tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post4008856809190368494..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: The etymology of cheeseheadMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-42471732743362372612013-03-19T20:46:37.341-05:002013-03-19T20:46:37.341-05:00I seem to remember that "Cheddar Head" w...I seem to remember that "Cheddar Head" was once an equally, if not more often, used term referring to Wisconsinites. It was more clever and spoken less disparagingly due to its rhyme, and naming of an historic and popular type of cheese. However, when John Madden used his telestrator to circle a "cheesehead" on Monday Night Football in the early '90's, that became the universally used term. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981864903737074002noreply@blogger.com