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LaGuardia Airport

LaGuardia Airport
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About LaGuardia Airport

LaGuardia Airport, colloquially known as LaGuardia or LGA, is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, United States, situated on the northwestern shore of Long Island, bordering Flushing Bay. Covering 680 acres as of January 1, 2026, the facility was established in 1929, and began operating as a public airport in 1939. It is named after Fiorello H. La Guardia, a former mayor of New York City.

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On the show — 6 mentions total

When LaGuardia said, you can't sell artichokes, then he had no one to sell his artichokes to. All the shops said, okay we're not going to do it. One or two people did carry on selling them, but they all got their licenses taken off them.

from 413: No Such Thing As Squid Playing Games, 2022-02-11 at 00:17:18 · read transcript

Other times LaGuardia Airport came up

  1. I did go in 2013, although no one turned up that year because all the moon rakers are defected to the rhubarb festival at Wakefield. Can't be that fucking good, Avril. He had been an absolute millionaire because of all these arts jokes he was selling. Three or four years later, he was gone, completely penniless. That was just like one week's work by LaGuardia. He was Artie Broke, I believe, was the submission from the, very nice, very nice indeed. Definitely worth it, that. Done.

    422: No Such Thing as The Long Kiss Good Brie, 2022-04-15 · listen

  2. That's true. If I ever join this association and do it professionally, then when the other guys are playing, I'm just going to put porn everywhere. I'm trying to make it like the 40s for you. This is classic pinball. I really like LaGuardia. I've never really, I've known his name through the airport. I didn't know he was the mayor. I had no idea. I saw photos of him and he looks like a mafia Batman villain.

    218: No Such Thing As Tennis On The Moon, 2018-05-25 · listen

  3. I can see you doing that. Then when the other guys are playing, I'm just going to put part of me. I'm trying to make it like the 40s for you. This is classic pinball. I really like LaGuardia. As in, I've never really, I've known his name through the airport. I didn't know he was the mayor. I had no idea. I saw photos of him, and he looks like a mafia Batman villain.

    No Such Thing As Tennis On The Moon, 2018-05-25 · listen

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