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 November 27, 2020
“Onions are the only vegetables that fight back”

Onions, when sliced,  can make people cry.
 
“Vegetables that fight back: onions make you cry; garlic secretes vile-smelling substance all over your hands” was posted on Twitter by Stephany Aulenback on July 16, 2009. “There’s 2 vegetables that fight back 1 is a pepper which causes burn in both holes lmao and the onion which makes u cry for no reason lol” was posted on Twitter by Manny Perez on March 6, 2011.
 
“Onions, the only vegetables that fight back!!” was posted on Twitter by Shenelle Rodrigo on January 12, 2013. “The onion is the only vegetable that fights back” was posted on Twitter by Oliver Brett on February 14, 2014. “Onions are the only vegetables that fight back” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on November 28, 2020.
   
   
Twitter
Stephany Aulenback
@stephka
Vegetables that fight back: onions make you cry; garlic secretes vile-smelling substance all over your hands.
1:55 PM · Jul 16, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Manny Perez
@mannyamor13arts
There’s 2 vegetables that fight back 1 is a pepper which causes burn in both holes lmao and the onion which makes u cry for no reason lol
8:10 PM · Mar 6, 2011·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Shenelle Rodrigo
@Shenelle14
Onions, the only vegetables that fight back!!
6:44 PM · Jan 12, 2013·Twitter for Android
     
Twitter
Romy
@fussygyrl
Onions…the only vegetable that fights back….my eyes are bleeding
7:39 PM · Feb 12, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Adrian Walker
@adrianbdwalker
#cookedto @YYZGourmand @michaelpollan - the onion: the vegetable that fights back when you try to cook it.
7:29 PM · Jun 6, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
k sudsbury
@KSuds17
The onion - a vegetable that fights back! #cookedTO
7:31 PM · Jun 6, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Oliver Brett
@OliverBrett
The onion is the only vegetable that fights back.
7:10 AM · Feb 14, 2014·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Tam MacNeil
@TamMacNeil
Replying to @CaseyLBlair
@caseylblair Agh! Onions are totally the vegetable that fights back.
11:32 PM · Oct 7, 2014·Mobile Web (M2)
 
Twitter
Trail the Hades Tiger
@trail_juniper
onions, the vegetables that fight back.
5:06 PM · Jun 7, 2015·TweetDeck
     
Twitter
Deanna MacNeil
@deehobs
onions: the only vegetable that fights back #reasonsimcrying
1:33 PM · Sep 27, 2015·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Hannah Barrow-Tyler
@PocketRioja
Onion: the vegetable that fights back
5:58 AM · Nov 5, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
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@LeithMotive
fucking onions, the only vegetable that fights back when you cook it
2:25 PM · Nov 7, 2015·TweetDeck
 
Twitter
Creed
@Prot3inMan
I feel like onions are the only vegetables that fight back when your cutting them up.
5:27 PM · Jul 26, 2017·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Weatherboy
@shamusbrowne
Onions are one of the few vegetables that fight back and that’s why I respect them
2:05 PM · May 20, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/dominc1994r November 28, 2020
Onions are the only vegetables that fight back
 
Twitter
Shower Thoughts
@5howerthoughts
onions are the only vegetables that fight back #showerthoughts
1:41 AM · Nov 28, 2020·Twitter For Shower

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityFood/Drink • Friday, November 27, 2020 • Permalink


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