your catastrophic event?
By Arsalan Akhter
Partridge India
2014
Pg. 68:
Someone else said, “life is like an ice-cream, enjoy it before it melts”—I said okay.
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.
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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