22 Sep
2010
22 Sep
'10
9:19 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 22 Sep 2010 at 9:46, Jeff Walther wrote:
Philosophical question: is the casing an integral part of what it is to be an
egg - and can you therefore suck the insides without sucking the shell, and
still claim to be sucking an egg?
(I think that's my most irrelevant and off-topic post to classiccmp ever ;)
My experience is that most folks don't know
what one means when one
uses an expression about sucking eggs. I thought everyone knew the,
"Don't teach your grandmother..." expression, but apparently
familiarity with it is kind of rare. At least around here.
...and here I thought that everyone knew how to suck eggs. (a small
hole in the opposite end of the shell to admit air makes the job much
easier). Of course, with factory-farmed eggs, the risk of salmonella
is always a factor. Bet my grandma didn't know about that one.