“There’s nothing wrong with me that a little ice cream won’t fix” is a one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1996 and is of unknown authorship.
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16 October 2005, Buffalo (NY) News, “Passion for baseball bonds father and son” by Kay Patterson, pg. H4:
On April 9, 1996, they set off for Opening Day. I’d given Dad a sweat shirt that read, “There’s nothing wrong with me that a little ice cream won’t fix.”
6 November 2005, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), “Good Humor Man Has Treats Following Wilma” by Rhonda J. Miller, pg. 3:
The demand confirmed the message inscribed near the refrigerator door of his truck that reads: “There’s nothing wrong with me that a little ice cream won’t fix.”
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Me
@Spaguyswife
My fridge magnet reads “There is nothing wrong with me that a little ice cream won’t fix.” NEVER too much ice cream!!!
11:08 PM - 29 Jul 2007
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Candace
@C_Joy
There’s nothing wrong with me a little ice cream won’t fix. ~Author Unknown #flylady #flyinglushes
6:45 PM - 20 May 2009
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Tempted by Trouble
By Liz Fielding
New York, NY: Harlequin
2011
Pg. ?:
There’s nothing wrong with life that a little ice cream won’t fix. —Rosie’s Diary
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The Rustle of a Wing:
Finding Hope Beyond Anorexia
By Sophia Gore
London: Karnac Books Ltd
2016
Pg. XI:
“There’s nothing wrong with me a little ice cream won’t fix.” —Anonymous
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The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Desserts the Indian Way:
#10 in the Cooking In A Jiffy Series
By Prasenjeet Kumar and Sonali Kumar
cookinginajiffy.com
2016
Pg. ?:
“There’s nothing wrong with me a little ice cream won’t fix.” –Author Unknown
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Denim Ben
@Me_DailyThought
There’s nothing wrong with me a little ice cream won’t fix. #quoteoftheday #DoIt
11:23 PM - 13 Dec 2016
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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