“We repair what your husband fixed” is a jocular slogan for many repair companies that has been printed on many images. The saying means that the husband really did not fix the problem.
“We repair what your husband fixed was printed in The New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) on January 5, 1970.
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5 January 1970, The New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM), “Kirby Vacuum Clinic fixes it,” pg. 7, col. 4:
A sign by the door of Kirby Vacuum Clinic, 933 Cerrillos Road, reads: “We repair what your husband fixed.”
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25 April 1976, Albuqueque (NM) Journal, pg. C-6, col. 7 ad:
WE REPAIR WHAT YOUR HUSBAND FIXED
(Wagner Plumbing.—ed.)
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16 March 1978, Rutland (VT) Daily Herald, pg. 25, col. 4 classified ad:
BASEMENT waterproofing. “We repair what your husband fixed.”
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17 May 1978, Burlington (VT) Free Press, pg. 4B, col. 3 ad:
WE REPAIR WHAT YOUR HUSBAND FIXED
(Gemini Waterproofing.—ed.)
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Seen on a plumber’s truck: We repair what your husband fixed.
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Brighten up your day and ward off your April Fools’ Day jitters with this 2013 Forum collection of 19 quotable quotes. Just two samplers: (3) In a podiatrist’s office: “Time wounds all heels.” (4) On a plumber’s truck: “We repair what your husband fixed.” http://tinyurl.com/zzfy6q3
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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.
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