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.

Recent entries:
“Instead of ‘British Summer Time’ and ‘Greenwich Mean Time’ we should just call them ‘Oven Clock Correct Time’...” (3/28)
“Has anyone here ever drank a pint of tequila? I know it’s a long shot” (3/28)
“A pint of tequila? That’s a long shot” (3/28)
“The U.S. should add three more states. Because 53 is a prime number. Then they can truly be one nation, indivisible” (3/28)
“My love for the truth outweighs my fear of offending you” (3/28)
More new entries...

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z


Entry from March 03, 2020
“What do you call an Instagram celebrity who got coronavirus?”/“An influenzer.”

Social media has “influencers.” “Influenzer” (influenza + influencer) is an obvious portmanteau word.
 
“What the hell is an influenzer? Did this nigga just call me the flu? I’m having de ja vu” was posted on Twitter by Marjmakh on Marc 28, 2012. “What do you call a blogger with a cold? A social influenzer. #MadeThatFuckerUp” was posted on Twitter by luke on December 9, 2015. “What do Instagram bloggers call the flu?  Influenzer” was posted on Twitter by Kaitie Smith on January 15, 2019.
 
A riddle was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on March 2, 2020:
 
Q: What do you call an instagram celeb who got Corona?
A: An influenzer.
 
     
 
Twitter
Marjmakh
@marjmakh
What the hell is an influenzer? Did this nigga just call me the flu? I’m having de ja vu.
4:53 PM · Mar 28, 2012·erased675638
 
Twitter
luke
@redballoonluke
@darraghdoyle What do you call a blogger with a cold?
A social influenzer. #MadeThatFuckerUp
6:50 AM · Dec 9, 2015·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
(b)anal
@jack_schu_
How am I ever going to call myself an influenzer if I’ve never even had a fever Tired faceTired faceTired face
1:17 AM · Nov 29, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Willie Orbison
@willieorbison
My content is so contagious, you could call me an influenzer.
9:32 PM · Mar 16, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
They’re! Their! Theré!
@AndrewJReichart
What do you call an Instagram model with a bad cold?
An influenzer
11:29 PM · Aug 6, 2018·TweetCaster for Android
   
Twitter
Kaitie Smith
@kaptainkaitie
What do Instagram bloggers call the flu?        Influenzer
10:15 PM · Jan 15, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Jud Widing
@judwiding
what do you call someone with a large social media following who convinces people to get sick
an influenzer
4:01 PM · Mar 17, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
sarah
@sarahu4ia
hey guys what do u call a virus with a lot of social media followers: 
Influenzer
9:10 PM · Apr 24, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Jamie L. Rotante
@Jamitha
If someone with a million followers on social media got sick, would you call them an influenzer?
7:54 PM · May 2, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
Urban Dictionary
Influenzer
Person with the flu who insists on sharing it with the public by not staying home .
Sally gained notoriety as an influenzer when she refused to stay home from work when suffering from the flu
#carrier#public menace#cooties#germsharer
by sheila in the car June 19, 2019
 
Twitter 
Aaron Patterson
@tenderlove
If you don’t get a flu vaccination, does that make you an influenzer?
2:12 AM · Oct 6, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Charles T. Stella
@CharlesTStella
What do you call an ill social media star?
An Influenzer.
Drum Ba Dum Tsss Drum
9:47 AM · Nov 5, 2019·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Elizabeth is 100% That Witch
@InstantSunrise
What do you call an instagram user when they get sick?
An influenzer.
1:16 AM · Dec 10, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Chris Denker (DenkOps)
@thechrisdenker
What do you call a YouTuber with a high fever?
An influenzer.
You’re welcome
1:43 PM · Jan 25, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
     
Twitter
PatriotWarrior7
@PatriotW7
Replying to @SocialAnxietyG3
How about, “Hey, do you know what they call the flu for YouTubers/ Streamers? It’s called ‘InFluenzer.’ “
11:00 PM · Feb 27, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/NAtionalniHIlist March 2, 2020
What do you call an instagram celeb who got Corona?
An influenzer.
COMMENTS
m_bowker-brown
Only if they go viral
     
Twitter
Alex Cheney
@abc7alexcheney
What do you call an instagram celeb with Corona virus?
Everyone: 
Me: an influenzer
8:34 AM · Mar 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
LaffGaff 
INSTAGRAM CELEBRITY
By laffgaff March 3, 2020
What do you call an Instagram celebrity who got coronavirus?
An influenzer.

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet • Tuesday, March 03, 2020 • Permalink


Commenting is not available in this channel entry.