Actually, I think that's originally from Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest," when she's castigating the main character for being unsure of his familial origins. But I don't recall its having anything to do with cheese in that context.
It's a literary (subliterary?) reference. P. G. Wodehouse. Bertie Wooster's Aunt Agatha.
ReplyDeleteAh! I'll need to check that out then.
ReplyDeleteActually, I think that's originally from Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest," when she's castigating the main character for being unsure of his familial origins. But I don't recall its having anything to do with cheese in that context.
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