“You miss 100 percent of the espresso shots you don’t take” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” is an ice hockey adage often attributed to Wayne Gretzky.
“QotD: 100% of the espresso shots you don’t take don’t go in you. - Wayne Gretzky (sort of)” was posted on Twitter by Dominican Joe on October 21, 2009. “You miss 100 percent of the espresso shots you don’t take” was posted on Twitter by keith evanston on February 22, 2013.
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Dominican Joe
@dojocoffee
QotD: 100% of the espresso shots you don’t take don’t go in you. - Wayne Gretzky (sort of)
9:50 AM - 21 Oct 2009
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keith evanston
@K_L_E_
You miss 100 percent of the espresso shots you don’t take.
7:38 PM - 22 Feb 2013
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Liv Wilson
@livcwilson
You miss 100% of the espresso shots you don’t take #finals
12:20 AM - 5 Dec 2013
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Jeremy Dunn
@jeremyddunn
“You miss 100% of the espresso shots you don’t take.” Thanks stumptowncoffee! http://instagram.com/p/k8q1LqtMUq/
12:25 AM - 28 Feb 2014
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Coffee Corner
February 8, 2018 ·
Fun fact: You miss 100% of the espresso shots you don’t take☕️
USA Today
Black Friday is also National Espresso Day: Starbucks, Dunkin’ and more stores are celebrating
USA TODAY NETWORK Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY Published 1:26 p.m. ET Nov. 21, 2018 | Updated 11:50 a.m. ET Nov. 23, 2018
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Dunkin’
@dunkindonuts
They say you miss 💯 % of the espresso shots you don’t take and we agree! Don’t miss out on adding an extra espresso shot to any beverage for a $0.50, today only, 11/23! #NationalEspressoDay
9:21 AM - Nov 23, 2018
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Classic Rock Coffee
@ClassicRockCo
“You miss 100% of the (espresso) shots you don’t take.”
12:18 PM - 22 Feb 2019
Elite Daily
28 Cute Starbucks Instagram Captions That’ll Espresso How Much You Love Your Drink
BY MARISA CASCIANO
March 19, 2019
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26. “You miss 100 percent of the espresso shots you don’t take.”
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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.
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