# Cheeses of Nazareth **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 26, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787 "2004-11-26T21:00:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/1 "2004-11-26T21:00:59Z")
There is a news item today that the famous Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich is going on tour around the U.S. All I read was the headline, so I am left with all sorts of questions. 1. Will she be performing on the tour? Singing? Dancing? What other talents does she display? What is the name of her backup group? What kind of songs does she sing? Any specific songs come to mind? 2. Or is this a lecture tour? What are her speeches about? 3. What are the dangers of travelling as a grilled cheese sandwich on tour? 4. How could she travel incognito? 5. How can we recognize her tour bus? 6. Do you also have concerns? ---
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/2 "2004-11-26T21:27:53Z")
I don’t have any of the answers to your questions, but your title made me chuckle. 😃 Nothing surprises me anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/3 "2004-11-26T21:49:14Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > What kind of songs does she sing? The Beach Boys’ “Gouda Vibrations”, Pearl Jam’s “Yellow Ledcheddar”, Iggy Pop’s “I Wanna Brie Your Dog”, and she closes with Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s “Muenster Mash”. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/4 "2004-11-26T22:11:39Z")
(Groaning…) How about “Hit the Road, Jack”? Does she play an instrument? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/5 "2004-11-26T22:21:35Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > (Groaning…) > > How about “Hit the Road, Jack”? > > Does she play an instrument? A Hammond B-3 w/Leslie cabinet. Really cheesy. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/6 "2004-11-26T22:25:15Z")
Tis an act of feta. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/7 "2004-11-26T23:04:01Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > 1. What are the dangers of travelling as a grilled cheese sandwich on tour? Opening for Mama Cass might be a bit of a risk. If you were a ham sandwich, and not cheese. And she were still alive. And if she hadn’t actually died of a heart attack and the “choking on a sandwich” thing wasn’t just an urban legend. I guess it’s not really a risk, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![dave\_dave\_dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@dave\_dave\_dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dave_dave_dave)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/8 "2004-11-26T23:43:13Z")
I used to be in a band called Cheeses of Nazareth. Great pun. We were also variously called The Spunk Puddles, Gastric Reverb and Jimmy Tarbucks Banjo Band . I left when it became The Nancys. Not that this has anything to do with anything, but I felt like telling you. I never have anything to say on these boards. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/9 "2004-11-26T23:55:52Z")
I heard she’s touring with Twisted Swisster as a front band. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/10 "2004-11-27T00:22:41Z")
It’ll be a brief tour, stopping at rural cottages to give the devout a chance to admire her holy visage. During these stops she will have her tea with the townsfolk (with cream), and if offered cookies, will eat 'em. If you plan on visiting her yourself, expect people to join up with your group as ya go, making quite a fete. The thought of seeing the sandwich can make 'em mental. They’ll rock for hours! Oh, and bring her flowers, especially if you grew your own. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/11 "2004-11-27T15:55:25Z")
I liked her version of Inna Gouda Da Vida, the old Iron Butterfly classic. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/12 "2004-11-27T15:58:23Z")
She’s going to sing her inspirational favorite “What a Friend We Have in Cheeses!” Robin ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/13 "2004-11-27T16:36:07Z")
In Mexico City, they’ll be lining the streets singing “Queso Mi Mucho”. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/14 "2004-11-27T17:06:37Z")
I [think she’s](http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/CheesesofNazareth.asp) already put out an album, hasn’t she? Tripler She’s more limber-ger than an athlete, I tell ya. ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/15 "2004-11-28T00:22:31Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Opening for Mama Cass might be a bit of a risk. You mean Mama Casein? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/16 "2004-11-28T00:32:28Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > Does she play an instrument? Yes, a hurdy-curdy. ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/17 "2004-11-28T03:45:12Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > In Mexico City, they’ll be lining the streets singing “Queso Mi Mucho”. And blessing local shrines to the Virgin of Gouda.Lupe. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/18 "2004-11-28T15:06:41Z")
> [@The Sonoran Lizard King](#): > > And blessing local shrines to the Virgin of Gouda.Lupe. Also a tradition in France fromages past. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/19 "2004-11-28T15:19:48Z")
How do we know it is a **Virgin** Mary cheese on toast. It seems to me that it has at least allowed itself to be eaten a bit. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787/20 "2004-11-28T19:07:11Z")
[Apparently the Vatican thinks this is cheesy.](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002102840_sandwich28.html) My favorite line: > [@](#): > > “If the local bishop determined it had merit,” Ryan said, “it would go to the Vatican for a final pronouncement by the Holy See.” After evaluation, the Papal determination was, “Burp!” 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeses-of-nazareth/276787.md?page=2)