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 May 05, 2021
“The world is your taco”

“The world is your oyster” is an old proverb. “The world is your taco” is a variation.
     
“Text from marisol: You are young, done with 1L, will be working for the ACLU, and you’re Mexican. The world is your taco!” was posted on Twitter by Stephanie Delgado on May 21, 2012. “The world is your oyster! (unless you don’t like oysters, which I don’t. The world is your taco? Yes,...that works!)” was posted on Twitter by J-U-A-N-B-O-N-D on September 1, 2013. “THE WORLD IS YOUR TACO AND YOU JUST NEED TO ADD YOUR OWN SALSA ” was posted on Twitter by Kaitlin Casey on June 14, 2014.
     
“THE WORLD IS YOUR TACO. FILL IT WITH WHAT YOU WANT” was posted on Facebook by El Arroyo (in a photo showing this on the restaurant’s sign) on May 5, 2021 (Cinco de Mayo).
   
   
Wiktionary: the world is one’s oyster
Etymology
c. 1600, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 2, scene 2, 2–5
Pistol: Why then the world’s mine oyster/Which I with sword will open.
Proverb
the world is one’s oyster

1. All opportunities are open to someone, the world is theirs.
2. In order to achieve something in this world, one has to grab the opportunity.
   
Twitter
Stephanie Delgado
@ixe_delgado
Text from marisol: You are young, done with 1L, will be working for the ACLU, and you’re Mexican. The world is your taco!
#amigasporvida
10:54 AM · May 21, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
     
Twitter
J-U-A-N-B-O-N-D
@deepzah
@JohnR311 @mets311grl The world is your oyster! (unless you don’t like oysters, which I don’t. The world is your taco? Yes,...that works!)
4:03 PM · Sep 1, 2013·Twitter for Android
     
Twitter
PaytonRose
@PhPayton
When people say the world is your oyster, really who the fuck likes oysters? The world is your Taco, yeah now you got my attention (:
1:10 AM · Nov 21, 2013·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Rainbow Brite
@Cool_Jesse
The world is your taco, you ridiculous fish.
1:53 AM · Mar 22, 2014·TweetCaster for Android
   
Twitter
Kaitlin Casey
@kaitlincasey18
THE WORLD IS YOUR TACO AND YOU JUST NEED TO ADD YOUR OWN SALSA 
11:54 PM · Jun 14, 2014·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
David Golden
@Funny_Arousal
@fluffyguy=.  You are the brightest and most entertaining comedian to come along in the last 20 years . The world is your taco .
10:53 PM · Dec 26, 2015·Mobile Web (M2)
   
Twitter
Alicia
@Licia360
Husband asks what I want for dinner: “The world is your oyster…but I don’t want you to get sick. So, the world is your taco.”
7:39 PM · Apr 17, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Stephanie Carey r
@queenofquirky
That moment when you realize it’s Taco Tuesday and the world is your taco.
11:21 AM · Aug 23, 2017·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Tony Brent
@TonyBrent
You’re in charge, the world is your taco and you have the chips and dip!
3:10 PM · Jan 18, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
joey dunlop cat
@dunlop_cat
@PickliciousF⁩ once you have mastered opening doors the world is your taco/oyster. This is me breaking into the kitchen where there may or may not have been a cooked chicken cooling down.
8:27 AM · Nov 18, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
lol hey
@ughyall
Morning motivation from Todd and Timmy, a real radio morning show in my town.
“You’re a Mexi-CAN. Not a Mexi-CAN’T. The world is your taco, make us diarrhea.”
12:35 AM · Nov 26, 2020·Twitter Web App
     
Time Out (Melbourne, Australia)
The best food trucks in Melbourne
The trucks making the tastiest meals on wheels in Melbourne

By Time Out editors Posted: Thursday December 10 2020
(...)
5. Dingo Ate My Taco
Hop on the birria taco “trend” at Dingo Ate My Taco and stay for other Tex-Mex inspired street foods like quesadillas and fresh tortilla chips and salsa, or go there to sample what it’s known for: tacos. There’s slow-smoked Texan brisket tacos topped with pico de gallo and pickled onion, or Mexican corn fungus grilled with mushroom and refried epazote black beans on a handmade blue corn tortilla. The world is your taco.
 
Facebook
El Arroyo is at El Arroyo.
May 5, 2021 at 12:23 PM · Austin, TX ·
HEYYYYOOO it’s the best day of the year! We recently restocked our favorite mug and we’re giving away CINCO of them to celebrate! 🌶️ (Swipe to see)
Tag a friend in the comments to enter - winner announced tomorrow AM on stories (unlimited entries) 🎉
Thanks to Bill C for the submission!
(The following is shown on the restaurant’s sign.—ed.)
THE WORLD IS
YOUR TACO
FILL IT WITH
WHAT YOU WANT

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityFood/Drink • Wednesday, May 05, 2021 • Permalink


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