Head Cheese - Your Weekly Ration

This week's Head Cheese scares the heck out of us, which, when you think about it, is actually a pretty good thing. Who the heck want's the heck in them. Heck, we sure don't.

Mark Siciliano's

Head Cheese

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for more of Mark's Siciliano's Head Cheese

Head Cheese - Your Weekly Ration

This week's Head Cheese cements our belief that Mark Siciliano is the funniest Buzz contributor on staff. And no, he didn't bribe us to say that. What d'ya think we are, corrupt or something? 

Mark Siciliano's

Head Cheese

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for more helpings of Head Cheese!

Head Cheese - Your Weekly Ration

This week's Head Cheese is free-trade, organic, shade-grown, roasted locally and brewed in recycled, dye-free filters. Enjoy!

Mark Siciliano's

Head Cheese

Stay tuned to The Buzz for another pot of Head Cheese, percolating on the burner even as we speak.

Head Cheese - Your Weekly Ration

After an extended absence, Mark Siciliano's Head Cheese returns with a very appropriate cartoon. (Pun will appear after you read the cartoon and then return to this intro.)

Mark Siciliano's

Head Cheese

Stay tuned to The Buzz for more helpings of Mark Siciliano's Head Cheese. We're currently sitting on a pile of it right now.

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

If this week's Head Cheese teaches us one lesson, it's this—no matter how high you climb on the corporate ladder, there will always be someone whose calls you avoid.

Head Cheese

by Mark Siciliano

Find more Queso de Cabeza by clicking here:

Mark Siciliano's Head Cheese.

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

Not only is this week's edition of Head Cheese udderly amazing, it's a fitting complement to the weird picture one member of The Buzz staff snapped Monday on the highway to Detroit (see below). Will wonders never cease.

Head Cheese

by Mark Siciliano

Giant Cow

By Chris Siciliano

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Mark Siciliano's Head Cheese.

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

This week's edition of Head Cheese is the cat's meow, the cat's pajamas no less. It's the bee's knees, the bear's beer, the iguana's mama. It is not, to my knowledge, the giraffe's gaffe.

Head Cheese

by Mark Siciliano

Find more Queso de la Cabeza by clicking here:

Mark Siciliano's Head Cheese.

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

It's a fact.* Mimes are the most likely of all street performers to seek professional help due to existential crisis. Which makes sense. When was the last time anybody said, boy, I sure could use a good mime right now. It almost never happens, and that's a lonely feeling for mime.

*Not necessarily a statement of fact.

Head Cheese

by Mark Siciliano

Find more Queso de la Cabeza by going here:

Mark Siciliano's Head Cheese. 

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

Well it's over. Head Cheese creator Mark Siciliano outlasted like a million other cartoonists but came up just short in the final round of judging in the "Best Cartoonist" contest over at thecartooniststudio.com.

Fortunately for us the cartoon gods would rather Mark toil away in relative obscurity than enjoy the unspeakable riches of a syndicated illustrator—at least for now. Until Mark lands in cheesier pastures, you can still find your weekly ration of Head Cheese right here on The Buzz. Here's one of our favorites.

Head Cheese

by Mark Siciliano

Hungry for more Head Cheese? Help yourself to seconds over on Mark's new blog, Mark's Siciliano's Head Cheese. (Never was a blog so aptly named.)

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

This week your meal of Head Cheese comes with a steaming side of funny. Head Cheese creator Mark Siciliano has made the finals in the cartoon contest over at thecartooniststudio.com. Be a dear and vote for his toon (the same below) and who knows, maybe this time next week Mark will be more famous than Ziggy and Marmaduke combined—now wouldn't that be something! Here's how to vote.

1. Log on to http://www.thecartooniststudio.com/Vote.
2. Type "Siciliano" into the search field and click SEARCH.
3. Select this week's entry for Mark Siciliano's Head Cheese.
4. Click vote, laugh out loud, tell others to vote.
5. Ponder what other good deeds to do with your day.

Head Cheese

by Mark Siciliano

Remember also to participate in Siciliano's Cartoon Caption Contest, April Edition, which is going on now. This time around the award for best caption receives a Ricki's cheese making kit ($22 value), a prize almost as good as winning $22 worth of actual cheese. 

Cartoon Caption Contest, April Edition

Welcome to the Siciliano's Cartoon Caption Contest, April Edition! This month's comic genius wins a Ricki's Cheese Making Kit for Mozzarella & Ricotta ($22 value), because there is no better prize than cheese, not even an all-expense paid trip to Chico, California. The contest rules are simple, and as follows.

1. Study the illustration below provided by Mark Siciliano, creator of the über-funny comic strip Head Cheese.
2. Come up with a hilarious caption. In fact, come up with several. Beer or brewing (or cheese) themed captions are not mandatory, but certainly won't hurt your chances of winning.
3. Include your caption in the comments section at the bottom of the post. Be sure to also include your full name. Note: captions left by "anonymous" users are fine, but for logistical reasons, they will not be considered for the prize (I'm talking to you, TH!).
4. Wait with bated breath for the winner to be announced right here on The Buzz on Monday, April 16th, 2012.

The April Cartoon

Your hilarious caption here

Find more Head Cheese at thecartooniststudio.com, where Mark has made the finals in a cartoon contest of his own. Voting for Mark in that contest will not win you brownie points in this one (voting over there is anonymous). However, the universe surely takes note of such things and will dole out the karma accordingly.

Obligatory fine print: (1) Please use your best judgment when participating in this contest. Any caption the Buzz staff deems offensive will be deleted without warning or notice. (2) The winner will be selected by a panel of judges to be named later by The Buzz staff. (3) Siciliano's employees & family are not eligible to win this contest; they are nonetheless encouraged to participate by adding captions of their own, hopefully funny ones.

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

Some of you keeping track might have noticed that the monthly cartoon caption contest was supposed to start on Monday, and didn't. What can we say, sometimes life hands you head cheese. (Like now for instance.) We assure you, another Monday will not pass without the start of our next contest. Here's an appetizer to hold you over until then.

Head Cheese

by Mark Siciliano

Hungry for more Head Cheese? Help yourself to seconds at thecartooniststudio.com. While you're there, be sure to vote for Mark (pictured below) in the American Idol-like Best Cartoonist contest, which is going on now. (Update: Mark has advanced to round nine!)

This guys needs your vote!*

*Note: This picture of Mark is not a drawing. This is a photo taken by Mark's son, Leo. It's just the lighting that makes him look like that.

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

Thy cup floweth over with Head Cheese. A nod to the improving economy, call this week's 'toon Siciliano's version of the federal jobs report.

Head Cheese

by Mark Siciliano

Hungry for more Head Cheese? Help yourself to seconds at thecartooniststudio.com. While there, be sure to vote for Mark in the American Idol-like Best Cartoonist contest, which is going on now. (Update: Mark has advanced to round eight!)

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

Pour yourself a tall glass of Head Cheese. This week, Mark pokes fun at people with poor taste. (Say what you will about the sport coat, that mustache is pretty badass.)

Head Cheese

by Mark Siciliano

Hungry for more Head Cheese? Help yourself to seconds at thecartooniststudio.com. While there, be sure to vote for Mark in the American Idol-like Best Cartoonist contest, which is going on now. (Update: Mark has advanced to round seven!)

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

After a week hiatus Head Cheese returns with an enlightening cartoon, this one sure to brighten your day. I tell you watt, it would be pretty incandescent of you not to read it carefully, and that's no bulb.

Head Cheese

by Mark Siciliano

Hungry for more Head Cheese? Help yourself to seconds at thecartooniststudio.com. And while you're there, be sure to vote for Mark in the American Idol-like Best Cartoonist contest, which is going on now. (Update: Mark has advanced to round six!)

Cheers!

And the (March) winner is....

Thanks to everyone who participated in the latest cartoon caption contest. The top honor this month goes to Scott Wert, who impressed our judges by eloquently reiterating the age-old question, "Does a bear do its business in the woods?"

Scott should contact the Buzz editors for details on claiming his prize (a book on home coffee roasting and one pound of raw coffee beans). The rest of you will have another shot at comedy glory starting April 2, when the next caption contest is scheduled to begin.

Until then, remember to vote for Mark Siciliano's comic strip Head Cheese in the American Idol-like contest happening over at thecartooniststudio.com. Mark, our cartoonist-in-residence, recently advanced to Round #6 and would like to thank all of you for your continued support.

The March Winner

"No really? Where do you shit?"

First Runner-up, "TH"

"Ok genius, tomorrow we’re heading to Siciliano’s Market to pick up the book Home Marshmallow Roasting, Romance and Revival."

Second Runner-up, Kyle Fish

"Ketchup? For what?"

Third Runner-up, Rachel B.

I promise you, Stan, the pickings will be better next time if you look for a tent with lots of empty cans around it. Those ones can't run off so fast.

Cheers!

Cartoon Caption Contest, March Edition

Editor's Note: This month's competition is officially closed. Look for the next to begin on April 2, 2012.

Welcome to the Siciliano's Cartoon Caption Contest, March Edition! The winner of this round will receive Kenneth Davids' book Home Coffee Roasting (read the boss' review here) as well as one pound of Panama Boquete Classico raw (green) coffee beans. The contest rules are simple, and as follows.

1. Study the caption-less illustration (below) provided by Mark Siciliano, creator of the über-funny comic strip Head Cheese.
2. Come up with a hilarious caption of your own. In fact, come up with several. Beer or brewing (or coffee) themed captions are not mandatory, but certainly won't hurt your chances of winning.
3. Include your caption in the comments section at the bottom of the post. Be sure to also include your full name. Note: captions left by "anonymous" users are fine, but for logistical reasons, they will not be considered for the prize.
4. Wait with bated breath for the winner to be announced right here on The Buzz on Monday, March 12th, 2012.

The March Cartoon

"Your hilarious caption here"

You can find more Head Cheese at thecartooniststudio.com, where Mark is currently doing battle with hundreds of other cartoonists in a contest of his own. Voting for Mark in that contest will not win you brownie points in this one (voting over there is anonymous). However, the universe takes note of such things and will no doubt dole out the karma accordingly.

Obligatory fine print: (1) Please use your best judgment when participating in this contest. Any caption the Buzz staff deems offensive will be deleted without warning or notice. (2) The winner will be selected by a panel of judges to be named later by The Buzz staff. (3) Siciliano's employees & family are not eligible to win this contest; they are nonetheless encouraged to participate by adding captions of their own, hopefully funny ones.

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

All characters appearing in today's Head Cheese are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, especially those employed by Siciliano's, is purely coincidental.

Head Cheese
by Mark Siciliano

Hungry for more Head Cheese? Help yourself to seconds at thecartooniststudio.com. And while you're there, be sure to vote for Mark in the American Idol-like Best Cartoonist contest, which is going on now.

Deers!
(oops) I mean, Cheers!

Head Cheese - Your weekly ration

This week, Buzz cartoonist-in-residence Mark Siciliano delivers a homebrew-themed cartoon. Surely this will ring true for some of you.

Head Cheese

Hungry for more Head Cheese? Help yourself to seconds at thecartooniststudio.com. And while you're there, be sure to vote for Mark in the American Idol-like Best Cartoonist contest, which is going on now.

Cheers!

And the winner is....

Thanks to everyone who participated in Siciliano's first-ever cartoon caption contest. Today's top honor goes to Jon Waalkes, whose prize-winning caption (see below) best embodies the spirit of the "toon". This according to Mark Siciliano, Buzz cartoonist-in-residence and esteemed judge of this first contest.

Jon "George Carlin" Waalkes should contact the Buzz editors for details on claiming his prize. The rest of you will have another shot at comedy glory starting March 5, when the next caption contest is scheduled to begin. Until then, remember to vote for Mark's comic strip Head Cheese in the American Idol-like contest happening over at thecartooniststudio.com.

The Winner

"She's been tryin' to get me to eat apples,
but in a perfect world man can live on beer alone."

First Runner-up, "TH"

"Thanks for the cider...she tells me it's to die for."

Cheers!