“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…
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“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…
“Chevrolet has developed a SUV that runs on alcohol. They call it the Subourbon”
"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…
“Chew the scenery” (to overact)
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 is like a stress ball for your mouth”
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…
“Chex mix is the candy corn of Christmas”
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…
“Chicago style pizza implies the existence of AP style pizza”
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…
“Chicago style pizza implies the existence of MLA style pizza”
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…
“Chicharrones are just meat cotton candy”
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 are just a deconstructed chicken pot pie”
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 just deconstructed chicken pot pie”
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 is bird tea”
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…
“Chicken for the strength, waffles for the speed” (Lucky J’s chicken & waffles)
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…
“Chicken in the car and the car won’t go” (Chicago spelling rhyme)
"A chicken in the car and the car won't go, that's the way to spell Chicago" is a popular Chicago rhyme that has been cited in print since at least 1926. The children's…
“Chicken is only a breakfast food if it hasn’t been born yet”
Chicken is usually not a breakfast food, but eggs are. A statement about this was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on September 6, 2021: "Chicken is only a breakfast food if it hasn’t been…
“Chicken is the default meat”
Chicken is a very popular meat. Many meats are said to "taste like chicken." "Chicken as America's 'default meat'" was posted on Twitter by Molly Ditmore on…
“Chicken loses job. Chicken is broke. Chicken strips”
"Chicken loses job. Chicken is broke. Chicken strips" is a jocular view of "chicken strips" (changing the noun "strips" into the verb) that has been printed on many…