“The party’s not over till you smile for the mugshot” is a jocular line that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, ecards and posters. “The party isnt over til you smile for the mugshot” was cited on Twitter on April 2, 2010. “The party isn’t over ‘til you smile for the mug shot!” was cited on Twitter on August 20, 2010.
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Geranda McAbee
@GerandaSideways
The party isnt over til you smile for the mugshot
1:46 PM - 2 Apr 2010
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Jacob&Nancy
@SoCalQuoters
The party isn’t over ‘til you smile for the mug shot! #QAM_
3:48 PM - 30 Aug 2010
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Bigdawg
@BigdawgPaulShow
The Party is not over until you smile for the mugshot!
4:55 PM - 10 Jan 2011
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ROCK100DIZ.com
@ROCK100DIZcom
The Party is not over until you smile for the mugshot http://bit.ly/gQg60F on Rock100DIZ.com and Rhythm96.com
4:56 PM - 10 Jan 2011
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The party’s not over till you smile for the mugshot! (i.imgur.com)
submitted September 2, 2012 by Werro_123Twilight Sparkle
Google Books
More One Liners, Jokes and Gags
By Grant Tucker
London: The Robson Press
2013
Pg. ?:
The party’s not over till you smile for the mugshot.
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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Drinkin’ Week - Thursday
Sometimes I just don’t know when to stop…
(...)
The party ain’t over until you smile for the mugshot.
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. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
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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