Je me culture avec l’interwebz : The Moon is made of green cheese
▻http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_is_made_of_green_cheese
“The Moon is made of green cheese” is a statement referring to a fanciful belief that the Moon is composed of cheese. In its original formulation as a proverb and metaphor for credulity with roots in fable, this refers to the perception of a simpleton who sees a reflection of the Moon in water and mistakes it for a round cheese wheel. It is widespread as a folkloric motif or meme among many of the world’s cultures, and the notion has also found its way into both children’s folklore and modern popular culture.
The phrase “green cheese” in this proverb simply refers to a young cheese (sometimes “cream cheese” is used), though modern people may interpret the color reference literally.
There was never an actual historical popular belief that the Moon is made of green cheese (cf., the myth of the Flat Earth). It was typically used as an example of extreme credulity.
Évidemment (mais donc : pas que) :
