CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTrump Boosts Message Telling Americans to ‘Shut Up’ About Egg Priceswww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square194linkfedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down10cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
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minus-squaregrumps@lemmy.i.secretponi.eslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up113·1 year agoI believe the traditional response to “the peasants have no eggs” would be, “let them eat cake!”
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up41·1 year agoHave they tried substituting smaller cakes for the eggs?
minus-squareReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-21 year agoYes, but it turns out those smaller cakes need smaller eggs.
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoPheasant eggs aren’t any cheaper.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoIt’s eggs all the way down.
minus-squaregrumps@lemmy.i.secretponi.eslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·edit-21 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!”
I believe the traditional response to “the peasants have no eggs” would be, “let them eat cake!”
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.
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!”
Let them eat quiche
Ew, gluten free cake