stalemates

Try and solve that!!!!!!

show off

lol

whalemate: all right, who doesn't put on a few pounds after marriage?

failmate: happens to all guys over 40, doesn't it?

Jailmate: conjugal visits

Trialmate: gone by the morning.

Malemate: (never mind)

Tailmate: mermaid

or deformed animal

Bailmate

Well... get to it, we're sinking!

galemate:  a perfect storm

alemate: a 10 at 2 a.m. is a 2 at 10 a.m.

I don't understand why you deleted so many comments and then posted a lame puzzle and now you want to discuss stalemates, well ok- everybody has been in a game where you're cruising along, building up advantage, heading toward a happy ending and then (not fair!) you're hijacked by the unforeseen bolt from the blue...

sailmate: (think Love Boat)