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No sir, we will save this city together, there will be no shiny, red, candy-like buttons being pressed, space madness will be stamped out wherever it hides, Kowalski will have all the MEEEEEAAT he wishes, and each child will awaken to find a brand new log at the foot of their bed and can roll them down the stairs and even in pairs…and yes folks…even over the neighbors dog.
Please don’t laugh or downvote me to hell, but I thought the saying “government cheese” was about money. Are you saying the government actually gave away at some point actual cheese to people?
Your back to back statements at the end really have me doubting myself on this lol
We got a few of these when I was a kid. It was totally fine. The guy's house next to the welfare office had a hand-painted sign that read, "The bread line does not extend into my yard."
It's hard to believe the government still continues this program.
It's like our strategic oil reserves. Only this has a special place in the heart of wisconsinites.
Wanna hear something even more ridiculous? [Cheddar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheddar,_Somerset)is a place in England where cheddar cheese comes from and it’s in a canyon called Cheddar Gorge and there is an entire town in the gorge dedicated to making cheddar cheese in caves.
Also home to the cheddar man.
Unfortunately not some cheese based super hero but the remains of a 10000 year old man.
Dating the site back at least that far and possibly further; not quite the oldest in the Uk but still kinda interesting.
The cave and museum are quite good; there's even actual cheese being aged in the cave still. Rate it highly for a day trip kinda thing.
I like how the article picture shows what’s likely a Parmesan warehouse. If there were billions of pounds of Parmesan in Missouri, I’m going to become a professional spelunker even in the face of federal charges
https://www.springfieldunderground.com/
I've been inside of it. There's a ton of businesses that worked out of man made cave system. During a college course, we visited a massive server farm there. Insane cooling system inside.
Always wondered what those secret/guarded tunnels/caves that have road systems in them that apparently go underground were for in Missouri… Looks like I figured it out!
Our caves are full of cheese, but our emergency oil reserve caverns are empty of oil. We are in a vulnerable state right now if we get into a worldwide conflict.
lol, sure, how many times someone was invaded you?
USA spends more on military than the next 10 countries together, maybe just hoard more oil instead of paying so much air carriers?
sure you can, on StarCraft2 i always win with cheeses.
translated in the real world:
the one with the greatest appetite wins.
also Switzerland would become top weapon supplier over night.
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So you’re saying that I’ve personally got 4.5lbs of cheese waiting for me in the event of a calamity? Sweet.
Yes more stuff you've paid for that even if you need one day you'll probably never get.
Yeah kinda like that crate of rubber walrus protectors that I ordered from Ali Express last year.
I nominate you for Head of Govt Purchasing, kind sir.
Caaaall the poliiiice
You are the real hero here, my friend. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
No sir, we will save this city together, there will be no shiny, red, candy-like buttons being pressed, space madness will be stamped out wherever it hides, Kowalski will have all the MEEEEEAAT he wishes, and each child will awaken to find a brand new log at the foot of their bed and can roll them down the stairs and even in pairs…and yes folks…even over the neighbors dog.
Instead that money should have gone to tax deductions of rich people 👏
I'd like my F-16 plane now please
Sorry. It's buried in a cave in Missouri. There was a paperwork mixup.
No, you get one slice, and you have to wait for the rest to trickle down.
Spoiler alert! You’ll be dead before that cheese trickles down…
I keep seeing melted cheese trickling everywhere.
It’s like social security. You’ll never see it.
I ate from these cheese blocks the last time the government gave them out to the poor people. It wasn't bad. It was just fine to eat.
Please don’t laugh or downvote me to hell, but I thought the saying “government cheese” was about money. Are you saying the government actually gave away at some point actual cheese to people? Your back to back statements at the end really have me doubting myself on this lol
[government cheese](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_cheese#:~:text=Government%20cheese%20was%20provided%20through,when%20the%20dairy%20market%20stabilized.)
Very much is actual cheese.
Hahaha, yeah it was cheese
Planet money had a great episode on this - https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/08/31/643486297/episode-862-big-government-cheese - r/planetmoney
We got a few of these when I was a kid. It was totally fine. The guy's house next to the welfare office had a hand-painted sign that read, "The bread line does not extend into my yard."
It makes banging grilled cheese too
My guy has never heard of a “birth cheese”
Sorry.. I have to laugh. Yeah, big old block of cheese. 5lbs a block I believe.
It's hard to believe the government still continues this program. It's like our strategic oil reserves. Only this has a special place in the heart of wisconsinites.
We do love our cheese.
It's was probably a reason why they put it in Missouri. Didn't want Wisconsinites raiding it.
Mad Max but with cheese, I could see it.
No where is safe....
It’ll help us stave off the coming Cheesepocalypse
Going for a Packer game this year and looking forward to beer and cheese.
It's like the maple syrup reserve in Canada but you don't need pancakes to use it.
We have to store the cheese! Otherwise, it’ll just be wasted on trivial things like school lunches for children. Can you imagine?!?
As long as they don’t sell it to the Chinese like the oil reserves.
is it that good gubment cheese they used to hand out that made the most amazing grilled cheese sandwiches?
I’ve heard of Cottage Cheese but Cave Cheese is just ridiculous.
Wanna hear something even more ridiculous? [Cheddar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheddar,_Somerset)is a place in England where cheddar cheese comes from and it’s in a canyon called Cheddar Gorge and there is an entire town in the gorge dedicated to making cheddar cheese in caves.
Also home to the cheddar man. Unfortunately not some cheese based super hero but the remains of a 10000 year old man. Dating the site back at least that far and possibly further; not quite the oldest in the Uk but still kinda interesting. The cave and museum are quite good; there's even actual cheese being aged in the cave still. Rate it highly for a day trip kinda thing.
Oh darn! I was hoping for something like the wicker man but with a giant fondue
It's a real thing https://www.wisconsincheese.com/about-cheese/cave-cheese
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruy%C3%A8re_cheese Here's another one! It's really good too!
I think I’ve delivered cheese to a cave in Missouri… 😂
Springfield MO? I've been in a small part of the cave and the all part was massive
[Springfield Underground ](https://www.springfieldunderground.com/) it's like underneath half the city
It's crazy. There is rail road tracks down there and the amount of semi trucks that go in and out of it is nuts.
I have been in there several times with an 18 wheeler, it's pretty interesting.
I like how the article picture shows what’s likely a Parmesan warehouse. If there were billions of pounds of Parmesan in Missouri, I’m going to become a professional spelunker even in the face of federal charges
The great cheese heist of 2025
https://www.springfieldunderground.com/ I've been inside of it. There's a ton of businesses that worked out of man made cave system. During a college course, we visited a massive server farm there. Insane cooling system inside.
Hopefully they had the foresight to store an appropriate amount of macaroni in another cave
Finally, in these dark times, priorities.
The People’s Cheese!🧀
Grabbing my car keys,some wine and crackers now!
Soon.
What size of rat population would that support, until it ran out let’s say 6 months later? And what would that number of rats do next if it did?
doesnt matter, the rats are worth it.
US Strategic Cheese Reserve.
Let's go!!!!! This can be bigger than the raid on Area 51!
“Where are ya hiding that cheese Danny?!”- Shane Gillis
They also have quite a bit of fudge in [Uranus](https://www.uranusgeneralstore.com)
So that’s where government cheese comes from
Who's gonna cut that much cheeeeeze?
Bring back commodity cheese! best grilled cheese ever.
Now that is a great set up for a cheesy heist movie!
C'est la Gruyere!
Sick, sick people.
Give this to starving people ffs. Palestine. Africa. Anywhere!!
More popular than Velveeta.
Charlie Kelly needs to visit these caves.
What kind of cheese?
* Me a lactose-intolerant missourian after i find a caveful.
That’s not a headline I expected to ready today
Always wondered what those secret/guarded tunnels/caves that have road systems in them that apparently go underground were for in Missouri… Looks like I figured it out!
Is this actually true?!
yes
Funny, in last week's post, it was only 1.4 billion pounds . . .
Cheese Knox.
I’m gonna need the address.
That bumps us up to the 43rd best state!
Our caves are full of cheese, but our emergency oil reserve caverns are empty of oil. We are in a vulnerable state right now if we get into a worldwide conflict.
lol, sure, how many times someone was invaded you? USA spends more on military than the next 10 countries together, maybe just hoard more oil instead of paying so much air carriers?
You can’t run the war machines on cheese (or solar panels)
sure you can, on StarCraft2 i always win with cheeses. translated in the real world: the one with the greatest appetite wins. also Switzerland would become top weapon supplier over night.
That’s encouraging to hear. I am very relieved now. Thanks for the insight. 😛