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 March 14, 2020
“What do you call an expired avocado?”/“Guaca-moldy.”

“Guacamoldy” (guacamole + moldy) is a portmanteau word that is used for guacamole and/or avocado.
 
A riddle was posted in the Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) on April 5, 2004:
 
Q: What do you call an overripe avocado?
A: Guacamoldy.

 
A similar riddle was posted on Reddit—Jokes on March 14, 2020;
 
Q: What do you call an expired avocado?
A: Guaca-moldy.

 
“Q- How do you know when guacamole is spoiled? A- When it is guacamoldy” was posted on Twitter by Stu McCallister on September 27, 2011. “What do you call old guacamole? Guacamoldy!!” was posted on Twitter by Daniella T on October 2, 2012.
   
       
Newspapers.com
5 April 2004, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI), “The Skinny,” pg. D1, col. 1:
Daughter of dopey joke o’ the day
From e-mailer Jeff, who came up with this thanks to his 7-year-old daughter, Zoe:
Q: What do you call an overripe avocado?
A: Guacamoldy.
   
Google Groups: alt.halloween.boo
REQ:Halloween recipes
The Dungeon of Despair
10/29/05
(...)
Guacamoldy
4 very ripe avocados (preferably Haas)
2 medium Roma tomatoes, red-ripe but firm, chopped
1/2 C chopped onion
1/4 C minced cilantro (sometimes called Chinese parsley or coriander herb)
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tbsp ground cumin
1 tsp red chile pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbsp green taco sauce
 
Twitter
Gerald Pope
@GeraldPope
Ewww… guacamoldy http://twitpic.com/4v9xw
4:16 PM · May 9, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Nick Mongar
@nickmongar
Went out for Mexican food tonight. Had a “Texas fajita” platter sans tortillas. Guacamole tasted pretty gnarly though. Guaca-moldy?
10:40 PM · Sep 21, 2010·ÜberSocialOrig
   
Twitter
Terrence Campbell
@beefhead
@bsoholic “cleaning out the fridge, found some old guacamole, or should I say, guacamoldy!” - Olé!
5:53 PM · Oct 10, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Stu McCallister
@StuMcCallister
Q- How do you know when guacamole is spoiled? A- When it is guacamoldy. #YoureWelcome
12:54 PM · Sep 27, 2011·Twitter for BlackBerry®
   
Twitter
Kasey Evans
@kaseygale
The awkward moment when guacamole becomes guacamoldy. #disgusting
1:23 AM · Mar 8, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Emily R
@emilyingreen
Q: What do you make with an avocado that’s way past ripe? A: Guacamoldy
9:10 PM · Mar 20, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Daniella T
@daniellatorn
@EmmaaTorneiro what do you call old guacamole? Guacamoldy!!
8:57 PM · Oct 2, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Rhonda Jones
@RhondaJones02
Just ate out of date guacamole. Does that make it guacamoldy? #DrumsandCymbals #crackmyselfup
2:52 PM · Jan 5, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Melissa Mazzo
@mel_mazzo
What do you call an avocado that’s gone bad?
Guacamoldy!!
9:32 AM · Jun 2, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Jamie Haith
@jamiehaith
What do you call avocado dip that’s gone off? guacamoldy!
3:09 PM · Jun 15, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Clayton Hove
@adtothebone
When guacamole expires, it becomes guacamoldy.
8:04 AM · Mar 1, 2015·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
madz
@MaddieR102
What do you call fuzzy guacamole??
Guacamoldy!!!
(i’m so sorry)
12:12 PM · Aug 13, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
     
Twitter
Stu McCallister
@StuMcCallister
Q- How do you know when guacamole is spoiled?
A- When it is guacamoldy.
I’m the greatest of all time.
11:09 AM · Sep 27, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Bastian
@elijahgenicot
Replying to @FurryAvocado
How do you know when guacamole has gone bad?
When it turns guaca-moldy.
2:56 PM · Jun 19, 2019·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
justine
@marcusgriffins
@hicusick what do you call an old avocado?
guacamoldy
5:11 PM · Jul 13, 2019·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/BranFlakes-n-Raisins March 14, 2020
What do you call an expired avocado?
Guaca-moldy
(Courtesy of my 12-year-old that hears Dad jokes all the time)
 
Twitter
Deidre Barker
@d_b_writes
Replying to @LillaJBlackmore
What do you call expired avocado?
...
Guaca-moldy!
GIF
11:37 PM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for Android

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