Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 02, 2023

I would advise Pig to wait until May.

Pig is truly a follower of cheeses.

I’ve been to Wisconsin and the cheese really is fantastic

they will be dairy glad to see you Pig!

Isn’t it known for beer, too?

Head for the Mars Cheese Castle about ten minutes north of the WI/IL border, Pig. You’ll never need to leave.

Depends on which side of the border. Hamm’s is Minnesota, Heileman’s is LaCrosse.

I’m going to go fix me a ham and cheesse sandwich, thanks pig

What a friend we have in cheeses.

Didn’t know anything was meant to make sense anymore.

I thought the cheese was in Switzerland.

I used to work with a Wisconsin guy who revolutionised how we did our accounting.A Green Bay Packers fan, he once wore a cheesehead to an office party, and he became known throughout the company as the Cheese Whiz.

It’s time to move to Wisconsin when pigs fly.

…and cheese curds too…

We don’t just “have cheese,” we have deep fried cheese curds, cheddar-beer soup, and people who drink beer and wear cheese on their head to football games.

All these comments are kind of cheesy.

Will he return with one of those “Cheese hats” on?!

How does he expect to get there on a balloon?

Having sent nine years in Wisconsin, I can vouch for the beer. Leinekugels (“Leinies” to the locals) is a favorite in the taverns in the northern half of the state. And the people also enjoy the Route 29 filet……. it’s a nice piece of venison.

Perfect. Ham and cheese.

Everyone knows the MOON’s made of cheese.

The center of the cheese universe is Thorp, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin – Land Of Cow Poop And Beer Farts. (yes, I live there)

Cheese is nearly everywhere. Be happy.

And Bandin OR!

Bratwurst

Tillamook County, Oregon. Cheese AND ocean waves.

Let’s not forget Wisconsin style bratwurst.

Does no one remember the 1956 short French film “The Red Balloon”?

Take it from me, Pig, hang on to that balloon until you’re over Europe.  You’ll be glad you did!  They have some pretty good beer there too.

Pig will so happy‼️☺️

I just made that move myself in August… Illannoyed to Wisconsin.

pig’s balloon resembles the red pill in my morning set, for improved regularity

He’s headed for hog heaven. Rat is the one who should head for Wisconsin.

Is there room in that cave in France where they make blue cheese?

It’s better than Illinois, and while I prefer Missouri, (because St. Louis Cardinals) I will take the Dairy State over the Prairie State.

I was just sitting here thinking about where to go on a trip this year in the fall. We’ve been everywhere except three states; Iowa, Ohio and Indiana. I have zero desire to go to any of those places but WI and MI in the fall were were really pretty.Maybe I’ll look into those again.

cheese? we don’t need no stinking cheese.

Wait until he visits the capital of Wisconsin…

The very best cheddar cheese comes from Vermont. The best place to get all other cheeses is in Europe.Wisconsin is a sad 10th.

All I remember about Wisconsin are the mosquitoes and getting busted by the highway patrol for hitchhiking

Yes! From Wisconsin! Cheese curds, yummy!

I am probably the only person in the world who does not like cheese. I don’t like milk – why would I want to eat it moldy? No need to insult me. I have heard it all.

Wisconsin is also where the snow and cold is, so as an old southern boy I will just order my cheese and have it shipped South.

When young I wished I could get a ballon big enough to lift me. Even went so far a buying a surplus weather ballon at ARMY surplus store.

Yes Rat, and we have a job for you on the Edmund Fitzgerald II

I live in Wisconsin and I LOVE Wisconsin. I see bald eagles every day, hear hoot owls at night and I can see the stars. The air is clean and so is the water. Oh, and the Packers

All along Pig was a closet Cheesehead – who knew…

Reminds me of Sam Kinnison: “GO TO WHERE THE FOOD IS!”.

I hope he caught the 7:15 jet stream to the Great Lakes area.

Tillamook cheese is better.

When I was in high school my family lived in Illinois about a 45 minute drive from the Wisconsin border. The drinking age for beer in WI was 18. Every high school kid knew that. Also, back then colored margarine was illegal in WI but fireworks were legal. Near the border on both sides there were signs advertising margarine and fireworks pointing you in the right direction to buy them.

Lots of cheese in Vermont, too. Might be closer. Cafilornia has its boosters, but you need to have a high level of tolerance for natural disasters. And weird politics.

Just go to a church. Everyone there loves cheeses!

France

…and the world’s largest airshow/fly-in convention!

You know, Pig, other places are known for their cheese too.

Cheese Louise..

Pig is crazy. He lives in Santa Rosa, and there is way better cheese in Sonoma county than in Wisconsin.

Today’s Pearls brought to you by the Wisconsin Dairy Association

And no one will badger you on your choice here.

Say hello to Mary Poppins while you’re up there on the way.

To ge the whole Wisconsin experience, you need to: 1. Sample our craft beers on tap (yes, Spotted Cow is that good for a lager); 2. Enjoy our cheese, and 3. Experience an authenticl Sheboygan Brat Fry by ordering a double on a hardball with brown mustard, accompanied by a brat wash (known to non-Wisconsin folks as a draft beer). From a Badger who’s lived in the Land of Cheese for most of his life. (Outside of Wisconsin, there are people who think a Kraft Single is real cheese. Oy.)

Where does Pig get those magical long-distance cargo-carrying balloons? Surely not in Cheeseland?

Where’s the cake, though

I thought the moon was made of cheese.

I love that old ZZ Top song: “Cheese is just left Chicago”

Wisconsin is also well known for being where Dahmer lived…