CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTrump Boosts Message Telling Americans to ‘Shut Up’ About Egg Priceswww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square204linkfedilinkarrow-up11.03Karrow-down111cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
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minus-squareFreshparsnip@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69arrow-down1·1 year agoYou need eggs to make cake
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up42arrow-down1·1 year agoHave they tried substituting smaller cakes for the eggs?
minus-squareReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 year agoYes, but it turns out those smaller cakes need smaller eggs.
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoPheasant eggs aren’t any cheaper.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoGo through the cycle a few times and maybe they can use insect eggs? Peasants have plenty of insects, right?
minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoGilead decrees all women of breeding age surrender their ova immediately.
minus-squareRedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoPeasants do have each other, yes. They keep to themselves, as God intended.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoIt’s eggs all the way down.
minus-squaregrumps@lemmy.i.secretponi.eslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 year agoThat was the “joke” from the first time around. The French version uses brioche which is just even more fancy bread. Maybe a parallel would be “the peasants have no eggs!” -> “let them eat omelettes!”
You need eggs to make cake
Have they tried substituting smaller cakes for the eggs?
Yes, but it turns out those smaller cakes need smaller eggs.
Pheasant eggs aren’t any cheaper.
Go through the cycle a few times and maybe they can use insect eggs? Peasants have plenty of insects, right?
Gilead decrees all women of breeding age surrender their ova immediately.
Peasants do have each other, yes. They keep to themselves, as God intended.
It’s eggs all the way down.
That was the “joke” from the first time around. The French version uses brioche which is just even more fancy bread.
Maybe a parallel would be “the peasants have no eggs!” -> “let them eat omelettes!”