“Catches win matches” (cricket adage)
"Catches win matches" (or "catches make matches") is a popular adage in the game of cricket. "Catches win matches" has been cited in print since at least 1953.…
“Cautions breed cautions” (auto racing adage)
"Cautions breed cautions" is a popular saying in auto racing. The saying was explained in a message board post on July 8, 2000: "There is a saying in auto racing that 'cautions…
“Cereal belongs in a bowl” (football joke)
College football has a bowl playoff system; professional football's playoffs end in the Super Bowl. "What's the difference between (insert football team name) and a breakfast…
“Champions don’t become champions in the ring—they are merely recognized there”
"Champions don't become champions in the ring -- they are merely recognized there" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American author, speaker and pastor John C.…
“Checkers or wreckers” (auto racing saying)
"Checkers or wreckers" (or "wreckers or checkers") in auto racing means that either the car will come under the checkered flag (win the race) or go to the wreckers (the car will…
“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…
“Chicken, airplane, soldier” (backstroke swimming)
"Chicken, airplane, soldier" is how many swim instructors explain the backstroke to young swimmers. Hands are under the armpits (like a chicken), then arms are spread directly out (like…
“Chicks dig the long ball”
"Chicks dig the long ball" is a saying from a 1999 Nike television commercial, starring pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine and slugger Mark McGwire. Heather Locklear has no interest in…
“Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades”
"Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades" generally means that close doesn't count; a close loss is still a loss. "Pitching horseshoes is about the only game where…
“Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and ballroom dancing”
“Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades” is a saying that has been cited in print since at least 1965. "Dancing" is often added to the expression. "'But you know…
“Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and drive-in movies”
“Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades” is a saying that has been cited in print since at least 1965. "As (Cleveland Cavaliers head basketball coach Bill -- ed.) Fitch is only…
“Confucius say: Baseball very funny game—man with 4 balls no can walk!”
"Baseball is wrong. A man with 4 balls cannot walk" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many versions have this as a "Confucius say" mock Chinese proverb.…
“Confucius say: Baseball very funny game—man with four balls no can walk!”
"Baseball is wrong. A man with 4 balls cannot walk" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many versions have this as a "Confucius say" mock Chinese proverb.…
“Confucius say: Baseball very strange game. How can man with 4 balls walk?”
"Baseball is wrong. A man with 4 balls cannot walk" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many versions have this as a "Confucius say" mock Chinese proverb.…
“Confucius say: Baseball wrong. Man with 4 balls cannot walk”
"Baseball is wrong. A man with 4 balls cannot walk" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many versions have this as a "Confucius say" mock Chinese proverb.…
“Confucius say: Baseball wrong. Man with four balls cannot walk”
"Baseball is wrong. A man with 4 balls cannot walk" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many versions have this as a "Confucius say" mock Chinese proverb.…