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Cheesy Terror Threat Resurfaces in Italy

December 15th, 2008 · No Comments

As I read today’s news about the Italian government spending $68 million to buy up to 100,000 wheels of parmesan cheese from the country’s 430 makers of the stuff, the wheels in my mind began turning: Could this cheese bailout be a cleverly-disguised anti-terrorism measure? Loyal readers of this blog will recall that, on July [...]

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‘Cheeseheads’ Push Obama Via School Textbooks

October 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

In a Real Debates Wisconsin post yesterday, it was reported that 8th-grade students attending a public middle school in the Racine (Wisc.) Unified School District are using a literature textbook that includes a 15-page section devoted to still-just-a-presidential candidate Barack Obama. Why did officials in the People’s Republic of Wisconsin (a.k.a., “The Cheese State”) include [...]

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Big Players Suspiciously Absent from Cheese Expo

March 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Today, I learned the 2008 International Cheese Technology Expo will take place at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisc., April 22-24. In perusing the organization’s web site, I also learned something disturbing: the names of two major players in the cheese industry with whom I’ve attempted to communicate via e-mail during the past year [...]

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Cheesemakers Slow to Respond to Blogger’s Query

September 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

UPDATE #2 9-20-07: More than 24 hours have passed since I sent my questions via e-mail to the folks at Farmhouse Cheesemakers; therefore, I’m unable to provide any fresh information to supplement my post, Is ‘Cheddarvision’ Part of Counter-Terrorism Effort? Please be patient as I continue to pressure the folks at Farmhouse Cheesemakers to provide [...]

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Is ‘Cheddarvision’ Part of Counter-Terrorism Effort?

September 19th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Today, nearly two months after I published a string of cheese-related posts — including the most-popular one, Terrorists Recognize ‘Power of Cheese’ — I learned of the existence of a web site known as Cheddarvision.tv. A cursory look around the site — which allows anyone in the world with an internet connection and video player [...]

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