"Surround yourself with tacos, not negativity” is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown.
“Just read someone’s inspirational ‘surround yourself with those that love you’ as ‘surround yourself with tacos’ I like mine better” was posted on Twitter on May 30, 2013. “You need to surround yourself with Tacos . Tacos are positive . they arent ppl but theyre positive” was posted on Twitter on January 7, 2014.
“Surround yourself with tacos not negatively” was posted on Twitter on April 29, 2015. “Surround yourself with tacos....not negativity” was posted on Twitter by Courtney Reese on May 1, 2015.
Similar sayings include “Surround yourself with coffee, not negativity,” “Surround yourself with nachos, not negativity” and “Surround yourself with pizza, not negativity.”
Twitter
Bird
@libraryofbird
Just read someone’s inspirational “surround yourself with those that love you” as “surround yourself with tacos” I like mine better.
10:18 AM - 30 May 2013
Twitter
Nikki Rose
@NikkiRosieRose
Replying to @camerondallas
@CameronDallas You need to surround yourself with Tacos . Tacos are positive . they arent ppl but theyre positive
10:19 PM - 7 Jan 2014
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Jason
@jloooooooong
“@M_Sankss: When you surround yourself with tacos good things happen.”
11:00 PM - 17 Jun 2014 from Austintown, OH
Twitter
Їṅḟëṛṅö 01
@MulaKkhan
Surround yourself with tacos not negatively.
2:15 AM - 29 Apr 2015
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Courtney Reese
@Simply93_Me
Surround yourself with tacos....not negativity
11:14 AM - 1 May 2015
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Violet Benson
@Daddyissues__
Surround yourself with tacos not negativity
7:59 PM - 4 May 2015
Thrillist
YOU WON’T MISS THE CITY IF YOU MOVE TO THESE NYC SUBURBS
By LAUREN MATISON
Published On 08/25/2016
(...)
Beyond the relocation-worthy food, picturesque setting, and cheaper-than-a-NY-studio colonial houses (the rising median home value is $354,100), Red Bank is a town full of other strange but amazing intricacies, like native Kevin Smith’s comic book store called Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, and sidewalk signs that read, “Surround yourself with tacos not negativity.” Amen.
Elite Daily
29 Instagram Captions For Cinco De Mayo, For You & Your Party People
By Marisa Casciano May 3, 2018
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6. “Surround yourself with tacos, not negativity.” — Unknown
Twitter
Savor Int’l Mktplace
@savorintlmktp
Surround yourself with tacos...not negativity. #TacoTuesday
4:05 PM - 15 May 2018
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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