“Cheese wheels are grated on a curve”
"Grated on a curve" is a cheesy pun for "graded on a curve." "Cheeses cripes! I didn't do so gouda-n that quiz. Hope it's grated on a curve" was posted on…
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“Cheesecake is actually pie”
Many people have said that "cheesecake" is not "cheese cake," but should be called "cheesepie" or "cheese pie." "It's hard to know whether the…
“Cheesecake is healthier than crystal meth”
"Bacon is healthier than crystal meth," "Donuts are healthier than crystal meth," "Pizza is healthier than crystal meth" and "Tacos are healthier than crystal…
“Cheesecake” and “Beefcake” (photography)
"Cheesecake" photos are legs shots of pretty women. The term dates from the early 1930s. "Beefcake" photos are shots of handsome men. The term dates from 1949 and was applied to…
“Cheetos are alternative carrots”
Entry in progress -- BP “Cheetos are nature’s carrots” is a related saying. Wikipedia: Cheetos Cheetos (formerly styled as Chee-tos until 1998) is a crunchy corn-cheese puff snack brand made…
“Cheetos are just elongated cheese balls”
Cheetos (a crunchy corn puff snack brand) has been compared to cheese balls and cheese puffs. "Cheetos are cheese balls elongated" was posted on the newsgroup alt.fan.lemurs on August 27,…
“Cheetos are just stretched out cheese balls”
Cheetos (a crunchy corn puff snack brand) has been compared to cheese balls and cheese puffs. "Cheetos are cheese balls elongated" was posted on the newsgroup alt.fan.lemurs on August 27,…
“Cheetos are nature’s carrots”
Entry in progress -- BP “Cheetos are alternative carrots” is a related saying. Wikipedia: Cheetos Cheetos (formerly styled as Chee-tos until 1998) is a crunchy corn-cheese puff snack brand made…
“Cheez-Its are just adult Goldfish”
Cheez-It and Cheese Nips have been compared to Goldfish crackers. "Am I the only person who hates Cheez-It's? They're like a nastier, square version of goldfish" was posted on…
“Cheez-Its are just Goldfish for adults”
Cheez-It and Cheese Nips have been compared to Goldfish crackers. "Am I the only person who hates Cheez-It's? They're like a nastier, square version of goldfish" was posted on…
“Cheez-Its are just square Goldfish”
Cheez-It and Cheese Nips have been compared to Goldfish crackers. "Am I the only person who hates Cheez-It's? They're like a nastier, square version of goldfish" was posted on…
“Chef: Any cook who swears in French”
"Chef Any cook who swears in French" is from Cooking: A Cook's Dictionary (1985) by humorist Henry Beard and illustrator Roy McKie. The jocular definition has been frequently cited.…
“Chefs are hard-working, talented artists. And we all turn their best efforts into shit”
Chefs can be compared to artists, but what does their work turn into? "The chefs on @BravoTopChef are real artists. But it would be weird to think about your art turning into shit and coming…
“Chefs make such terrible investors. They’re always trying to thyme the market”
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” (1969)
"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,…
“Chess is life” (Bobby Fischer)
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…
“Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer” (pun)
"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…
“Chess players are pawn stars”
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”
"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…
“Chess was the first game to have gender-fluid pieces. Pawns can become queens or knights”
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…