“Buoyant” has nothing to do with “boy,” but “boyn’t” is a pun.
“Boys always sink but girls don’t because they’re boyn’t” was posted on Twitter by Ólafur Andri on June 30, 2018. “Why do girls float? They’re boyn’t” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on August 2, 2019.
“Why are girls so good at swimming? Because they’re boyn’t” was posted on Twitter by Tess on May 4, 2020. “Why are girls so good at swimming? Because they are boyn’t” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on September 21. 2020.
“Trans girls float really well. They’re boyn’t” was posted on Twitter by Bianca Haven, God-Queen on August 5, 2019. “Trans girl can never drown, they boyn’t” was posted on Twitter by winter on August 6, 2020.
Twitter
Ólafur Andri
@olafur1199
Boys always sink but girls don’t because they’re boyn’t.
7:53 PM · Jun 30, 2018·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Avii112 August 2, 2019
Why do girls float
They’re boyn’t
Twitter
3AM
@3AM_Jokes
Why do girls float… They’re boyn’t
1:07 PM · Aug 2, 2019·IFTTT
Twitter
Bianca Haven, God-Queen
@ThousandsOfBees
Trans girls float really well. They’re boyn’t.
11:16 AM · Aug 5, 2019·Twitter Web App
Twitter
Tess
@DaBessTess
Why are girls so good at swimming?
Because they’re boyn’t
7:16 PM · May 4, 2020·Twitter Web App
Twitter
rose struggle tweets
@longfromg
what do you call a girl who floats? boyn’t
9:04 PM · Jul 8, 2020·Twitter for Android
Twitter
winter
@winterbutontwt
trans girl can never drown, they boyn’t
8:02 PM · Aug 6, 2020·Twitter for Android
Twitter
Kikimora Simp
@ISwearOnSatan
Just a trans girl floating by
because she is boyn’t
3:04 PM · Aug 25, 2020·Twitter Web App
Twitter
Chris Ignition
@Twevara
Replying to @softlikemochi
(...)
Why was the girl so good at swimming
She was Boyn’t
4:19 PM · Sep 12, 2020·Twitter Web App
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Tritoslp September 21, 2020
Why are girl so good at swimming?
Because the are boyn’t
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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