# Terrorists leave our cheese alone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072 "2007-07-25T12:41:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/1 "2007-07-25T12:41:27Z")
The terrorists have tried to smuggle on board cheese with dummy bomb parts. Bastards! You have sullied or divine cheese. [http://wkow.madison.com/News/index.php?ID=13454](http://wkow.madison.com/News/index.php?ID=13454) ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/2 "2007-07-25T12:47:10Z")
I don’t think we have anything to worry about there. Even Al’Qeda operatives wouldn’t want to enter martyrdom being known as “The Cheddar Bomber.” Those 72 virgins would just laugh even as they try and stay upwind. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/3 "2007-07-25T12:48:01Z")
There’s a who moved my cheese joke in here somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Sock\_of\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@Sock\_of\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sock_of_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/4 "2007-07-25T12:48:21Z")
“But officer, I was just trying to recharge my cell phone with the cheese. You remember all those ‘[the power of cheese](http://www.ilovecheese.com/)’ commercials?” ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/5 "2007-07-25T13:43:25Z")
Didn’t **Spit** recently demonstrate how cheese can be employed to endanger a flight? ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/6 "2007-07-25T15:33:34Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] Didn’t **Spit** recently demonstrate how cheese can be employed to endanger a flight? [/QUOTE] How 'bout cheese, a six pack of Hamm’s, two Seven Layer burritos, and a bratwurst? ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/7 "2007-07-25T15:49:38Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] How 'bout cheese, a six pack of Hamm’s, two Seven Layer burritos, and a bratwurst? [/QUOTE] That’s edging awfully close to **lieu** ’s territory, it seems to me. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/8 "2007-07-25T18:50:29Z")
Gouda the security agents to catch these guys–sounds like the terrorists don’t know (Monterey) jack. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/9 "2007-07-25T19:26:15Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] There’s a who moved my cheese joke in here somewhere… [/QUOTE] Well, don’t just Hem and Haw about it… ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/10 "2007-07-25T19:46:26Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] That’s edging awfully close to **lieu** ’s territory, it seems to me. [/QUOTE] It will be in about 4 hours. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/11 "2007-07-25T19:56:20Z")
Perhaps the DHS should create a class for Self-Defense Against Cheese … _Now, self-defence. Tonight I shall be carrying on from where we got to last week when I was showing you how to defend yourselves against anyone who attacks you with armed with a piece of cheese._ ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/12 "2007-07-25T20:06:03Z")
[QUOTE=Ponder Stibbons] Perhaps the DHS should create a class for Self-Defense Against Cheese … _Now, self-defence. Tonight I shall be carrying on from where we got to last week when I was showing you how to defend yourselves against anyone who attacks you with armed with a piece of cheese._ [/QUOTE] But what about pointed sticks? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/13 "2007-07-25T20:42:15Z")
We don’t need no Swiss fontina We don’t need no Ementhal No smokey gouda in the ice box Terrorists leave out cheese alone Hey! Terrorists! Leave our cheese alone! All we are is just a 'nother slice in the wheel All in all we’re just a 'nother slice in the wheel ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/14 "2007-07-25T20:44:49Z")
This is muensterous. Absolutely muensterous. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/15 "2007-07-25T22:44:20Z")
tdn seems to have gotten the title reference. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/16 "2007-07-25T23:43:25Z")
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord] tdn seems to have gotten the title reference. [/QUOTE] You meant it that way? Given what CD I’ve been listening to for the past two weeks, hey, it’s kismet. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/17 "2007-07-25T23:47:02Z")
I thought **eleanor rigby** got it. Huh. More twisted than I thought. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/18 "2007-07-26T01:25:19Z")
tdn even came up with a whole verse. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorists-leave-our-cheese-alone/413072/19 "2007-07-26T02:45:57Z")
[QUOTE=Leaper] I thought **eleanor rigby** got it. Huh. More twisted than I thought. 🙂 [/QUOTE] I moved it, in one Swiss movement…ain’t gouda see it no more!