The Big Apple: “The spell czech on my computer has never failed me”

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 August 16, 2020

“The spell czech on my computer has never failed me”

"The spell czech on my computer has never failed me” was posted on Twitter by David C Kyalo © on January 16, 2011. “Spell czech” is a misspelling of “spell check.”

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David C Kyalo ©
@HowAboutDC
The spell czech on my computer has never failed me
11:47 PM · Jan 16, 2011·Twitter Web Client

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Michelle Fecher
@Zookeeper12
The spell czech on my computer has never failed me.
12:04 AM · Jan 17, 2011·Twitter Web Client

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Super Sam
@__SuperSam__
The spell czech on my
computer has never failed me. #teamfollowback
11:27 AM · Jan 17, 2011·Twitter Web Client

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sickipediabot
@sickipediabot
The spell czech on my computer has never failed me.
7:50 PM · Feb 6, 2011·sickipediabot

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funny humour
@funnyhumour
The spell czech on my computer has never failed me.
6:09 AM · Feb 7, 2011·ÜberSocialOrig

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FunnyOneLiners
@Funnyoneliners
The spell czech on my computer has never failed me.
RT @fuunyhumour
7:47 PM · Feb 18, 2011·TweetDeck

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Men’s Humor
@MensHumor
The spell czech on my computer has never failed me.
7:00 PM · Nov 12, 2011·Hootsuite

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5,000 Great One Liners
Compiled by Grant Tucker
London, UK: Biteback Publishing
2012
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The spell czech on my computer has never failed.

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
The spell czech on my computer has never failed me.
6:35 PM · Aug 17, 2020·Twitter Web App

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