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Blessed are the cheesemakers.
— Man • Life of Brian
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A blessing is handed to an unexpectedly humble group, turning a solemn, sweeping style of pronouncement onto a specific trade. The humour lies in the mismatch: the pious cadence lands on cheesemakers, as though making cheese deserved special divine favour, or as if a listener were mishearing grander words.
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