“What do you call cheese that is sad?”/“Bleu cheese.”

Does bleu cheese get the blues? A bleu cheese riddle is:
 
Q: What do you call cheese that is sad?
A: Bleu cheese.

 
The cheesy joke has been cited in print since at least 2004.
 
   
Civilization Fanatics Center
100 Cheesiest Jokes
36 Q: What food is the saddest?
A: Bleu Cheese!
Perfection, Aug 19, 2004
 
Twitter
cassarole
‏@lanceratheart
What do you call cheese that’s feeling down?
Bleu cheese #cheesejokes
9:32 PM - 2 Nov 2012
 
Twitter
Devin
‏@WeekndNachos
@twerk4bands do what do you call sad cheese
bleu cheese
ha
11:20 PM - 11 May 2013
 
Twitter
Pizza HutVerified account
‏@pizzahut
@iNoshCookies What do you call cheese that is sad?...Bleu cheese. We never want you to be bleu!
11:16 AM - 21 Aug 2013
 
Twitter
Jeremy Baker
‏@jerbakk
What do you call a sad piece of cheese?
A Bleu cheese.
#classicjokewednesday @ughhkarla
11:02 PM - 4 Nov 2015
 
BuzzFeed
11 Utterly Cheesy Jokes That Still Make You Laugh
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posted on Sept. 3, 2014, at 10:58 a.m.
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Brand Publisher
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3. What do you call cheese that’s depressed?
Bleu Cheese
 
Twitter
Bill Helton
‏@7colonel7
What do you Call Sad Cheese?  Bleu Cheese!
5:09 PM - 17 Sep 2016