Bye bye, Roquie. We hardly knew ya. (Photo: Courtesy Murray's Cheese)

See this very fin de siècle (and can we say depressing?) memo/party invite, just in from our pals at Murray’s Cheese:

George W. Idiot imposed a 300% import tariff in his last days of office on “luxury foods” from Europe. They didn’t want our hormone-infected beef cattle, the gall of them. Anyway, Roquefort was one of those foods, meaning that on Sunday, March 22 the cost of the cheese basically goes from $8 to $30. Meaning,  most people will stop importing it because there’s no way to sell it and turn a profit. True here at Murray’s as well.

All that is to say: The famed cheese vendor is throwing an au revoir Roquefort party on Sunday, March 22, from 2 to 5pm. A $5 entry fee buys you a farewell taste of the cheese, plus Murray’s two recommended replacements. The first 50 people who come on down get a glass of dessert wine as well. An additional $10 gets attendees a cheese-cave tour, going on every half hour from 2:30 to 4:30pm.

We at The Feed love parties and all, but this is kind of a downer. Well, Obama, what are you going to do about it?