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	West Wing Web - One-time appearances - Season 2
		He met with CJ during the Big Block of Cheese Day to request that the traditional Merkator maps be outlawed in favor of the Peters Projection Maps that are more geographically and ethically correct.
		She met with CJ during the Big Block of Cheese Day to request that the traditional Merkator maps be outlawed in favor of the Peters Projection Maps that are more correct.
		He met with CJ during the Big Block of Cheese Day to request that the traditional Merkator maps be outlawed in favor of the Peters Projection Maps that are more correct.
	www.joshlyman.com /onetimes2.html (3205 words)

	tastingmenu.com - February 2004
		The strength of the cheese distracted from the subtlety of the soup.
		And as surprising as the burst of cheese was in my mouth from the previous dish, this had its own moment of inspiration.
		And the big vats of custom oil in which your food gets fried are right near the entrance with the entire process visible to any interested bystander.
	www.tastingmenu.com /archive/2004/02-february.htm (12960 words)

	Conglomerate: Cheese Archives
		I had seen this cheese from time to time at Whole Foods, but I was not attracted by its similarity to a cantalope, with a hard, pockmarked rind and a bright orange center.
		As a pub cheese, it is usually served with hard bread (I am eating mine with bagel crisps!), but it is a wonderful cheese in omelettes, too.
		For those few who do not understand cheese jargon (why are you still reading this?), a "smear ripened" cheese is one whose surface is smeared with a bacterial broth during the ripening period.
	www.theconglomerate.org /weblogs/archives/cat_cheese.html (3788 words)

	Sand in the Gears (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I know this from the fact that every day I come home and the children are neither dead nor in the custody of the state.
		Sure, Chili Cheese drives a nice car and always leaves you with that breathless special on-top-of-the-world feeling, but after a while you realize he's all smile and no impact, all powdery initial taste but no lingering substance.
		On this day we give thanks, and I have found my prayer: Thank you, brother Christ, that you showed no restraint when we were the aliens, that you were not reasonable when we were far off, that suffering did not deter you when we had no hope and were without God in the world.
	www.tonywoodlief.com (9708 words)

	The Bartlet Legacy - Sam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The first day I met her we were talking about how we got our jobs in the 'Bartlet For America' and she told me, "I fell in my pool." C.J. is one of the smartest women I know but she also one of the scariest.
		This is 'Big Block of Cheese Day' but is more commonly known as 'Total Crackpot Day' or 'Throw Open Our Office Doors To People Who Want To Discuss Things That We Could Care Less About Day' depending on who you talk to and if you didn't like the usual title.
		As a Congressman, if there wasn't a vote that day, Josh and I would continue this tradition now although meeting with a Congressman or his Chief of Staff isn't the same as meeting with a Senior Staffer at the White House your voice is still being heard, even if it is only once a month.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /rick.dowling/legacy_sam.html (746 words)

	www.newsaic.com
		Ultimately, the Jackson cheese weighed 1,400 pounds and was four feet in diameter and two feet thick (Jefferson's cheese weighed merely 750 pounds, by comparison).
		The Jackson cheese was encircled by a "national belt" representing all existing states and on it were inscribed the words "Our Union, it must be preserved." A team of 24 horses drew the wagon which carried the cheese to Washington, where the cheese was presented to Jackson.
		The cheese was then kept in the vestibule of the White House for the next two years.
	www.newsaic.com /ftvww05p.html (1996 words)

	The West Wing Episode Guide
		Take Out the Trash Day - New legislation is signed into law, and the parents of a hate-crimes victim might be embarrassed that their son was gay.
		Take this Sabbath Day - A federal prisoner is about to be executed and the President considers a stay of execution.
		What Kind of a Day Has It Been - The President appears at a 'town meeting'; Toby turns out to have an astronaut for a brother; there's another situation in the Situation Room; CJ and Danny make up; and the season ends on a cliffhanger.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~alleclai/wwguide.html (1074 words)

	SensibleHealth.Com: Conquering chronic diseases without drugs or surgery - gallbladder flush, gallstone removal liver ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Brain tumour, which physically blocks blood flow to the brain, was also cited as one of the causes.
		I suggested that she stop eating cheese and soak the vegetables and fruits in a vinegar/water mixture (one part of vinegar and one part of water) to remove the pesticides because vinegar is a better solvent than water.
		One day during her menstruation, she was feeling fine in the morning while at work.
	www.sensiblehealth.com /index.html (20326 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Police to tackle dodgy feta
		The contaminated cheese is a considerable embarrassment to the Greek Government, which only recently managed to convince the European Union that it had the exclusive right to use the word 'feta'.
		They argued that genuine feta cheese could by definition only be produced from the milk of goats and sheep that grazed on Greek pastures.
		It's not clear whether any of the contaminated cheese got as far as the Norwegian market, but even if it didn't the feta row is clearly causing a stink in the Greek cheese industry.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3060705.stm (257 words)

	Judging Amy starring Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly: Dramedies, Cont. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		By already seeing the world as sometimes sad, sometimes laughable, they were ahead of a perceptual shift that came to that big, noisy, population bump, the baby boomers, as they matured.
		As every student of history knows, President Andrew Jackson placed a big block of cheese in the lobby of the White House, and any American was welcome to come in and take a slice.
		When she can't ignore that he is sweet, funny, considerate, sensitive and adoring, she concludes that maybe they have deeper feelings for each other that should be acted upon.
	judgingamy.tvfans.org /amy/news/a010128la.htm (4021 words)

	Words For My Enjoyment » Blog Archive » Ode To ‘Block of Cheese’
		A day without you is a day without sandwiches.
		I think that we actually have already voted a “block of cheese” in to office for four more years.
		There was an episode where they had Big Block of Cheese Day in the White House.
	www.pauldavidson.net /2004/12/16/ode-to-block-of-cheese (332 words)

	Television Without Pity » The West Wing » Recaps & Extras » Season 2 Episode 16 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Stephanie's concerned that she's gotten Donna out of something important; Donna reassures her that it was just the Big Block of Cheese Day meeting.
		Stephanie naturally asks about Big Block of Cheese Day; Donna explains Leo's policy of designating a day for certain senior staff members to take appointments with people or groups who wouldn't normally have the ear of the White House.
		It's Big Block of Cheese Day." She picks up Josh's phone and calls someone -- Sam's assistant Cathy, I guess -- and tells her she needs some time with Sam.
	www.televisionwithoutpity.com /story.cgi?show=4&story=1399&page=4 (723 words)

	Gall-Peters projection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Peters world map stands as an interesting and controversial attempt to use cartographic imagery for progressive causes.
		The "Peters projection map" was featured in the television drama, The West Wing (season 2, episode 16), in which the (fictitious) "Organisation of Cartographers for Social Equality" is given access to the White House Press Secretary due to Big Block of Cheese Day.
		John Fallow (actor John Billingsley) explains why the President of the United States of America should champion the use of this map in schools, because it correctly represents the size of the countries and therefore gives due prominence to countries in less developed parts of the world that are otherwise under-estimated because "size matters".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gall-Peters_projection (807 words)

	Change
		Not fast in reality, but one minute you are this young, naive girl in Wisconsin heading towards a suburban life married to a doctor; next minute, you’ve got your very own Big Block of Cheese assignment at the White House.
		Today is Leo's Big Block of Cheese Day and I have been assigned The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Society to meet with.
		That’s what I was doing when he came into the Big Block of Cheese meeting.
	members.cox.net /~mbrenner99/westwing1/ourtwoconsciences/otc/OTCChngGratitude.htm (2042 words)

	FIC: Because The Night
		Because she'd spent the day learning things about maps she'd never wanted to know, and her mind was full of distorted geography.
		Because he had been shocked for an instant when she made the joke about making out, but he'd sent it right back at her, and the temperature in the room had gone up ten degrees just from his voice.
		Because the arguments and the mockery are part of their relationship, and yet she puts more stock in his opinion of her work than she probably should.
	www.sparkgirls.com /stories/violet/because.html (1170 words)

	FindLaw Legal News
		This week's show revolved around four main storylines: "big block of cheese" day at the White House, World Trade Organization protests, pardon requests, and the establishment of the Presidential library.
		This "big block of cheese day" is not an official White House event and is not something that this reviewer recalls happening during the time he spent in either the Bush or Clinton White Houses.
		The interesting thing about the "big block of cheese day" is how it portrayed a very unruly staff meeting being run by the Chief of Staff.
	news.findlaw.com /legalnews/entertainment/reviews/westwing/010228.html (1109 words)

	[No title]
		LEO The block of cheese was two tons, and was there for any and all who might be hungry...
		Andrew Jackson in the main foyer of the White House had a two-ton block of cheese.
		In that spirit, Leo McGarry designates one day for certain senior staff members to take appointments with people or groups that wouldn’t ordinarily be able to get the ear of the White House.
	communicationsoffice.tripod.com /2-16.txt (5475 words)

	tauntinghappyfunball: June 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		There is a possibility of a lot of drinking, fireworks, fishing, and a day on the farm.
		An old friend is working in town this summer and her boyfriend plays in a band that was at a bar located less than 2 miles from my place.
		Despite the prospect of spending 4 days on the lovely Gulf coast, I'm taking my BarBri materials (we are doing property and I will miss two lectures which I can make up next week at night) and my iPod (which has all my CD lectures.) I'm already feeling guilty though.
	www.tauntinghappyfunball.com /tauntinghappyfunball/2004/06 (4994 words)

	[No title]
		On Big Block of Cheese Day last year, Sam made a recommendation to the NEA he shouldn't have.
		Named in honor of Andrew Jackson, who had a two ton block of cheese brought into the White House, it's a day set aside for staffers to listen to groups or individuals who don't normally get the ear of the White House.
		"Big block of cheese day," Cathy adds and all of sudden a look of panic crosses his face.
	www.hostultra.com /~theicon/archive/sa/id1183_m.htm (10408 words)

	TWoP Forums -> 1-5: "The Crackpots and These Women" 1999.10.20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		President, if you could further see clear to not answer that question like an economics professor with a big old stick up his butt, that would be good too.
		It's just that the whole cheese thing is such a wonderfully weird bit of Americana--there's a great article on it, The Cheese and the Words, for more in-depth detail on the voyage and implications of the Mammoth Cheese.
		I loved the Big Block of Cheese stuff and the scene at the end.
	forums.televisionwithoutpity.com /index.php?showtopic=2756889 (1078 words)

	Episode Guide
		Mandy worries that the Lydell's should not be present at the signing of a hate crimes bill sparked by the death of their son.
		As part of Big Block of Cheese Day, C.J. and Josh meet with the Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality, and Toby speaks to WTO protesters.
		The staff recalls their early days in the White House, including a failed nomination for attorney general.
	home.earthlink.net /~tvguru94/episodes.html (4559 words)

	Columns: High court gets it right by getting out of our way
		The other day the Florida Supreme Court ruled on a passel of petitions from citizens trying to get constitutional amendments on the November ballot.
		It was Big Block of Cheese Day at the court.
		Hence the noteworthiness of a day in which citizens rack up six out of eight.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/07/18/Columns/High_court_gets_it_ri.shtml (750 words)

	Road Cheese, Day 4. Roadside America
		We're excited about Day 4's itinerary, lofting us into Minnesota's northeastern flange, the " Land of Rocky Taconite." During pre-trip planning, we bitterly disputed the targets, arguing anticipated merits of the Sandpaper Museum vs. Iron World.
		Dorothy is long dead, and these days her cabin is crowded with Root Beer Lady fans, who peruse her artifacts and then sit down to watch a l-o-n-g video documentary on a tiny TV.
		The C of C lady was proud of the "nicely graded road" that leads up to it, and the gift shop has an excellent assortment of bleak open pit postcards.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /cheese/che4.html (1875 words)

	TWoP Forums -> 2-16: "Somebody's Going To Emergency..." 2001.02.28 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I love Big Block of Cheese Day--we're way overdue for another one.
		I also liked how Sam's story run alongside the Big Block of Cheese Day stories- CJ and the map and Toby with the policewoman.
		I had a friend down from NYC last weekend and I was explaining "Big Block of Cheese Day" to her and I swear to you, I pulled out Leo's speech and went through it verbatim in front of her.
	forums.televisionwithoutpity.com /index.php?showtopic=3115193 (1347 words)

	The West Wing: The Crackpots and These Women
		The rest of the staff express their opinions that listening to such people is a waste of time.
		The block of cheese was huge --- over two tons.
		Dialogue from the Big Block of Cheese speech
	westwing.bewarne.com /5crackpots.html (758 words)

	The Big Gay Cheese Day - Slightly Over The Edge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Summary: Obviously there's a big block of cheese that is in love with the same sex of cheese.
		Even though seconds before, she had been thinking about cheese, and how shiny the doorhandles were in the White House, her mind drifted back to the most memorable Cheese day of them all...
		Having watched MIB2 for the past three days straight, Dawn and Andrew were horrified to wake up and discover that the tape had been stabbed multiple times with what appeared to be a giant mallet, something which is quite difficult to achieve.
	www.trinitylast.com /thedge/Authors/01featured/winner004.htm (3501 words)

	Another Slice of Cheese
		Josh was right; if everyone in the room hadn't known all about Big Block of Cheese Day and Leo's obsession with Andrew Jackson, there was no way this statue would be recognizable.
		When my father asks I'll tell him you were here the whole day." When she saw the look on his face, she lightly placed her hand on his arm.
		And one day you are going to have to forgive me for that, because, quite honestly, it's sick they way you people use that just screw with me. And yeah.
	samfic.topcities.com /kerry/asoc.htm (3240 words)

	AnneZo's Coffee Talk :: July 2004 Archives
		It was on this day 203 years ago that President Thomas Jefferson was presented with a 1,235-pound ball of cheese.
		I meant to stay for three days (I'd taken three days off work) but since I was staying in the frenetic, low-stakes gambling mecca of Blackhawk (you can't beat a $49 room rate), by the second day I was deciding that it was all just too LOUD and I came home.
		That saves me the 40-45 minutes a day I used to have to spend taking messages for him.
	www.annezo.net /archives/2004_07.html (930 words)

	Staunton, Virginia
		One thing he had was a 7-day clock which tells the day of the week in addition to the time of day.
		The way this works is, the names of the days are painted on the right side of the wall in the entry hall.
		It is a historic town on a hillside, and it was interesting to wonder which buildings were there when Debbie's grandfather was walking the streets.
	www.lsus.edu /faculty/~jsigle/Virginia/Staunton.htm (614 words)

	101 Cookbooks
		I was looking at a vintageish (not nearly as old) book the other day and found a hilarious pic of volcanic potatoes which fred is eager for me to replicate.
		There are two types -- kolatch, which is a larger yeasted pastry (similar to a doughnut) and kolatchkes, smaller with cream cheese in the base.
		The point, I guess, is that some cream cheese would be good in there, too.
	101cookbooks.com (2120 words)

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