Bake our heads into it

English translation: no slang meaning

14:55 Mar 3, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: Bake our heads into it
These are the conversation between boy and girl who are dating. I am sure this is kind of a joke, but is "Bake our heads into it" has any slang meaning??

Girl: I got some cheese in the oven.
Boy: Really? Why do you say we..
Girl: Bake our heads into it?
Boy: You just read my mind!
(both laughs)

I asked this question at English/Japanese section, because I'm doing translating English to Japanese. I could get good clues, but we couldn't reach the absolute answer....
poisonivy
Selected answer:no slang meaning
Explanation:
At least I've never heard it. Nor do I think this is a UK/US thing :)

A literal joke that has kind of a double meaning:

1) brings up an image of them sticking their heads into the oven to get the cheese.

2) the whole teenage suicide stereotype
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Mark Berelekhis
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Local time: 02:24
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4no slang meaning
Mark Berelekhis
4to make them into "cheeseheads"
juvera
1drug allusion
Jonathan MacKerron


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bake our heads into it
no slang meaning


Explanation:
At least I've never heard it. Nor do I think this is a UK/US thing :)

A literal joke that has kind of a double meaning:

1) brings up an image of them sticking their heads into the oven to get the cheese.

2) the whole teenage suicide stereotype

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 02:24
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bake our heads into it
drug allusion


Explanation:
to get "baked", but still just a wild guess

Jonathan MacKerron
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bake our heads into it
to make them into "cheeseheads"


Explanation:
The word "cheesehead" - amongst other things - is a slang for a 1. sentimental, dramatic person,
2. a fool,
3. someone who does Ecstasy,
4. and it is also used as a nickname for somebody from Wisconsin. The story of that is explained here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesehead

Whichever of the explanations they relate to, I think the joke is based on the expression "cheesehead".

juvera
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