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:
“Shoutout to ATM fees for making me buy my own money” (3/27)
“Thank you, ATM fees, for allowing me to buy my own money” (3/27)
“Anyone else boil the kettle twice? Just in case the boiling water has gone cold…” (3/27)
“Shout out to ATM fees for making me buy my own money” (3/27)
20-20-20 Rule (for eyes) (3/27)
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 13, 2017
“What’s an Irish windbreaker?”/“Someone who’s had too much corned beef and cabbage.”

A “windbreaker” is a coat. A popular St. Patrick’s Day joke about another kind of wind is:
 
Q: What’s an Irish windbreaker?
A: Someone who’s had too much corned beef and cabbage.

 
The riddle has been cited in print since at least 1996.
 
 
Kith and Kin (Marshfield Area Genealogy Group, Marshfield, WI)
March/April 1996
Pg. 5:
HOW IRISH ARE YOU?
TEST YOUR I. Q. (IRISH QUOTIENT)
(...)
9. What’s an Irish windbreaker?
Answers:
9. Someone who’s had too much corned beef and cabbage.
 
Google Groups: alt.personals.ads
ST. PATRICK COMES OUT OF THE CLOSET!
Marsha Ann Folks
3/4/96
(...) 
Q:  What’s an Irish Windbreaker?
A:  Someone who’s had too much corned beef & cabbage
 
Google Groups: alt.collecting.beanie-babies
Test Your IQ (Irish Quotient)
deb-florida
3/17/99
(...)
9. What’s an Irish windbreaker?
Someone’s who’s had too much corned beef and cabbage
 
Twitter
Spring Valley Dental‏
@SpringValleyDC
Here’s a St. Patrick’s Day joke for you all!  What’s an Irish windbreaker?
10:26 AM - 13 Mar 2012
 
Twitter
Jacob Mahaffey 🎗‏
@JacobMahaffey9
What’s an Irish windbreaker?
Someone who’s had too much corned beef and cabbage
8:59 AM - 17 Mar 2015

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityFood/Drink • Monday, March 13, 2017 • Permalink


Commenting is not available in this channel entry.