The Big Apple: “The money is a nice bonus, but the real joy in robbing banks is watching the tellers move quickly”

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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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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Entry from February 04, 2017

“The money is a nice bonus, but the real joy in robbing banks is watching the tellers move quickly”

Do bank tellers move slowly? One joke is:

“The money is a nice bonus, but the real joy in robbing banks is watching the tellers move quickly for once.”

The one-liner was posted by John O’Connor on Twitter on April 21, 2014.

Twitter
John O’Connor
‏@johntoconnor
The money is a nice bonus, but the real joy in robbing banks is watching the tellers move quickly for once.
5:24 PM - 21 Apr 2014

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jamie nelson
‏@realjnelson
The money is a nice bonus, but the real joy in robbing banks is watching the tellers move quickly for once.
10:58 PM - 21 Apr 2014

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The money is a nice bonus, but the real joy in robbing banks is watching the tellers move quickly for once.

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John O’Connor @johntoconnor
The money is a nice bonus, but the real joy in robbing banks is watching the tellers move quickly for once.
6:24 PM - 21 Apr 2014

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Bill Murray
‏@BiIIMurray
The money is a nice bonus, but the real joy in robbing banks is watching the tellers move quickly for once.
1:30 PM - 22 Dec 2016

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New York City • Banking/Finance/Insurance • Saturday, February 04, 2017 • Permalink