“‘Time, heat and pressure. The same things that make a diamond also make a waffle.’ ~Scott Meyer” was posted on the newsgroup Google Groups: seattle.eats on June 14, 2001. American artist and author Scott Meyer used the saying in his webcomic
“Heat, Pressure, and Time. The three things that make a diamond, are also the three things that make a waffle” was posted Reddit—Shower Thoughts on July 11, 2016.
Wikipedia: Scott Meyer
Scott Oscar Meyer is an American author, comedian, and artist, known for his webcomic Basic Instructions and his comic fantasy series Magic 2.0.
Google Groups: seattle.eats
Suggestion for a great Seafood restaurant?
Comedy Guru
6/14/01
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“Time, heat and pressure. The same things that make a diamond also make a waffle.”
~Scott Meyer
Google Groups: alt.comedy.standup
I need a name for my business
Comedy Guru
6/18/01
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“Time, heat and pressure. The same things that make a diamond also make a waffle.”
~Scott Meyer
Google Books
The Manual of How to Cheat on Your Wife
Edited by Grace Ann Neff
Virginia Beach, VA: Dead Dog Publishing
2002
Pg. 97:
Time, heat and pressure; the same things that make a diamond also make a waffle.
Twitter
Brian Webster
@bwebster
QOTD: “Heat, pressure, and time. The three things that make a diamond, also make a waffle.” http://tinyurl.com/2wzzw8
9:57 AM - 9 Sep 2007
Twitter
Keith
@SELLTEAM
Heat, pressure and time are three things that make a diamond. That is also three things that make a waffle.
12:41 AM - 5 Aug 2013
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Heat, Pressure, and Time. The three things that make a diamond, are also the three things that make a waffle.
submitted July 11, 2016 by IDontCareAboutUpvote
COMMENTS
hillip1
This is from a comic. http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2011/9/29/how-to-decide-what-to-do.html
Don_Bardo
Stolen from Scott Meyer’s Basic Instructions Volume 1: Help is on the way!.
Edit: The original strip
Twitter
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@otphrhnz
Heat, Pressure, and Time. The three things that make a diamond, are also the three things that make a waffle.
12:58 PM - 11 Jul 2016
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Heat, Pressure and Time. The three things that make a Diamond, are also three things that make a waffle
submitted October 1, 2016 by Ask-if-I-Like-Lemons
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Heat, pressure, and time. The three things that make a diamond, are also the three things make a waffle.
submitted February 4, 2018 by jcd718
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Heat, Pressure, and Time. The three things that make a diamond, are also the three things that make a waffle.
submitted July 14, 2018 by ebw15
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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