The Big Apple: “Why do Americans fish with a gun?"/"So they get the whole school.”

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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 28, 2023

“Why do Americans fish with a gun?"/"So they get the whole school.”

A riddle about the term “school of fish” and school shootings was posted on Reddit—Jokes on March 29, 2023:

Q: Why do Americans fish with a gun?
A: So they get the whole school.

Wikipedia: Shoaling and schooling
In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons are shoaling, and if the group is swimming in the same direction in a coordinated manner, they are schooling. In common usage, the terms are sometimes used rather loosely. About one quarter of fish species shoal all their lives, and about one half shoal for part of their lives.

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Posted by u/GhostlyRuse March 29, 2023
Why do Americans fish with a gun?
So they get the whole school.

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Why do Americans fish with a gun? So they get the whole school.
1:08 PM · Mar 29, 2023

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Why do Americans fish with a gun?
So they get the whole school.
2:33 PM · Mar 29, 2023

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Why do Americans fish with a gun?
So they get the whole school.
#GunsOverPeople
#nraisaterroristorganization
#RepublicansAreTheProblem
3:43 PM · Mar 29, 2023

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