People often confuse a “desert” island with a “dessert” island. “What do you call an island that tastes good? A Desserted island” was posted on Twitter on July 8, 2013. “Q: What do you call an island that is full of desserts. A: A Desserted Island!” was cited in print in 2015.
“What do you call an island populated entirely by cupcakes? Desserted” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on September 19, 2017.
Twitter
The Weed Yorker
@weedyorker
If I could take one thing with me to a deserted island it would be an ‘S’....so it would be a ‘desserted’ island and I’d have lots of cake
5:33 AM - 22 Nov 2012
Twitter
Jordan Bauer
@JordyBuck10
What do you call an island that tastes good?
A Desserted island 😜
9:46 AM - 8 Jul 2013 from Clinton, MN
Our Journey into Parenthood
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
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Q: What do you call an island that is full of desserts.
A: A Desserted Island!
Twitter
Cheenu
@minstrelman91
What do you call an island full if sweet treats? A DESSERTED Island! Lolz #TotalCheenuMove @ChicagoGupta @DoctorYasmin @freshlyminted
8:29 AM - 20 Feb 2015
Twitter
Jack Elliot
@oneaday_puns
Q) What do you call an island with ice cream all over?
A) A desserted island.
3:11 PM - 13 Nov 2015
Reddit—Jokes
What do you call an island populated entirely by cupcakes?
submitted September 19, 2017 by kierco_2002
Desserted
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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