People often seek a job of the “head” of something. There’s a joke:
“Head of lettuce. That must be a boring job.”
The joke was posted on Twitter on June 2, 2012.
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LexFuturus
@LexFuturus
Head of lettuce.
That must be a boring job.
3:20 PM - 2 Jun 2012
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Steve Varty
@4EverSteve
Head of lettuce.
That must be a boring job!
3:24 PM - 2 Jun 2012
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Peter Fletcher
@PeterFletcher5
Head of lettuce.
That must be a boring job.
3:46 PM - 2 Jun 2012
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Insomniac Dalek
@InsomniacDalek
“Head of lettuce........That must be a boring job. @HolyDalek “ Not if you’re a vegetable ...
4:18 PM - 2 Jun 2012
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Simple Cloud
@_simplecloud
Head of lettuce.
That must be a boring job.... http://www.funspot.co.za/index.php/joke/13823 …
12:51 AM - 27 Mar 2013
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John Collins
@HolyDalek
Head of lettuce.
That must be a boring job.
2:58 PM - 8 Mar 2016
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.
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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