Comments on: Brother Act

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:19:34 +0000

Yeah, but the cheese stands alone in the (Farmer in the) Dell.

By: Lindsey ^_^

Lindsey ^_^ — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:35:34 +0000

I think if you’ve ever made Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, which I have a lot, it might make more sense. The cheese is this powdery stuff that comes in this little packet. You definitely don’t want to eat that on its own, that would be disgusting.

By: Elliott

Elliott — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:17:03 +0000

And we have yet to explore the mysteries of the Smith Brothers: Mark and Trade.

Or is that Trig?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:25:56 +0000

Another point for the Kraft brothers joke is that although (to my knowledge) macaroni is only referred to as “Mac” in the context of “mac and cheese”, Mac is more believable as a name, or at least a form of address, to keep the reveal that the brothers are “Mac and Cheese” for the punchline.

By: Rasheed

Rasheed — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:33:10 +0000

Charlene, are you from Canada and/or familiar with the Barenaked Ladies’ song “If I Had $1,000,000″?

If I Had $1000000
We wouldn’t have to eat Kraft Dinner.
(-But we would eat Kraft Dinner.
-Of course we would, we’d just eat more.
-And buy really expensive ketchup with it.
-That’s right, all the fanciest Dijon Ketchup. Mmmmmm.)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:59:19 +0000

These two strips seem to be explained, but just to summarize (forgive me, if I’m being redundant):

Top strip: The Lehman Brothers used to be fantastically wealthy, but their company went broke, so now all they can afford for a night out is to go to the neighborhood bar for beer.

Bottom strip: One of Kraft’s most popular products is their macaroni (mac) & cheese. This strip imagines that Mac & Cheese are the Kraft brothers, and, since the nation refers to the product as mac & cheese, that Mac is the older brother. Thus, Cheese has all the younger brother issues, exacerbated by Cheese’s lowly status in the box as simply a little envelope of powder. The joke (which, I’ll grant, isn’t’ much) is lost if you extend Cheese’s world to all the cheeses in the world.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:34:22 +0000

Buzz has got the first one right — Lehman Brothers can’t afford anything but the neighborhood bar these days.

By: Elliott

Elliott — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:46:15 +0000

I think Bill nailed it. Apparently only Cheese doesn’t know that it stands, alone.

By: furrykef

furrykef — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:29:02 +0000

I think the cartoonist simply got the names Mac and Cheese backwards on the last comic and nobody had noticed…

By: Powers

Powers — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:28:33 +0000

Yes, but Kraft’s commercials for their Macaroni and Cheese Dinner product emphasize their “It’s the Cheesiest!” slogan by having characters suggest that it should be “Cheese and Macaroni”. So to say it’s *never* “Cheese and Macaroni” is wrong.