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 February 12, 2020
“People crying about stepping on Legos have never heard of Jacks!”

People (mostly parents) cry about stepping on Legos, but, in an earlier generation (1950s-1970s), people were crying about stepping on Jacks. “People crying about stepping on Legos have never heard of Jacks!” is a saying that as been printed on an image since at least 2017.
 
     
Wikipedia: Knucklebones
Knucklebones, also known as Tali, Fivestones, or Jacks, is a game of ancient origin, usually played with five small objects, or ten in the case of jacks. Originally the “knucklebones” (actually the astragalus, a bone in the ankle, or hock) were those of a sheep, which were thrown up and caught in various manners. Modern knucklebones consist of six points, or knobs, projecting from a common base, and are usually made of metal or plastic. The winner is the first player to successfully complete a prescribed series of throws, which, though similar, differ widely in detail.
     
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People crying about stepping on Legos have never heard of jacks funny meme
Posted by: FROZ April 23, 2017
People crying about stepping on legos have never heard of jacks funny meme
 
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Enchantment
@sageandspirit2
People crying about stepping on legos have never heard of jacks.
6:48 AM · Jul 14, 2017·Twitter Web Client
   
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❌ Keith ❌
@blackbartohio
People complaining about stepping on legos have never heard of Jacks . . .
9:45 AM · Sep 20, 2017·Twitter Web Client
     
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Suzy Parish
@SuzyParish
People crying about stepping on Legos have never heard of Jacks. #ThrowbackThursday
4:10 AM · May 9, 2019·Hootsuite Inc.
   
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💚Fishie Love💚
@Rawkita
People complaining about stepping on legos..You must of never heard of jacks
11:51 PM · Jun 24, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
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@PoppyCapone
People cryin about stepping on Legos have never heard of Jacks
2:28 PM · Jun 28, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
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[ XΞL ]
@XEL_PERPLEXITY
People who think lego is the worst thing to step on have clearly never heard of Jacks
9:13 AM · Sep 1, 2018·Twitter for Android
 
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P.F. Donato, Author
@PFDonato
People crying about stepping on Legos have never heard of Jacks!!
#writingcommunity #writerscommunity #5amwritersclub #writersnetwork #funday #justforfun #writers #readers #authors #poets #bloggers
12:01 PM · Aug 7, 2019·Hootsuite Inc.
 
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Tim Donahue
@TimDonahueZ
Replying to @LoveThePuck
Having heard of jacks does not reduce how absolutely awful it is to step on legos.
2:31 PM · Nov 2, 2019·Twitter for iPad

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