# "Breakfast of Champions" quip and hilarity **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 21, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-of-champions-quip-and-hilarity/547410 "2010-07-21T00:57:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-of-champions-quip-and-hilarity/547410/21 "2010-07-22T16:51:53Z")
1a) Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and OJ 2a) 2/10 1b) Wild Turkey 101 and bacon 2b) 7/10 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-of-champions-quip-and-hilarity/547410/22 "2010-07-22T17:03:53Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Ah, hamburgers. The cornerstone to any nutritious breakfast. That _is_ a tasty burger! ---
**Author:** ![cdsilv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cdsilv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdsilv)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-of-champions-quip-and-hilarity/547410/23 "2010-07-22T19:16:18Z")
Warm flat beer and cold pizza (last night’s leftovers from the coffee table). RC Cola and a moon pie (Mobile, AL Mardi Gras breakfast) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-of-champions-quip-and-hilarity/547410/24 "2010-07-22T20:01:54Z")
Oral sex (giving and/or receiving). It’s usually gotten a giggle, although from an audience of one. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-of-champions-quip-and-hilarity/547410/25 "2010-07-22T20:09:17Z")
I use it frequently, and snarkily. No one ever laughs, and I don’t think anyone was ever offended. Anyway, generally I’ll use it referring to something unhealthy or disgusting for breakfast, like donuts and diet coke. yum. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-of-champions-quip-and-hilarity/547410/26 "2010-07-23T02:21:28Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > The eponymous “Breakfast of Champions” in Kurt Vonnegut’s _Breakfast of Champions_ was… what? Gin and Corn Flakes? I can barely remember, now. > > So it goes. A waitress uses it as a joke whenever someone orders a martini. ---
**Author:** ![Chimi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/73ab20/32.png) [@Chimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimi)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-of-champions-quip-and-hilarity/547410/27 "2010-07-23T08:41:26Z")
When I open my store, I’ll grab a Coke and a box of candy (usually Mike & Ikes) and sell them on my boss’s account to get a discount. I’ll leave the comment “Chimi’s having the breakfast of champions.” on there. Dunno if anyone’s actually laughed at it, though. ---
**Author:** ![wolf-alice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9e8a1a/32.png) [@wolf-alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf-alice)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-of-champions-quip-and-hilarity/547410/28 "2010-07-23T09:59:26Z")
Inspired by this thread, I tried it last night with the Tesco delivery man: 1. 2lb of cheddar and a bag of ice, 2. 0/10. Tesco man wishing for the sweet release of death. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-of-champions-quip-and-hilarity/547410.md?page=1)