Entry in progress—B.P.
Wikipedia: Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Arthur “Bugs” Baer (January 9, 1886 – May 17, 1969) was an American journalist and humorist. Baer was prominent in the New York City journalism and entertainment scene for many years and worked as a sports journalist and cartoonist. Called by the New York Times “one of the country’s best known humorists”, he wrote the humor column “One Word Led to Another” for the King Features Syndicate (the Hearst papers).
Known as a source of quips that were often repeated by others (and the reported inventor of the nickname “Sultan of Swat” for Babe Ruth), Milton Berle is known as one of the people to have “tapped his wit… admitting that when he needed fresh humor, he would invite Mr. Baer to spend an hour or two with him at Toots Shor’s.”
Old Fulton NY Post Cards
27 March 1963, New York & Brooklyn Daily (Brooklyn, NY), “Magic Carpet Over Broadway” by Joe Kaliff, pg 16, col. 1:
At Paddy’s Clam House: “His insomnia is so bad he can’t even sleep at his office.”
31 December 1992, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, “A SUre Bet: Shanahan will replace Reevers” by Larry Guest, pg. D1:
MY NEIGHBOR WOLFGANG sez his insomnia is so bad he can’t even sleep at work.
24 September 2002, Reno (NY) Gazette-Journal “Business Matters” by Brad Bottoset, pg. D4:
“His insomnia was so bad, he couldn’t sleep during office hours.”
- Arthur Baer
Google Books
The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes
By Geoff Tibballs
London, UK: Constable & Robinson Ltd
2004
Pg. ?:
His insomnia was so bad, he couldn’t sleep during office hours.
ARTHUR BAER
Google Books
Get ‘Em Laughing:
Public Speaking Humor, Quotes and Illustrations
By E. Gene Davis
Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing
2007
Pg. 372:
His insomnia was so bad, he couldn’t sleep during office hours.
Arthur Baer
Google Books
The Snark Handbook: Insult Edition:
Comebacks, Taunts, and Effronteries
By Lawrence Dorfman
New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
2013
Pg. ?:
His insomnia was so bad, he couldn’t sleep during office hours. —ARTHUR BAER
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@gillian_findlay
His insomnia was so bad, he couldn’t sleep during office hours. - Arthur Baer
8:45 PM - 16 Mar 2017
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.
Recent entries:
•“I read old books because I would rather learn from those who built civilization than those who tore it down” (4/18)
•“I study old buildings because I would rather learn from those who built civilization than those who tore it down” (4/18)
•“Due to personal reasons, I’m still going to be fluffy this summer” (4/18)
•“Do not honk at me. My life is worthless. I will kill us both” (bumper sticker) (4/18)
•Entry in progress—BP16 (4/18)
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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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