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Wisconsin Death Trip

The Wisconsin Death trip is a celebration of life in the midst of death, and a celebration of death in the midst of life. Common elements of the death trip include:

The Funeral Drinking Game
Photography of the person laying in state.
The endless loop Seasons of Your Life animation montage of the deceased
Memorial Day cemetery picnics
Cookie Cutters made from home casting raised letters from tombstones
Meeting a future spouse at a funeral

Dealing with death stress by having particularly good sex

But, there are regional variations.

Some of this has been documented in a book called Wisconsin Death Trip by Michael Lesy, Charles Van Schaik, and Warren Susman.
I thought I could escape the Wisconsin Death Trip by moving away from Wisconsin until I realized that we all carry the Wisconsin death trip within us — even people who aren’t from Wisconsin.

Wisconsin-Z 

Someone from Wisconsin who hates out-of-stater.
Person 1: He called her a "coastie". What does that mean?
Person 2: He is a Wisconsin-Z. Stay way from him.

Person 1: Why did he fire her?
Person 2: He is a Wisconsin-Z. He fired her because she is Indian.

Wisconsin Business Suit

Wisconsin Business Suit

The business attire of your typical fat ass Wisconsinite.

The Wisconsin Business Suit is usually made up of Dockers pants, a golf polo (typically Under Armour or Nike), a brown or black belt, which may or may not match the Kohls Department Store purchased lace up dress shoes. A cell phone attached to the belt is optional and often considered to be in good taste.

This look is often accentuated with the "Dunlap" or "cheese tank" which is the gut of said fat ass hanging over his belt.
Example One:

Wisconsin Man 1: Hey, what are you wearing to the big meeting in West Bend tomorrow?

Wisconsin Man 2: Just got a new Nike polo and a pair of sweet Dockers from Kohls that were 88% off.

Wisconsin Man 1: Dude you always out dress everyone.

Example Two:

Scene - Business Conference In Vegas

Man 1: Jesus Christ, who are all these fat fucks wearing pleated Dockers and polos? God they look like shit.

Man 2: It looks like some fat fucks from the Mid West.

Man 3: Yeah I grew up in Wisconsin. They're rocking the Wisconsin business suit. I'm so ashamed of my heritage. (hangs head in shame)

Man 1: Well if they're half as stupid as they are fat, this should be the easiest sale of my life.

Man 2: For sure. God who the fuck dresses like that?

Man 3: My friends and family.

wisconsin screamer 

sensually rolling a wheel of cheese down your partners (male or female) back, and proceeding to beat them over the head with said wheel as you finish. The type of cheese makes no difference, as long as it is in wheel form.
" check it out Phil, I just purchased a wheel of Gouda and I'm gonna give my girl a Wisconsin screamer tonight"
wisconsin screamer by Jamfam222 April 10, 2016

Vietnamese wishing well 

When you spit inside of someone's gaping butthole
He pulled out and finished her off that good ol' Vietnamese wishing well
Vietnamese wishing well by Nsw16 December 27, 2018

Redneck wishbone

When there are only two beers left in a four or six pack, two people will each grab onto one, and pull them from the plastic ring they're attached to. The one that still has the plastic ring attached to their beer is granted a wish.
"Damn Joe, we only have 2 natty light tall boys left, but on the plus side we get to redneck wishbone with them!
Redneck wishbone by Cnj86 April 3, 2010