The Big Apple: “Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with?"/"They’re very short-tempered!”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

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.

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Entry from March 11, 2017

“Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with?"/"They’re very short-tempered!”

A leprechaun riddle is:

Q: Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with?
A: They’re very short=tempered!

The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001.

Kidsjokes.co.uk (June 23, 2001)
St Patricks Day Jokes
Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with?
Because they’re very short-tempered!

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3/21/04
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Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with?
Because they’re very short-tempered! (Kegel Archives)

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Q: Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with?
A:Because they’re very short-tempered!

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Q. Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with?
A. Because they’re very short-tempered!
10:32 AM - 17 Mar 2009

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Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with?
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Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with?
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#CleanJokes Q: Why are leprechauns so hard to get along with? A: Because they’re very short-tempered! http://ow.ly/3dt5f3
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