# Apples.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples/277662>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 2, 2004, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples/277662 "2004-12-02T05:57:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DuhCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DuhCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhCow)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples/277662/1 "2004-12-02T05:57:55Z")

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where does the phrase ‘how bout dem apples?’ come from?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples/277662/2 "2004-12-02T06:34:58Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=282232&highlight=them+apples](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=282232&highlight=them+apples)

If you go to our search engine, and type in “them apples” using the quote marks, you find the thread we just did starting on 10-21-04.

My reply in that thread was

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> I’m sure we’ve done this before, but too lazy to search.
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> There exists a 1926 cite for “How do you like them grapes!” used in the same manner.
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> So, the idea goes back at least that far.
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> Why apples? Don’t know.