The Big Apple: “Low battery! Well apparently, you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds”

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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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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Entry from July 12, 2017

“Low battery! Well apparently, you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds”

"Low battery! Low battery! Low battery! Well apparently, you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds” is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. “My phone doesn’t have enough battery to take a picture but it has enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds that it had a low battery?” was posted on Twitter on June 19, 2011.

“*Low battery* Well, apparently you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds” was posted on Twitter on August 20, 2011.

Twitter
olivia miller‏
@olivialoveskent
my phone doesnt have enough battery to send a text message but it has enough battery to remind me every 2 minutes that i have low battery’_’
12:11 AM - 7 Jan 2011

Twitter
Jennifer A‏
@GoldenLights26
I love how my phone says I have low battery but yet it has enough battery to remind me every 5 seconds…
7:37 PM - 7 Feb 2011

Twitter
Kayla Nardolillo‏
@k_nardxo
My phone doesn’t have enough battery to take a picture but it has enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds that it had a low battery?
6:35 PM - 19 Jun 2011

Twitter
Nick 🇯🇲 💙 💋‏
@ForeverBoy_Nick
RT @OMGwhatateen: *Low battery* Well, apparently you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds.
5:00 PM - 20 Aug 2011

Facebook
English Alsh
January 6, 2012 ·
*Low battery* *Low battery* *Low battery* Well apparently you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds.

Twitter
Common White Girl‏
@GirlPosts
*Low Battery* *Low Battery* *Low Battery* Well apparently you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds.
6:00 PM - 26 Apr 2012

Twitter
Female Problems‏
@Iifepost
*Low battery* *Low battery* *Low battery* Well apparently, you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds.
7:13 AM - 29 Jul 2014

Me.Me
LOW BATTERY LOW BATTERY LOW BATTERY WELL APPARENTLY YOU HAVE ENOUGH BATTERY TO REMIND ME EVERY 2 SECONDS MEME
APPARENTLY MEMES LOWES 🤖 BATTERY LOWED REMIND ME APPARATE APPARENT BATTERIES 2 SECONDS LOW BATTERY
FOUND @ 108 LIKES ON 2016-11-17 07:40:47 BY ME.ME

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FUNNY TWEETS‏
@JokesMemesFacts
Low battery! Low battery! Low battery! Well apparently, you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds.
2:03 PM - 12 Jul 2017

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