"My wife is always complaining that I never buy her flowers. In my defense, I didn’t even know she sold flowers” was posted on Twitter by Andrew Mexo O’Connor (and others) on February 8, 2012. The joke is that the wife wanted the husband to “buy flowers for her,” not to “buy her flowers (that she sold).”
“My wife complains I don’t buy her flowers. In all honesty, I didn’t know she sold flowers” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on April 16, 2019. The joke went viral in 2019.
Twitter
Andrew Mexo O’Connor
@acmexo
My wife is always complaining that I never buy her flowers.
In my defense, I didn’t even know she sold flowers.
7:47 AM · Feb 8, 2012·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
The Souls That Said No
@Snikoggs
My wife is always complaining that I never buy her flowers.
In my defense, I didn’t even know she sold flowers.
7:51 AM · Feb 8, 2012·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Heather Vincent
@HV_OverMyHead
My mother complains that no one ever buys her flowers. But, in my defense, I didn’t even know she sold flowers.
12:32 PM · Dec 25, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
The Souls That Said No
@Snikoggs
My girlfriend is always complaining that I never buy her flowers.
In my defense, I didn’t even know she sold flowers.
3:28 AM · Jun 6, 2016·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Clare Florist
@ClareFlorist
My girlfriend is always complaining that I don’t buy her flowers.
In my defence I didn’t even know she sold flowers.
#NationalTellAJokeDay
3:26 AM · Aug 16, 2018·Twitter Web Client
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/BenAdam321 April 16, 2019
My wife complains I don’t buy her flowers.
In all honesty, I didn’t know she sold flowers.
COMMENTS
FinalArrow
Oopsy daisy.
Twitter
Dad Jokes
@Dadsaysjokes
My wife complains I don’t buy her flowers.
To be honest, I didn’t know she sold flowers.
1:03 PM · Apr 17, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Jkborg007 April 29, 2019
My wife complains that I don’t buy her flowers
In all honesty, I didn’t know she sold flowers.
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Barry_McCockiner88 June 24, 2019
Therapist: Your wife says you never buy her flowers, is that true?
Husband; To be honest, I had no idea she sold flowers
Twitter
FAROUQ
@farouq_yahaya
My girlfriend complains I don’t buy her flowers.
To be honest, I didn’t know she sold flowers.
3:41 AM · Jul 15, 2019·Twitter Web App
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Checkit50 August 16, 2020
My wife complains I never buy her flowers
I didn’t even know she sold flowers.
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.
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