Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), using the pen name Mark Twain, wrote in the book The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894): "It were not best that we should all think alike; it is…
"A fisherman is a jerk on one end of the line waiting for a jerk on the other" is an old joke that is frequently told about fishing. The joke has been cited in print since at least April…
"A football team that has two (starting) quarterbacks has no (starting) quarterback" means that only one player can fill the starting quarterback position -- a leadership position on a…
Baseball players hitting in the batter's box often think too much, resulting in poor performance." "A full mind is an empty bat" is a saying that has been credited to baseball…
The expression "game of inches" means that there is a very close line between winning and losing. "Football is a game of inches, not yards" was cited in print in November 1941,…
Some people view Solitaire less as a game and more as a way to arrange cards. "Solitare is just a very complicated way to unshuffle a deck of cards" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts…
A hockey team puts out its best defensemen to kill penalties, but its most crucial penalty killer is its goalie. “Your best penalty-killer is your goalie" was said by Philadelphia Flyers…
"Putt" and "put" is the source of the golf pun: "A golf ball is a golf ball, no matter how you putt it." The joke has been cited in print since at least 1939. The line…
A golf cart is a car used in sports, but no one thinks of it as a "sports car" (that is, a fast car). "A golf cart is the perfect definition of 'sports' car.…
"A sight to behold" is sometimes punned as "a site to be holed." "Ralph Lloyd's new golf course up in Portland is a site to be holed" was cited in print in 1934…
"A good big man is better than a good little man" is a boxing adage, popular mostly in the heavyweight division. All other things being equal, the heavier man with the longer reach will…
There is an auto racing adage that a good driver can make a poor car look good, but that a bad driver will make any car look bad. The adage doesn't appear to have any particular author or…
"A good putter is a match for anyone and a bad putter is a match for no one" is an old golf adage that is often credited to American golf coach Harvey Penick (1904-1995), but the saying…
"A group of dolphins is called a pod. A group of falcons is called a cast. When the Miami dolphins is playing Atlanta falcons, you are watching a...?" was posted on Twitter by ríck on…
"A happy fighter is a dangerous fighter" (or "The most dangerous fighter is a happy fighter") is a boxing adage that is frequently credited to heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.…
A "high five" involves two people, and is often seen in sports. "a high five is just a multiplayer clap" was posted on Twitter by roguax on December 16, 2014. "A high five…
A chess joke/pun was posted on Twitter by Oluwadamiloju 'Da UniBrow' Saliu on December 8, 2019: "A King caught his Queen watching Pawn one Knight in the Castle and decided to report…
"A knight on the rim is dim/grim" (or "knights on the rim are dim/grim") is a chess adage meaning that a knight on the edge of the chessboard has less mobility. Knights are more…
A leadoff walk is a bad way for a pitcher to start an inning. "A leadoff walk always scores" is a baseball adage of unknown authorship. "We have a rule around here that says a…
Pittsburgh Steelers head football coach Chuck Noll (1932-2014) believed that preparing for the games -- and not necessarily winning them, although Noll coached four Super Bowl-winning teams -- was…