CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTrump Boosts Message Telling Americans to ‘Shut Up’ About Egg Priceswww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square206fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down111cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.worldkanagawa_wave@lemmy.ur.mk
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minus-squaregrumps@lemmy.i.secretponi.eslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up112arrow-down1·7 days agoI believe the traditional response to “the peasants have no eggs” would be, “let them eat cake!”
minus-squareFreshparsnip@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up68arrow-down1·7 days agoYou need eggs to make cake
minus-squaregrumps@lemmy.i.secretponi.eslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·edit-27 days 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!”
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down1·7 days agoHave they tried substituting smaller cakes for the eggs?
minus-squareReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-27 days agoYes, but it turns out those smaller cakes need smaller eggs.
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 days agoPheasant eggs aren’t any cheaper.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoIt’s eggs all the way down.
I believe the traditional response to “the peasants have no eggs” would be, “let them eat cake!”
Let them eat quiche
Ew, gluten free cake
You need eggs to make cake
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!”
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.
It’s eggs all the way down.