To Be or Not to Be : "Hitler will end up as a cheese"?

"Hitler will end up as a cheese"?

OK, I dont' understand the gag about Hitler and cheese. It occurs twice in the movie, first in the opening rehearsal, where the boy says that his father says that "They made a brandy out of Napoleon, they made a herring out of Bismarck, so Hitler will end up...", and the adjutant finishes the sentence with "Hitler will end up as a cheese", saying that it's "a natural thought", thus leading to Jack Benny questioning what he means by "a natural thought", followed by the adjutant's apoplectic response, ending with an round of "Heil Hitler!" from all three.

Then later in the movie, there's the scene with Tura (masquerading as the Professor) and Colonel Earhardt, basically repeating the above exchange, but with Earhardt saying the entire joke and then having to hastily try to explain what he means, ending with the Heil Hitler.

So my question, what's the deal with the cheese?

Re: "Hitler will end up as a cheese"?

meaning he's cheesy…

the thing is, this was when hitler was bad but it would be later when he would be known for the 6 million jews… after which, that's about all he's known for… but comparing him to cheese isn't really that big an insult… at this time…

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Re: "Hitler will end up as a cheese"?

My grandmother used to tell a story of when the family went to Germany in the 1930's and her kids learned how to do "Heil Hitler" salutes and everybody thought it was cute. This is before the war and The Holocaust so people didn't have this demonic view of Hitler and Nazism yet.

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