I'm fairly sure I heard a version of this pre-2000 about someone opening a cheese shop called "Cheeses of Nazareth" :) Sadly it was verbal so I don't know the exact provenance, but I'd bet it was abstracted from a British comedy show (possibly radio).

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jdsnape 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

I think it's probably from "I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue". I think the game was Film Club, there they have to suggest films that would appeal to a certain demographic. The demographic was "Cheese Makers", and the answers were "Cheeses of Nazareth", then others like "Fromage to Eternity", "The Rock Fort" etc.

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/I%27m_Sorry_I_Haven%27t_a_Clue

	▲	dcminter 4 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Plausible, yes. Most of my cohort are fans of the late Humph & the gang. Barry Cryer, of course, wrote for a lot of other comedians so gags often originate from or propagate via him
	▲	klipt 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> Blessed are the cheesemakers Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally; it refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.

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cobbzilla 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That’s a great name for a cheese shop!

I have a silly dream about a rogue Catholic priest holding mass using cheese instead of bread, and after the transubstantiation, declaring: “Cheese is Christ”