"The problem with drinking and driving is that trees defend themselves very well” is a one-line saying that has been printed on GIFs. The saying was first posted on Twitter on July 19, 2012.
Twitter
Das WunderHAM
@JereyOmar
The problem with drinking and driving is that trees defend themselves very well.
5:23 PM - 19 Jul 2012
Twitter
Harry Kritikos ®
@HarryKritikos
The problem with drinking and driving is that trees defend themselves very well..
5:59 PM - 19 Jul 2012
Twitter
Tarielle Alexis
@youngandfreeboo
The problem with drinking and driving is that trees defend themselves very well.
6:06 PM - 19 Jul 2012
Facebook
Wilson Wutchok Dhal
June 4, 2015 ·
The problem with drinking and driving is that trees defend themselves very well.
Twitter
Ma3Route
@Ma3Route
The problem with drinking and driving is that trees defend themselves very well via @CampoMag
3:28 AM - 9 Jun 2015
Facebook
Destinys Tree Service
February 10, 2017 at 12:00pm ·
“The problem with drinking and driving is that trees defend themselves very well.” - Unknown
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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