"Unattended children will be given an energy drink and taught to swear” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “Sign at Burley Oak brewery: Unattended children will be given an energy drink and taught to swear” was posted on Twitter by James Mayor on October 29, 2015.
The box sign saying probably originated with Primitives By Kathy.
Primitives By Kathy
Box Sign - Unattended Children
Item: #28597
A classic black and white wooden box sign featuring a distressed “Unattended Children Will Be Given An Energy Drink And Taught To Swear” sentiment. Easy to hang or can free-stand alone.
Twitter
James Mayor
@jamesmayor123
Sign at Burley Oak brewery: Unattended children will be given an energy drink and taught to swear.
2:56 PM - 29 Oct 2015
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bella bloom fotos
@bellabloomfotos
unattended children will be given an energy drink and taught to swear.
4:02 PM - 19 Oct 2016
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Abbigail Kerstetter 💛
@aKerstetter13
A sign I seen today “Unattended children will be given an energy drink and taught to swear.” 😂😂
7:31 PM - 28 Nov 2016
Twitter
Just boB Show
@JustboBShow
At tonights show any unattended children will be given an ENERGY DRINK and taught to swear 😜 LIVE SHOW @ 8:45PM est @YouNow #guys --boB
1:35 PM - 24 Mar 2017
The Daily Courier (Kelowna, BC)
Candy makes you happy
Steve MacNaull Dec 9, 2017
(...)
Some of the tamer messages we can print here include:
– I hope eye rolling counts as cardio
– It’s not really drinking alone if the cat is home
– Unattended children will be given an energy drink and taught to swear.
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ATX Patriot
@ATX_PATRIOT
If we did this 👇🏼👇🏼 parents would discipline their kids and watch them!!
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UNATTENDED CHILDREN WILL BE GIVEN AN ENERGY DRINK AND TAUGHT TO SWEAR!!
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#mondaythoughts
7:55 AM - 17 Dec 2018
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.
Recent entries:
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“You can’t leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution” (6/1)
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“You simply cannot leave those who created the problem in chare of the solution!” (6/1)
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“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier…” (6/1)
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“You can’t just leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution” (6/1)
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Entry in progress—BP (6/1)
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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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