If you indulge in cheddar cheese added to your Thanksgiving mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, or perhaps the apple pie, here’s a story about giving thanks, with a side of cheese.
About a month ago, a scam was perpetrated on a top London cheese retailer, where an alleged French connection bought 300,000 pounds of cheddar for almost $400,000… but never paid. Three cheese-producing farms provided the wheels of cheddar; the wholesaler shipped the goods, but no further communication (nor payment) was received. That’s a lotta cheese. But good news, an arrest has finally been made- cheddar late than never, of course. The bad guys will now undoubtedly meet their feta.
I could regale you with a plethora of cheesy puns and such, but this theft got me to thinking: why do we say “cheese” when taking pictures? Sure, it’s to get our bright smiles and wide grins on camera, but couldn’t other terms have been used to shape our supple brains? How about “please”? That gets the grin going, and might help subtly teach people better manners whilst taking pictures. Or maybe the perfect picture word nowadays could be “jeez”, as in what the heck is going on?!
But reflecting back on this cheese caper in Europe, it’s apparently rare to see a cheese heist of such rotund proportions. I smiled often while perusing cheesy jokes and puns, so please parmesan me. Those stolen wheels of cheese in England/France were calm during the recent robbery… because they were simply too mature. There were some early leads on whodunit, but they turned out to be too gouda to be true. Now that’s a grate one! Needless to say, there are far too many sites to peruse to find cheese trivia and laughs. Just use your mouse.
About 10-years ago, Italian police skewered a thieving cheese ring stealing chunks of Parmigiano-Reggiano, according to London’s The Times. Yet hefty cheese thefts appear to be few and far between. Of course, the evidence is usually gone in short order. And the Italian thieves were told upon capture “…this is nacho cheese”.
So happy Thanksgiving! In the midst of everything else going on nowadays, a little levity (with bread and a spread) is always welcome. So say “cheese”, “please”, or “jeez”, for family pictures, avoid talking politics, and be thankful for what you’ve got. Hopefully, things can only get cheddar. I hope you concurd.
Think about it…