"Margin for error" shouldn't be written as "margarine for error," but there are jokes. "When making butter there is little margarine for error. #pun" was posted…
Many people try to "time the (stock) market" by buying low and selling high. This has nothing to do with herbs, but "thyme the market" is a joke. "Why did the economist…
"Chelsea Morning" was written by Joni Mitchell and recorded by Mitchell and (more popularly) Judy Collins in 1969. Today, the song is famous for being the first name of Chelsea Clinton,…
Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Christmas." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…
New York City grandmaster Robert "Bobby" Fischer (1943-2008) defeated champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in the 1972 World Chess Championship. In July 1972, Spassky was credited…
"The Christmas Song" (often called by its opening line, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") made its way, by at least 1972, into a popular and terrible chess pun: "Chess…
The American reality television series Pawn Stars has nothing to do with chess, but there are chess jokes. "Are really good Chess players called Pawn stars?" was posted on Twitter by…
"Chess players mate better" is a popular chess saying that has been printed in many images. The saying -- a pun on the term "checkmate" -- has been put on bumper stickers and…
In the game of chess, a pawn that reaches the eighth rank can be promoted to a knight, bishop rook or queen. In this sense, a pawn can be described as "gender-fluid." "pawns are…
"Subourbon" (suburb + bourbon) is a portmanteau word that is mostly jocular. "What do they drink in The Southern Suburbs? Subourbon!" was posted on Twitter by Bosse Löthén on…
Wiktionary: chew the sceneryEtymologyIts earliest reference is listed in the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang as being used by Mary Hallock Foote in Coeur D'Alene in…
Chewing gum has been compared to a stress ball. "Bubble Gum is like a stress ball for the brain" was posted on Twitter on July 9, 2009. "Chewing gum is like a stress ball for your…
Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Christmas." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…
The Chicago Manual of Style and a Chicago-style pizza (or a Chicago-style hot dog) are two very different things, but there are jokes. "Chicago style - how I like my pizza...and my…
The Chicago Manual of Style and a Chicago-style pizza (or a Chicago-style hot dog) are two very different things, but there are jokes. "Chicago style - how I like my pizza...and my…
Rousong (or "yuk sung") is known as "pork floss," "meat floss" or "meat cotton candy." Pork rinds, chicharrones and pulled pork have also been called…
Chicken and dumplings is a dish that has been compared to chicken pot pie. "Husband wants 'deconstructed chicken pot pie'. How is this not chicken and dumplings?" was posted on…
Chicken and dumplings is a dish that has been compared to chicken pot pie. "Husband wants 'deconstructed chicken pot pie'. How is this not chicken and dumplings?" was posted on…
Chicken broth (and also chicken stock and chicken soup) has been compared to bird tea. "CHICKEN BROTH IS JUST BIRD TEA. IT'S JUST. BIRD. TEA" was posted on Twitter by potion of buny…
Lucky J's "chicken and waffles" trailer opened in Austin, Texas, in the spring of 2009. The slogan: "Chicken for the Strength...Waffles for the Speed." Lucky J's…