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 20, 2020
“The internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats”

“The internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “The internet is like ancient Egypt: writing on walls, predict the end each year, worship cats and look for followers” was posted on Twitter by Philip Claes on September 10, 2012. “In Facebook people write on walls and pretty much worship cats. Therefore Facebook is ancient Egypt” was posted on Twitter by “Nintendont touch my beans” on September 14, 2012.
 
“The Internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats. ~ Anon” was posted on Twitter by Rajendra राजेंद्र 👨🏽‍🔬 (and others) on October 7, 2012. The saying was popularized by an image.
 
“Facebook is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats” was posted on Twitter by Michael Cheng on October 19, 2012. “Facebook is just like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on February 12, 2016.
   
   
Twitter   
Philip Claes
@philipferdinand
The internet is like ancient Egypt: writing on walls, predict the end each year, worship cats and look for followers.
2:35 AM · Sep 10, 2012·Buffer
   
Twitter   
Nintendont touch my beans
@Steisy_Jake
In Facebook people write on walls and pretty much worship cats. Therefore Facebook is ancient Egypt.
6:42 PM · Sep 14, 2012·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter   
Joe Amer
@Joetheegyptian
The Internet is like ancient Egypt; people write on walls and worship cats.
11:37 PM · Oct 6, 2012·Twitter Web Client
     
Facebook   
Tara Greene Tarot Psychic Astrology Consultant
October 7, 2012 ·
the Internet is like Ancient Egypt, people write on walls and worship cats,
 
Twitter   
kluzak Unicorn face
@emily_kluzak
if you think about it, the internet is a lot like ancient egypt because people write on walls and worship cats..
3:22 PM · Oct 7, 2012·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter   
Rajendra राजेंद्र 👨🏽‍🔬
@rajkashana
The Internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats. ~ Anon.
10:41 PM · Oct 7, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter   
Tara Greene
@6thsensemoment
the Internet is like Ancient Egypt, people write on walls and worship cats, http://fb.me/1WYQyQU2d
11:05 PM · Oct 7, 2012·Facebook
 
Twitter   
Estelle Bryers
@EstelleChorley
The internet is a lot like ancient egypt. People write on walls and worship cats. http://fb.me/1M6w7eKgi
9:22 AM · Oct 8, 2012·Facebook
   
Twitter   
Jean Espinosa
@jeanespinosa
Facebook is like ancient Egypt, people write on walls,worship cats and its a thing of the past.
5:12 PM · Oct 8, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter   
Michael Cheng
@ShitMikeSays_69
Facebook is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats
1:59 AM · Oct 19, 2012·Twitter Web Client
 
All That Spam
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Internet Is A Lot Like Ancient Egypt
The internet is a lot like ancient Egypt.
People write on walls and worship cats
 
Google Groups: alt.atheism
words of wisdom
Jeanne Douglas
3/19/13
Seen on Facebook:
 
The Internet is a lot like ancient Egypt.
People write on walls and worship cats.
   
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/26326312 February 12, 2016
Facebook is just like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats.
   
Twitter
93.7 Kiss Country
@937KissCountry
Facebook is a lot like ancient Egypt, people write on walls and worship cats. Gnarley Charley http://fb.me/6kD6QNnK1
3:26 PM · Jul 14, 2016·Facebook
 
Twitter
Cool Funny Quotes
@CoolFunnyQ
Ancient Egyptians used to worship cats and write on walls, a practice we still continue to do today on the Internet. #cats #sayings #internet #egyptians #funnysayings https://coolfunnyquotes.com/author/anonymous/ancient-egyptians-used-to-worship-cats-and-write-on-walls-a-practice/
8:31 AM · Feb 9, 2020·Cool Funny Quotes

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