The Big Apple: “How did you find the weather on your vacation?"/"I just went outside and there it was.”

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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.

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Entry from August 06, 2022

“How did you find the weather on your vacation?"/"I just went outside and there it was.”

"How did you find the weather on your holiday?” really means, “How was the weather?” The joke answer is, “I just went outside and there it was.”

“How did you find your steak?”/“I moved a pea and some parsley, and there it was!” is a related joke.

Google Books
December 1931, Boys’ Life, “Think and Grin” edited by F. J. Rigney, pg. 56:, col. 3:
No Sleuthing Needed
“How did you find the weather while you were away?”
“Just went outside and there it was.”

Google Books
November 2000, Boys’ Life, “Think & Grin,” pg. 66, col. 3:
Barry: How did you find the weather at camp?
Larry: Easy. I just went outside, and there it was! — Reis Marushige, Keaau, Hawaii.

Twitter
Daily Joker
@DailyJokePost
Jill: How did you find
the weather on your
vacation?
Bill: I just went outside and there it was! http://DailyJokePost.com/388
11:00 PM · Aug 19, 2009·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Stephina Lo
@istephlo
RT @funnyoneliners: “How did you find the weather on your vacation?” “I just went outside and there it was.” http://myloc.me/bYtiM
4:02 PM · Sep 14, 2010·ÜberSocialOrig

Twitter
Ralph Nelson Willett
@NorthernOvation
Mick - How did you find the weather on your holiday?
Patrick - I just went outside and there it was.
8:49 PM · Feb 17, 2022·NorthernOvationMediaBot

Twitter
james fahey
@jamesfahey15
Since moving back to Ireland I was often asked by friends in the UK how did You find the weather,I always said I opened the door and there it was 😀
7:29 PM · Feb 20, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Bob Golen
@BobGolen
“So, how did you find the weather on your vacation?”
“I just went outside and there it was.”
11:51 AM · Aug 6, 2022·Twitter Web App

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