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Friday Afternoon Ewww Plus

Cidu Bill on Nov 20th 2009

Glenn Boozer sent me this one

Now the question is… Is this Brevity strip, which appeared a couple of days later, essentially the same joke (albeit with somewhat smaller ears) or is it, as I thought it was at first glance (before I saw Glenn’s e-mail) a CIDU?

Filed in Bill Bickel, Brevity, Ewww, Guy & Rodd, comic strips, comics, humor | 33 responses so far

33 Responses to “Friday Afternoon Ewww Plus”

DPWally Nov 20th 2009 at 12:03 pm 1

I think those are supposed to be the wax shells from mini-cheeses, which are only 2 steps above cheez whiz in my experience.
Bullthistle Nov 20th 2009 at 12:06 pm 2

Those are babybel wax shells. Still an EWW
DPWally Nov 20th 2009 at 12:07 pm 3

The rest of it just came to me. She’s using cheez whiz to refill the mini-cheese shells, which lets her repeat the “fancy” experience of peeling wax off cheese. (An experience which is only slightly fancier than peeling the plastic wrap off American cheese.)
Lazlo H. Nov 20th 2009 at 01:44 pm 4

Why all the Babybel hate?
Elyrest Nov 20th 2009 at 01:53 pm 5

Babybel is gouda.
Jeff S. Nov 20th 2009 at 02:05 pm 6

Lord, please let the strip be about babybel wax. PLEASE!
Nicole Nov 20th 2009 at 02:38 pm 7

I thought the EWWWWW part was just the fact that they were going to eat cheeze wiz
Mitch4 Nov 20th 2009 at 05:23 pm 8

For a while those babybel were on my favored snack list, and for some reason instead of tossing out the wax I started molding it together, ending with something a little bigger than a tennis ball. I even brought it in to work and had it available at meetings in case anybody used the expression “the whole ball of wax”. No-one ever did.

[BTW, do you think it’s accurate as often claimed, that men describe approximate sizes in terms of balls from different sports while women use different fruits?]
Keera Nov 20th 2009 at 05:33 pm 9

I love babybels. They taste way better than earwax.
Bullthistle Nov 20th 2009 at 06:39 pm 10

#4 Lazlo - it’s CheezWhiz hate.
furrykef Nov 20th 2009 at 06:42 pm 11

Babybel: the result of the federally mandated breakup of AC&C (American Cheese & Cheezwhiz)
Chakolate Nov 20th 2009 at 09:20 pm 12

Keera! How do you know that?????
mkilby Nov 20th 2009 at 09:30 pm 13

Of the various pseudo-cheeses (CheezWhiz, Velveeta, American “cheese”, “Laughing Cow”, and Babybel), the various flavors of Babybel qualify (just barely) as “edible cheese”, the others are more like “synthetic plastic”.
Pete Nov 20th 2009 at 11:42 pm 14

Okay, so she’s filling cheese shells with cheese. I see that. But is there actually a joke there? What’s funny about it?

And why on Earth did Bill think it was earwax?

I don’t think we have Cheze Whiz in the UK. I’ve never seen it advertised or in the shops. What is it, exactly? Is it so bad? Why?
Chakolate Nov 20th 2009 at 11:59 pm 15

Pete, CheezWhiz is a barely-recognizable cheesy substance that is sprayed out of a can. It’s a half-step above Velveeta and perhaps a whole step above American cheese. It’s hardly haute cuisine. Her refilling the wax shells of (presumably) good cheese with it and saying they’d have a nice treat is a bit like refilling a champagne bottle with Ripple and calling it a lovely wine.
Elyrest Nov 21st 2009 at 12:57 am 16

Chakolate - Cheez Whiz isn’t sold in a can - it is usually found in jars. The spray cheese found in a can is either Easy Cheese or Cheez It. Cheez Whiz while hardly gourmet is a step up (in my estimation) from aerosol cheese.

Pete - it’s a processed “cheese food” spread that s used for dips or by itself on hot dogs or with corn chips etc. It’s not bad, but it isn’t exactly good either.
Annie Benson Nov 21st 2009 at 02:41 am 17

FYI, cats simply love aerosol cheese. So it can’t be all bad, right?
Keera Nov 21st 2009 at 03:18 am 18

Chak, I am a wise woman who knows many things - and protects her sources.
Tom T. Nov 21st 2009 at 11:11 am 19

Herewith, “Old Fashioned” brand Squeeze Cheese.

http://www.oldfash.com/oldfash/products/squeeze+cheese.asp

Presumably, it’s just like grandma used to make.
DPWally Nov 21st 2009 at 11:20 am 20

Pete: Cheez Whiz is a useful punchline, but I don’t recommend eating it. The “Cheez” spelling seems like someone’s idea of a whimsical name, decades ago before LOLcats made that kind of spelling routine, but I suspect there’s also a legal reason for the name. You can’t call it “cheese” if it doesn’t meet the USDA’s definition of cheese.
Soup Dragon Nov 21st 2009 at 01:45 pm 21

C’mon Chakolate, are you gonna tell us you have never inadvertently tasted your own ear wax? I have, and I’m not afraid to admit it! It has a foul, bitter taste, possibly to keep insects from crawling in to your ear while you sleep to lay eggs in your ear canal. Which is just as well.
mkilby Nov 21st 2009 at 02:27 pm 22

It would appear that the public is simply messing up Kraft’s trademarks. Even before this cartoon, I think I’ve heard the spray can product referred to as “cheez whiz” more often than its “official” name of “Easy Cheese”. Remember the scene in “The Blues Brothers”, where Elwood and Jake return to the boarding house, and the old coot calls out “hey, did ya bring me my .?.?.” (and Jake throws him a spray can). I’m almost positive that the guy says “Cheez Whiz”, and not “Easy Cheese”.

P.S. The Z in the spelling of “Cheez” is probably just for the visual match with “Whiz”, as well as being easier to trademark.
Chuck Nov 21st 2009 at 05:04 pm 23

Why all the American Cheese hate? American cheese is way better than Cheez Wiz and Velveeta.

Mitch, I describe the size of things relative to balls more than fruits. Balls are standardized. Fruits…. Well, haven’t you read James and the Giant Peach? Actually the only time I have heard anyone compare something to the size of a fruit was a man talking about a woman’s breasts. >.>
Bullthistle Nov 21st 2009 at 05:44 pm 24

It seems to me that every time I read about the size of something medical it’s in food terms - usually fruit but also sesame seeds, poppy seeds and nuts. Don’t know if they are written by women, but haven’t you all heard of the watermelon sized tumors, the egg sized growths, the pea sized kidney stones?
Chakolate Nov 21st 2009 at 07:27 pm 25

Keera - I should have known.

Bullthistle, when women talk about ‘the size of a…’ it’s usually fruit or other foods, and when men do, it’s usually a ball - baseball, basketball, golf ball. Are you sure you’re not just noticing when it’s not the way you’d say it? (Assuming here that you’re male.)
Bullthistle Nov 21st 2009 at 10:25 pm 26

You assume wrong.
Jeff S. Nov 22nd 2009 at 12:01 am 27

“NOOOOOOOOO!!! It’s approximately the size of a tangelo.”
eeyore19 Nov 22nd 2009 at 12:28 am 28

I remember Gilbert Godfried had a routine about being at a party and not being sure whether or not he was supposed to eat the wax on the cheese as well. Not wanting to appear rude and offend his host, he decided to eat the wax.
Chakolate Nov 22nd 2009 at 01:27 am 29

Bullthistle - sorry, apparently I made an ass of … well, me.
neldew Nov 22nd 2009 at 03:11 am 30

The “Wake up grandpa” (instead of, “Wake up, Grandpa”) distracted me enough to lose interest in the gag. That, and the awkwardness of talking to two different people in one balloon.
Or maybe she WAS telling the girl to wake Grandpa, in which case it’s even MORE distracting.
Molly J Nov 25th 2009 at 11:23 am 31

Oh, you high falutin’ toffee-nosers. You KNOW you all love cheez in an aerosol can! Who hasn’t had the pleasure of opening the mouth and squirting it straight in? Bliss. Even better than aerosol whipped cream IMHO.
Nicole Nov 25th 2009 at 11:41 am 32

I have jsut one word to say to that … Whipits
Elyrest Nov 25th 2009 at 12:11 pm 33

Oh, Nicole, not Whipits! Just hearing that word makes me a little light headed.