On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:38:50 -0500, "kilikini"
> wrote:
>At that point, I sighed and said, "Just give me a pound of Boar's Head Royal
>Swiss, please."
>
>The attendant smiled and declared, "That one *is* the best!"
>
>Duh! Isn't that what I was asking in the first place?
>
>Sigh.

:-)

Next time ask for the cheeses "by name". "Swiss" doesn't mean
anything, there are literally dozens of Swiss cheeses. The favorite
mixture for fondue where I live is half Gruyère and half Vacherin
Fribourgeois.

Nathalie in Switzerland