The (5-second) Chuck E. Cheese Quiz

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If the subject of the kids' pizza restaurant "Chuck E. Cheese" comes up, lots of opinions start flying around.  Some can't stand the place and some tolerate it because they're children love it.  My main complaint is that none of them ever have Ms. Pac-Man.  Many, many, many children love this mini-casino, complete with a constantly smiling rodent, music, lights, pizza, salad, glow-in-the-dark hand stamps and coins for gambling on the Skee Ball machines, though.  Whether you like it or not, you have probably said the name of the place a time or two.  Or three. Or eight-hundred. That's what this post is about.  How you say it.  How YOU say "Chuck E. Cheese".  My husband and I say it differently.  I always ask him to say it again after he's said it once and then I ask, "Why do you say it like that?" and then he asks, "Why do YOU say it like THAT?"  and then I ask, "Why do you say it like that?" and then he asks...

Forget it.

Let's get on to how you say it. 

(REALLY emphasize the orange!  Say it loud!  Exaggerate!  Put some power behind it!)


number one
CHUCK e. cheese
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number two
chuck E. cheese

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(I guarantee you a child has left a puddle in that yellow car hanging from the roof.)







number three
Chucky Cheese

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Okay, this isn't really a way to say it, but I saw someone spell it like this the other day.   If we are counting this one as a way to say it, it would probably be like #1.  So #1 and #3 are essentially the same answer, it's just this one is spelled "Chucky".  IT'S NOT SPELLED "CHUCKY"!!  When I saw that he wrote it like that, I wondered for a long time how I could bring myself to talk to him again.  Still haven't decided if I will...  Anyway, back to the quiz, I contemplated putting a picture of Chuckie, the terrifying boy doll, up to represent this answer.  I just couldn't bring myself to do it.  Ahhhhh!!  If you think about it, though, I guess Chuck and Chuckie have some things in common.  The plastic face.  Also, the consecutive letters C-H-U-C-K.  Ummmm... Both have bad teeth?  And both make babies cry.








number four
Chuck E. Cheese's
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(Look!  There is an 's at the end!  Who knew??)




So, which number are you? 

(What I'm really anxious to know is if you say the 's at the end of Cheese.  Do you SAY that?  Do you say, "Hey, kids, get in the car.  We are going to Chuck E. Cheese's again for a birthday party"? You say that?  I so admire you.  You don't let an apostrophe slip past you!)


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Saimi said...

ChuckeeCheese is the BEST!! Speaking of Cheese, have you heard the Cheeseboy might be back...yeah, he put out a teaser post!!

Val said...

I'm a Chucky Cheese kind of gal. So put me down for #3. I have found that it's a much more pleasant environment if you enjoy an adult beverage with your pizza.

Shelly said...

Now that the evil little boy doll and the pizza place have made acquaintance in my mind, I shall never think of either in the same way...

And, I pronounce it like #3, but spell it correctly.

THE FLINT SKINNY said...

I once snuck into ChuckECheese's when I was 13. After being rejected for not having an adult with our group of miscreants, we pulled the move that would later be a stand-by for getting beer. We asked random strangers on their way in to pretend to be our parents. Little did we know, you also can't leave without the parent with whom you came (black light stamps to identify), so we had to break out of that joint too. I still look over my shoulder for the non-existent ChuckECheese mobile coming to take me back.

Annabelle said...

When I was a kid, my step dad was the manager of what was then called Showbiz Pizza. It was eventually changed to C.E.C.

That place is part of my childhood and I am an air hockey diva.

Still, I hate taking the kids there. Watching other little stranger kids muscle my kids around drives me batty. Not all children are well mannered sharers and it's the laws of the jungle in there. It stresses me out.

btw, I too say Chucky Cheese.

Paige Kellerman said...

I've never been there, but I too say Chucky Cheese, every time I pass it/drive to avoid it.

Peiji said...

I guess I would be #3 as I say something
similar like 'chuckie cheese' :p

I went there a few times when I was 9 years
old or younger... can't even remember.

I still have the tickets from winning games though >>

Natalie said...

I have actually never been to one but I'm sure that will change once my little one gets older!

Yvonne said...

But it doesn't need an apostrophe. It's a name of a place. "We're going to Chuck E. Cheese" Like, "We're going to Pizza Hut" not, "We're going to Pizza Hut's" right? right? lol
And I never really thought about how I say it. Darn it! Now I will!

Cindi said...

I am #4: The mom who drives her daughter there (Chuck E Cheese's) several times a week so she can do her job (work.) And then #5: The mom who spends an hour trying to clean the sweaty, sock smelling, kid screaming, rubbery pizza and tomato handprints from her uniform. (LoL) #6 could be the Mom who tries to explain that not all families tips well! So, remember to be kind to your servers! (Their Mother's work hard too!) (LoL)

Julie said...

I had no idea about that apostrophe.
None.

And I'm an English teacher trained to spot these things.

So now all I can think of is "What exactly does Chuck E. Cheese possess?"

I need to know.

Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Point said...

I have always pronounced it Chucky Cheese. Saying Chuck E. Cheese's seems unholy to me.

Crystal Pistol said...

i'm proud to say I am a number 4... usually. Sometimes it doesn't come out that way though.

My brother took the job as the boy in the Chuck E. costume when he was in high school. He said little kids kicked him a lot. And punched him.

Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms said...

I pronounce it "Dante's 5th Ring of Hell." When I'm paying close attention to my diction, I pronounce it "Contagion Mosh Pit."

Ellen

Ali - My Suitcase Full of Tricks said...

We have 2 Chuck E Cheese's. One close to the house and one two towns away. I showed up on Saturday and the party was on Sunday. So I showed up on Sunday...and the party was at the other location. I screwed up twice on the same party. Damn Chuck. We had Ryan's birthday party there last year. I broke down and did it and I swear it was the easiest party I ever did. I'll do it again.

My Inner Chick said...

--I like ((Chunky Cheese...))

cuz I like Chunky Shit!

Xxx

Emily said...

I'm #3. I think of it like Chucky Cheese and it always makes me laugh when I remember the E is actually the middle initial. I never remember the apostrophe though. I'll have to work on that one!

Susan in the Boonies said...

I say it like "Chucky Cheese" but I'm smarter than to spell it that way.

And their ball pits are MOIST, and neither one of us wants to know why.

Insomniac #4 said...

I guess I say Chucky Cheese, with a slight emphasis on the Cheese. As in: "that kid in the Chucky Cheeese commercials is sooo annoying."

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