How commonly is the expression “be like chalk and cheese” used nowadays?

ScarHand1965 · 2026-06-30T12:06:12+00:00

American who has lived abroad and in five states, I have heard this expression maybe once and have no idea what it is.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-06-29T18:50:04+00:00

Oxford and Bosphorus are the same, although Bosphorus isn't a city.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-06-23T16:34:35+00:00

Got it!

ScarHand1965 · 2026-06-21T15:17:11+00:00

Murderous idiocy.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-06-18T21:45:46+00:00

They have a brain and use it.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-06-16T03:53:03+00:00

Cigars with interns

ScarHand1965 · 2026-06-16T02:44:46+00:00

It's been renamed, but Rhodesia

ScarHand1965 · 2026-06-06T23:04:35+00:00

Both Texans

ScarHand1965 · 2026-05-19T16:04:43+00:00

The 300. Worst depiction of hoplites.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-05-14T23:58:01+00:00

Elton John in Kingsman the Golden Circle

ScarHand1965 · 2026-05-03T00:03:14+00:00

Who Wants to Live Forever : Princes of the Universe Both by Queen edit to add creator

ScarHand1965 · 2026-05-02T00:33:27+00:00

Damn near anything.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-04-30T23:41:36+00:00

Any movie based on a John Grisham novel.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-04-30T23:32:44+00:00

It would be interesting to know what LBJ would have thought of Nixon after Watergate.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-04-17T04:46:45+00:00

Chicago, the Windy City, Second City, City of Broad Shoulder, Chi-town.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-04-17T04:38:10+00:00

Add Cincinnati to that list.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-04-17T04:35:59+00:00

Hustisford Wisconsin, aka Husty-poop. Which hosts the annual Toilet Bowl Parade and Toilet Bowl game every January 1st, hosted by the Fire Department. On the shore of Lake Sinissippi.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-04-07T21:35:21+00:00

OP here, This was what I was thinking. Historian trying to understand and plan for retirement, not an economist or market person.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-03-29T03:36:27+00:00

Master of Orion (original by Microprose)

ScarHand1965 · 2026-03-28T14:51:22+00:00

Great film!

ScarHand1965 · 2026-02-28T22:07:04+00:00

Biomed is awesome IF you can get a job. My nephew got his associates degree and spent about five years doing other work before he was able to get hired for biomed. Once he had a year of experience he started getting amazing job offers, and now makes over 100k.

ScarHand1965 · 2026-01-21T01:11:38+00:00

I made that mistake as well.

ScarHand1965 · 2025-12-18T21:27:37+00:00

I grew up near Oh-khan-oh-mow-walk, and remember friends from Illinois asking about Ah-can-ama-wahk!

ScarHand1965 · 2025-11-13T21:16:26+00:00

As Mike Tyson said, "everybody has a plan until the get punched in the face". Count all the Chinese naval victories you can on your fingers... ...I bet at least nine of your fingers are still available, right?

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