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 June 04, 2019
“My boss phoned to ask how large my coffee mug is. It was a big weigh cup call”

“Wake-up call” sounds a little bit like “weigh cup call,” so there are puns. “My GP rang to say that checking the heaviness of my coffee mug might solve the mystery of my shoulder pains. It was a real weigh cup call” was posted on Twitter by Paul Saxton on March 12, 2011. “Trying to sell a mug, someone just phoned asking how heavy it is. That was a real weigh cup call #pun” was posted on Twitter by Pablo Egglescobar on March 22, 2011.
   
“Today my phone rang, and it was my boss wanting to know how heavy my large coffee mug is. It was a big weigh cup call” was posted on Reddit—3amjokes on June 3, 2019.
     
           
Twitter
Paul Saxton
@PaulSaxton
My GP rang to say that checking the heaviness of my coffee mug might solve the mystery of my shoulder pains. It was a real weigh cup call.
2:10 PM - 12 Mar 2011
     
Twitter
Pablo Egglescobar
@pauleggleston
Trying to sell a mug, someone just phoned asking how heavy it is. That was a real weigh cup call #pun
5:31 PM - 22 Mar 2011
   
Twitter
Mel Metcalf
@MelodyMetcalf
When someone rang me this morning & told me to put my mug on the scales it was a real weigh cup call.
3:06 AM - 30 Apr 2011
           
Twitter
Marty Lawrence
@TeaAndCopy
My Doctor phoned to warn me that if I continue to use heavy coffee mugs it could be detrimental to my health. Bit of a weigh cup call that.
8:40 AM - 2 Oct 2013
 
Twitter
grantepidemik
@grantepidemik
Hotel Guest: “Can you remind me to put my mug on some scales please?”
Receptionist: “What time would you like your weigh cup call, sir?”.
8:57 AM - 27 May 2015
 
Twitter
Mark Rivlin, one line jokes
@mr_punman
Seeing how much sugar was in my tea….
That was a weigh cup call.
11:12 AM - 1 Aug 2018
     
Twitter
Wren154
@wren154
I was following an American recipe and made the mistake of using UK “cup” quantities instead of the US version. Lesson learned: Always measure by weight.
That was a weigh cup call.
4:38 PM - 16 Apr 2019
 
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/theguant June 3, 2019
Today my phone rang, and it was my boss wanting to know how heavy my large coffee mug is
It was a big weigh cup call.

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityFood/Drink • Tuesday, June 04, 2019 • Permalink


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