A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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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Entry from May 19, 2024
“When restaurants/hotels have really large sets of gravy boats, I hope the staff refer to it as the Gravy Navy”

Gravy boats are not boats that sail on water, but there are jokes.
 
“If you had enough gravy boats would you have a gravy navy?” was posted on X/Twitter by John O’Donoghue on May 28, 2011. “Is a collection of gravy boats technically a gravy navy?” was posted on X/Twitter by Uncle John on March 22, 2012. “When restaurants/hotels have really large sets of gravy boats, I hope the staff refer to it as the Gravy Navy” was posted on X/Twitter by ਜੀਵਨ ਰਾਏ🔻 on December 3, 2013. “A fleet of gravy boats is a gravy navy” was posted on X/Twitter by Jboxcarr on November 24, 2016. “would a fleet of gravy boats be a gravy navy?” was posted on X/Twitter by Victoria on November 26, 2020. “Gravy boat implies the existence of a gravy fleet” was posted on X/Twitter by ☕️Long☕️John☕️Silverfish☕️ on October 1, 2022. “What do you call a group of gravy boats…A gravy navy! ⛴🤣” was posted on Facebook by Thousand Islands Boat Museum on October 9, 2022.
 
“like living inside a gravy boat in a mashed potato sea” was posted on X/Twitter by Spencer ↙️↙️↙️ on November 17, 2014. “If you’ll excuse me, I’ll be climbing into my gravy boat and sailing away on the mashed potato sea” was posted on X/Twitter by Christina, mother of spiders ✊🦇👻🤘🐍 on September 15, 2019. “Oh yes! And in my gravy boat, I set sail across a mashed potato sea!” was posted on X/Twitter by Ann Autumn on December 27, 2021. “for me, heaven would be floating on a mashed potato sea in a gravy boat” was posted on X/Twitter by simone on November 24, 2022. “The gravy boat implies the existence of a mashed potato sea” was posted on X/Twitter by 👻👻👻 Steve The Ghost 👻👻👻 on May 13, 2024.
 
“Gravy boats imply the existence of gravy rivers and gravy lakes” was posted on X/Twitter  by Jason Crouch on July 23, 2020. “‘Gravy Boat’ implies the existence of a ‘Gravy Lake’ and a ‘Gravy Captain’ so I’m pretty sure that’s gonna be my next career” was posted on X/Twitter by “Nate Limit Exceeded @natesmith.dev on bsky” on November 9, 2020.  “Gravy Boat implies the existence of Gravy Train, and Gravy Plane” was posted on X/Twitter by 𝔻𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕪𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕𝕤™ 🏳️‍🌈 on November 9, 2020. “Gravy boats imply the existence of gravy planes, gravy trains, and gravy automobiles” was posted on X/Twitter by I Am Steve on May 24, 2021. “‘Gravy boat’ implies the existence of ‘gravy seamen’” was posted on X/Twitter by Meredith on August 8, 2021.
   
   
Wikipedia: Sauce boat
A sauce boat, gravy boat, or saucière is a low jug or pitcher with a handle in which sauce or gravy is served. The typical shape is considered boat-like, hence the name. It often sits on a matching saucer, sometimes attached to the pitcher, to catch dripping sauce.
     
X/Twitter
John O’Donoghue
@JOD45
If you had enough gravy boats would you have a gravy navy?
7:20 AM · May 28, 2011
 
X/Twitter
Hannah Larbalestier
@hLarbalestier
If you have lots of gravy boats, does it mean you’re a general of a gravy navy?
*chuckle*
6:08 PM · Nov 3, 2011
   
X/Twitter
yɘʞƨiʜW ɘilɿɒʜƆ
@cee__dub
Do three gravy boats constitute a gravy navy?
4:42 PM · Nov 24, 2011
   
X/Twitter
Uncle John
@JohnT09
Is a collection of gravy boats technically a gravy navy?
11:57 AM · Mar 22, 2012
 
X/Twitter
Richard Hassing
@Hassing2000
The Gravy Navy…gravy boats…gravy destroyers…gravy aircraft carriers…gravy submarines…gravy battleships…mashed potato tug boats..
11:04 AM · Oct 13, 2013
 
X/Twitter
ਜੀਵਨ ਰਾਏ🔻🇵🇸
@jeevanrai
When restaurants/hotels have really large sets of gravy boats, I hope the staff refer to it as the Gravy Navy.
7:20 AM · Dec 3, 2013
 
X/Twitter 
Spencer ↙️↙️↙️
@spencerhaugh
@jessinader like living inside a gravy boat in a mashed potato sea
6:52 PM · Nov 17, 2014 from Fields Corner Main Streets District, Boston
     
X/Twitter
i, Coomber
@MdIndescribable
Watching @DaveGorman on #modernlifeisgoodish wonder why gravy boats are called boats. It’s so you can call a collection the “gravy navy” :D
6:10 PM · Aug 25, 2015
   
Reddit—Showerthoughts 
idiopithic—November 21, 2015
If there are gravy boats, is there a gravy navy?
   
Facebook
Splinter Cellband
December 4, 2015 at 5:19 AM ·
if you had a lot of gravy boats, you’d have a gravy navy…
 
X/Twitter
Jboxcarr
@Jboxcarr
A fleet of gravy boats is a gravy navy
3:24 PM · Nov 24, 2016
 
X/Twitter
Saucy
@hamersauce
to be fair the term gravy boat implies the existence of a top secret gravy submarine
7:47 PM · Sep 23, 2018
     
X/Twitter
wraub
@wraub
The term “gravy boat” suggests a gravy navy
1:38 PM · Sep 26, 2018
 
X/Twitter
tiny-ass fonts, LLC
@8pt_font
a maritime fleet of gravy boats. a gravy navy
10:38 PM · Mar 11, 2019
 
X/Twitter
Christina, mother of spiders ✊🦇👻🤘🐍
@Aikiwomannc
If you’ll excuse me, I’ll be climbing into my gravy boat and sailing away on the mashed potato sea.
2:57 PM · Sep 15, 2019
     
X/Twitter
Greg Wright
@GregHenchman
Calling it a “gravy boat” implies there’s a gravy navy.
10:04 AM · Nov 22, 2019
     
X/Twitter
Charlie F not X parody (czech) I tweet
@CharlieFrid
You know, if there’s more than one gravy boat on the table, you have a gravy navy.
3:44 PM · Jan 27, 2020
 
X/Twitter
Brian Holmes
@BrimHolmes
If you had lots and lots of gravy boats, would you call it a gravy navy?
3:15 PM · Jul 12, 2020
 
X/Twitter
Jason Crouch
@jasoncrouch
Gravy boats imply the existence of gravy rivers and gravy lakes.
9:37 AM · Jul 23, 2020
     
X/Twitter
Nate Limit Exceeded @natesmith.dev on bsky
@perlhack
‘Gravy Boat’ implies the existence of a ‘Gravy Lake’ and a ‘Gravy Captain’ so I’m pretty sure that’s gonna be my next career
11:13 AM · Nov 9, 2020
   
X/Twitter
𝔻𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕪𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕𝕤™ 🏳️‍🌈
@Shinikage221
Gravy Boat implies the existence of Gravy Train, and Gravy Plane
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Nate Limit Exceeded @natesmith.dev on bsky
@perlhack
Nov 9, 2020
‘Gravy Boat’ implies the existence of a ‘Gravy Lake’ and a ‘Gravy Captain’ so I’m pretty sure that’s gonna be my next career
1:18 PM · Nov 9, 2020
 
X/Twitter
Victoria
@VictoriaSaager
would a fleet of gravy boats be a gravy navy?
4:02 PM · Nov 26, 2020
 
X/Twitter
I Am Steve
@ImSteveJennings
Gravy boats imply the existence of gravy planes, gravy trains, and gravy automobiles.
4:44 PM · May 24, 2021
   
X/Twitter
Meredith (Probably a parody)
@Amelie_at_Heart
“Gravy boat” implies the existence of “gravy seamen.”
8:55 PM · Aug 8, 2021
 
X/Twitter
Ann Autumn
@The_LadyAnn
Oh yes! And in my gravy boat, I set sail across a mashed potato sea! (But seriously, yes. China sets used to come with them and may still for all I know.)
11:11 AM · Dec 27, 2021
   
X/Twitter
☕️Long☕️John☕️Silverfish☕️
@ColonelSauce
Gravy boat implies the existence of a gravy fleet.
1:17 PM · Oct 1, 2022
     
Facebook
Thousand Islands Boat Museum is in Gananoque.
October 9, 2022 at 10:22 AM ·
What do you call a group of gravy boats…
A gravy navy! ⛴🤣
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families from all of us here at TIBM 🦃🍂
 
X/Twitter
r/oneliners
@funnyoneliners
I got so many gravy boats, I’ve got a gravy fleet. I’m admiral of the Gravy Navy.
3:15 AM · Nov 21, 2022
 
X/Twitter
simone !
@parasocialyte
for me, heaven would be floating on a mashed potato sea in a gravy boat
8:30 PM · Nov 24, 2022
 
X/Twitter
👻👻👻 Steve The Ghost 👻👻👻
@SteveTheGh0st
The gravy boat implies the existence of a mashed potato sea.
9:49 PM · May 13, 2024

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