The Big Apple: “Unless you put the word beer in front of it, don’t ask me if I want to go for a run”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

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Entry from September 16, 2022

“Unless you put the word beer in front of it, don’t ask me if I want to go for a run”

Some people won’t go for a run unless it’s a beer run. “Unless you put the word beer in front of it, don’t ask me if I want to go for a run” is a beer saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Jay on July 1, 2013.

Twitter
Jay
@DirtMcTurd
Unless you put the word beer in front of it, don’t ask me if I want to go for a run
8:36 PM · Jul 1, 2013·Twitter for iPad

Twitter
Karabo 🦁
@InnerTru
Unless you put the word beer in front of it, don’t ask me if I want to go for a run.
12:00 PM · Jul 6, 2013·UberSocial for BlackBerry

Twitter
J O H N N Y
@AveiKuchBhi
Unless you put the word beer in front of it, don’t ask me if I want to go for a run
2:45 AM · Jul 26, 2013·Twitter for BlackBerry®

Twitter
Binger™
@D_Bengston
Unless you put the word beer in front of it, don’t ask me if I want to go for a run
2:06 PM · Aug 2, 2013·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Jenessa
@Jenessakeesee
Unless you put the word beer in front of it, don’t ask me if I want to go for a run.
3:03 AM · Mar 19, 2017·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Bizmalawi
@Bizmalawi
Unless you put the word BEER in front of it. Don’t ask me to go for a run.
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(The saying is also shown on an image.—ed.)
4:08 AM · Aug 12, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Travis Sromek
@travissromek19
Unless you put the word “Beer” in front of it, don’t ask me to go for a run.
9:17 PM · Jan 13, 2021·Twitter Web App

Twitter
David Voth
@SexCigarsBooze
Unless you put the word #beer in front of it, don’t ask me if I want to go for a run.
(This is also shown on an image.—ed.)
8:31 PM · Sep 16, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

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