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...Anyway," said Fats, "the words 'Big Apple' is just slang for New York. And it ain't nothin' new, neither, it's just a conglameration of de Susie Q, de Shag, Peckin', Truckin' de Westchester, and de Peabody...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Fats' Waller, Lightfooted Leviathan of Swingin', Gives Unsolicited Jam Session | 10/4/1937 | See Source »

...policy. Just before the convention closed General Butler again took the rostrum, and amid cheers and whistles read a "reply" from the President congratulating them on all their demands, saying: "Other countries must make their damned war without our help." When he finished the General looked up, saying: "It ain't signed. Wouldn't it be fine if we did get such a letter from the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: Buffalo Bivouac | 9/13/1937 | See Source »

Since Father Coughlin and grandfather Townsend has kinda slowed up organizin folks-and since they's a lot thet ain't named George or Fanny-I got a ideer I'd like ter form a organization of former apple butter stirrers. It would be called the "Former Apple Butter Stirrers' Society Fer The Purpose of Promulgatin, Promotin and Perpet-uatin Memories of Apple Butter Stirrin Days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 6, 1937 | 9/6/1937 | See Source »

...ain't figgerin on collectin no dues nor fees fer joinin. Course I know thet's gonna make some of them perfessional organizers mad. But ter keep things even, I ain't gonna make no promises neither. Fer the truth is, all the politicians and perfessional organizers has already used up all the good promises; and no former apple butter stirrers would be satisfied with enny second-rate promises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 6, 1937 | 9/6/1937 | See Source »

...ain't decided whether ter make it a stag affair or not. I ain't talked thet part over with my wife yet. But the chances is it won't be stag. (I went to one of them stag affairs at one of the clubs in our town one night and my wife heard about it. Since thet time she ain't had no use fer stags or ennything thet'd make yer stagger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 6, 1937 | 9/6/1937 | See Source »

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