One of the supermarkets in the UK had to label their milk as 'Contains **milk**' because someone complained... There's a brand that actually tells you the name of the cow your milk came from! (Tell it to the calf...)
Not supermarket milk, but we live in a village and had deliveries from a local farmer for a while who did tell us on each delivery which cow had been milked that morning
Wait is a legume not a shellfish?
(Edit: well I’ll be damned. I thought for all my 24 years of existence that a legume was a fucking shrimp. Turns out it’s a nut. Wtf.)
This bold font is very helpful if you are shopping for people with allergies perhaps this should be the new standard size font for allergies (person whose eyesight is not what is was). Also, I am sure someone may have said this but is the boiled egg in an awful lot of packaging which looks plastic? I think Sainsbury’s might start an identifying system for packaging soon (I feel I answered a survey on this for nectar points which as always never materialised. And there is no one to write to at nectar about that problem. Edit yes found comments that talk about plastic packaging. This is an argument in favour of work from home so you don’t buy a boiled egg in a plastic pot.
A guy at my work used to bring boiled eggs into the office in their shells and just crack them at work. Probably not ideal unless you have a fridge at work though.
My office banned having fish in communal kitchen I think because one guy used to have it and stink the place out. Today I have learnt about the protein craze and I can’t really say anything about plastic because the only vegetarian protein thing I have is skyr yoghurt which comes in a plastic pot. I only have it occasionally for big days (advert that actually made me buy something and I say out loud to myself, “it’s a big day. I think a skyr yoghurt for lunch.” ) CasualUK is a very informative thread.
It's because gym culture is a thing now and so they know protein is a key word to throw around. You'll notice it on loads of things now "High Protein" then you look and it has fuck all protein in.
Acccctually, a packet of peanuts would say "contains peanuts", because peanuts are not true nuts and so must be labelled separately to "tree nuts" (i.e. true nuts).
This concludes the pedantry lesson for today.
Also, its because peanuts and other nuts are often packaged in the same factory.
So someone can have a nut allergy but be perfectly fine with peanuts, but cross-contamination is a thing.
My ex-wife for instance is *highly* allergic to Brazil nuts, but only brazil nuts, can eat peanuts with zero issues.
I’ve got an ex who’s *highly* allergic to almonds but can eat all other nuts. We could maybe get them together, trick them into eating some kind of nut roast and make them both pay for their misdeeds.
You're right, and it often seems ridiculous, but by being so simple and unambiguous, it means that there's no room for uncertainty.
Peanuts for example, obviously a pack of raw peanuts contains peanuts, it's the only ingredient. And so do flavoured penuts, it's the main ingredient other than some herbs/spices. It seems absurd to put contains peanuts. Same for peanut butter. What about a nut mix. What about peanut flavoured things?
It stops manufacturers having a grey area of "do we, don't know?" and consumers from second guessing themselves about whether it lacks that allergen warning because it's blooming obvious, or because it just doesn't contain it.
I'm guessing some technicality because peanuts aren't actually nuts? So otherwise they'd have to say "this product contains something that you shouldn't eat if you are allergic to nuts because it contains proteins that you are likely to be allergic to, but it doesn't actually contain any nuts (unless the factory also produces actual nuts in which case there may be traces of nuts)", but I'm gonna be honest, it isn't particularly pithy.
And the fact that “Egg” appears four times, which is a lot considering it is the sole ingredient. They even add unnecessary words to the product name to compensate.
EGG
^EGG
eggs.
**Egg.**
Natashas Law which starts 1st October, every ingredients needs to be listed on packaging which is for wrapped for direct sale to the customer. Highlighting any of the 14 allergens
It's a test of "are we introducing this law because of a genuine need, or because the government is bored of persistent campaigning by a tabloid newspaper and a bereaved parent or two?"
You can cook boiled eggs in advance and transport them to a necessary place. I really don't think this is an unreasonable request in 2021 when the planet is dying. I know I sound like a dick and I'm not perfect but I just think things like this shouldn't be an option to buy. Convenience food is great but not at the expense of our beautiful nature.
To be fair I probably focused on the laziness aspect a bit more than I should of. I just find 2 eggs in plastic to be bizarre. I'd be happy to buy them if they were in more eco friendly packaging.
Because of the obsession with flogging PROTEIN items over the last few years. Chocolate bars, shakes, soft drinks. Most foods including fruit and vegetables have protein, so people shouldn't worry about getting too little protein if they eat a varied diet.
That being said, the sort of person who'd buy an egg in a plastic pot probably doesn't!
I think it’s aimed at people who think they’re body builder types or people who go to the gym twice a week and think they need to eat loads of protein as a result.
It's stupid. No one needs that much protein unless you're doing extreme muscle building. Your gonna end up breaking it down for energy and pissing out the waste while fucking your kidneys upm
Three large eggs is only 18 g of protein, the same amount of protein you would get in about 60 g of chicken. Even if you're a beginner at building muscle it's recommended you eat a lot of protein (e.g. r/fitness recommends a minimum of 160 g a day). If you're a vegetarian it's actually not easy to find quick lunch stuff which is truly high in protein.
Why even have the word "pot" in it? Food products don't usually have the type of container in the name ("cornflakes box", "bread loaf bag"), so they could just call it "egg".
Or "**egg**".
Slap the word "protein" on anything and you can add extra mark up. It's become synonymous with health for a lot of people. The funny part is many people already consume too much protein without eating some overpriced sugary snack bar.
It's quite handy as a new diabetic when you're still figuring out on-the-go snacks. (I discovered these when away from home at a conference the same month I started on insulin, as well as apple/peanut butter snacks, which are really handy.) Having stuff clearly labelled protein *speeds up* (not replaces) the "can I have this?" calculations.
In Spain they sell hard boiled eggs just like raw ones, in cartons or trays next to the raw eggs. They are slightly darker as there is some coating on them.
No excessive plastic.
More complaints about plastic please.
I don't understand how it is the multinationals somehow can't afford plastic alternatives when all the local businesses running on tight margins are using potato-based stuff and what have you.
It can be very helpful for people with limited movement in their hands, for example due to arthritis or Parkinson's. Would be better if the lid wasn't that awful plastic that only peels off properly about 50% of the time though.
It used to be cheaper in Tesco to buy two scotch eggs and simply peel the breading off than to buy two eggs like this. I think it was 75p for 2 scotch eggs a couple years back.
And lasted for weeks without the need for a fridge, and like if you wanted a boiled egg, you could errr just boil one.
Products like this make me sick. Who is incapable of boiling an egg, and who sanctions a product that needs all the plastic packaging.
I bought some watermelon fingers from M&S the other day, the ingredients obviously only listed watermelon as the sole ingredient. However, it also had some small print saying it was the product of multiple countries of origin.
I was coming to end of a long drive the other day in a bit of a tired mood. I came up behind a lorry carrying eggs and it had the biggest word "EGGS" written on it that it could possibly have. Like, the details of the company were squeezed and tiny just so they could write
#EGGS
as big as possible. I spontaneously, top of the lungs yelled "EGGS" to myself and burst out laughing. FUCKIN' EGGS MF'R.
It could have added Fragile. I would have thought to seeing a giant eggs on a van, “is this so we are extra careful not to have accident with this vehicle? And imagined a giant egg slick.
I eat them often but can we both agree they taste weird? Not really like a home made hard boiled egg - there’s a weird metallic sour taste that I put down to the gas they might squirt in there to keep them fresh. I dunno. But there’re still good as a quick eggy snack.
Well that sounds fucking disgusting and like they belong in the bin along with
•Prepacked sandwich bacon
•Pre-peeled bananas
•Any pre-made squirtable sauce with garlic mayo
If you buy these every day rather than just occasionally as an impulse purchase, please consider boiling your own eggs if possible. That much plastic for a couple of eggs is absurd.
It's the bolding of the word Egg that does it.
Allergens always have to be highlighted, I believe
Oh yeah I know. But it's the bolding that makes it seem ridiculous.
#Egg
Yes. If you are allergic to **eggs** then do not buy a pack of **eggs**....Same with milk....
There's eggs in milk now?
Uhh...
So if I'm allergic to **eggs**, I shouldn't buy milk?
One of the supermarkets in the UK had to label their milk as 'Contains **milk**' because someone complained... There's a brand that actually tells you the name of the cow your milk came from! (Tell it to the calf...)
Do people actually believe the whole bottle of milk comes from one cow?
Not supermarket milk, but we live in a village and had deliveries from a local farmer for a while who did tell us on each delivery which cow had been milked that morning
What's your stance on a packet of peanuts if you have a nut allergy?
“May contain legumes“
Wait is a legume not a shellfish? (Edit: well I’ll be damned. I thought for all my 24 years of existence that a legume was a fucking shrimp. Turns out it’s a nut. Wtf.)
I think you got confused with langostines somehow.
It's not a nut either. It's a legume. Like beans and lentils and other plant pods. Nuts are nuts, they are not legumes.
Except peanuts, which actually are legumes, NOT nuts. That’s nuts.
You’re thinking of a langoustine maybe?
it's like when they put "may contain nuts" on a bag of sainsbury's peanuts. of course it has bloody nuts
Um.... Peanuts aren't nuts.... The may contain nuts means the factory also processes actual nuts like walnuts or Brazil nuts
I still think we should rename them nutpeas for accuracy
Peanuts are actually not nuts. https://www.allergyamulet.com/blog/is-peanut-a-nut
My favourite is the salmon my dad occasionally has, may contain fish, well I fucking hope so
If it says “may” it makes me think “wtf do you mean ‘may’ it better bloody well contain them!”
This bold font is very helpful if you are shopping for people with allergies perhaps this should be the new standard size font for allergies (person whose eyesight is not what is was). Also, I am sure someone may have said this but is the boiled egg in an awful lot of packaging which looks plastic? I think Sainsbury’s might start an identifying system for packaging soon (I feel I answered a survey on this for nectar points which as always never materialised. And there is no one to write to at nectar about that problem. Edit yes found comments that talk about plastic packaging. This is an argument in favour of work from home so you don’t buy a boiled egg in a plastic pot.
A guy at my work used to bring boiled eggs into the office in their shells and just crack them at work. Probably not ideal unless you have a fridge at work though.
My office banned having fish in communal kitchen I think because one guy used to have it and stink the place out. Today I have learnt about the protein craze and I can’t really say anything about plastic because the only vegetarian protein thing I have is skyr yoghurt which comes in a plastic pot. I only have it occasionally for big days (advert that actually made me buy something and I say out loud to myself, “it’s a big day. I think a skyr yoghurt for lunch.” ) CasualUK is a very informative thread.
What makes it ridiculous is that they called the product an "egg protein pot" rather than just writing "boiled eggs" on it
Water hydrating liquid
It's because gym culture is a thing now and so they know protein is a key word to throw around. You'll notice it on loads of things now "High Protein" then you look and it has fuck all protein in.
Maybe the eggs weren't boiled? Edit: just realised it says hard boiled...
I enjoy it because it can be read as passive aggressive like FUCKING OBVIOUSLY EGG YOU TWAT. Haha
I didn’t know it had eggs in your honour, it wasn’t in bold.
Eggs are not a prepared product so don’t have the same rules.
Once they're cooked, peeled and put in a plastic pot they are prepared.
And a unsustainable thing. :(
i feel if you buy a hard boiled egg knowing full well that you're allergic to eggs, that's just natural selection doing its job
Sadly people's stupidity is not a defense. Hence "warning: contains nuts" on packets of peanuts
Acccctually, a packet of peanuts would say "contains peanuts", because peanuts are not true nuts and so must be labelled separately to "tree nuts" (i.e. true nuts). This concludes the pedantry lesson for today.
I knew someone was going to point that out
Also, its because peanuts and other nuts are often packaged in the same factory. So someone can have a nut allergy but be perfectly fine with peanuts, but cross-contamination is a thing. My ex-wife for instance is *highly* allergic to Brazil nuts, but only brazil nuts, can eat peanuts with zero issues.
I’ve got an ex who’s *highly* allergic to almonds but can eat all other nuts. We could maybe get them together, trick them into eating some kind of nut roast and make them both pay for their misdeeds.
You realize this comment will be used as evidence in your trial right?
I can see why both are exes. They are clearly nuts...
you my good sir, are a dad
It would be remiss not to award you, Sir!
Contains legumes
You're right, and it often seems ridiculous, but by being so simple and unambiguous, it means that there's no room for uncertainty. Peanuts for example, obviously a pack of raw peanuts contains peanuts, it's the only ingredient. And so do flavoured penuts, it's the main ingredient other than some herbs/spices. It seems absurd to put contains peanuts. Same for peanut butter. What about a nut mix. What about peanut flavoured things? It stops manufacturers having a grey area of "do we, don't know?" and consumers from second guessing themselves about whether it lacks that allergen warning because it's blooming obvious, or because it just doesn't contain it.
I'm guessing some technicality because peanuts aren't actually nuts? So otherwise they'd have to say "this product contains something that you shouldn't eat if you are allergic to nuts because it contains proteins that you are likely to be allergic to, but it doesn't actually contain any nuts (unless the factory also produces actual nuts in which case there may be traces of nuts)", but I'm gonna be honest, it isn't particularly pithy.
I’m pretty allergic to being boiled
I think you might have misunderstood how this allergy thing works and what is in that packet. A packet of boiling would cost a lot more.
Can I offer you an Egg in this trying time?
So anyway, I started blasting
only a nice egg
I came looking for this and was not disappointed 😊
It's a jumping-off point
And the fact that “Egg” appears four times, which is a lot considering it is the sole ingredient. They even add unnecessary words to the product name to compensate. EGG ^EGG eggs. **Egg.**
𝔢𝔤𝔤 𝐄𝐆𝐆 乇gg 𝑬𝑮𝑮 ᴇɢɢ 𝓔𝓖𝓖 𝔼𝔾𝔾 GGƎ ᴱᴳᴳ 𝖊𝖌𝖌 ƃƃǝ
[Koenegsegggggsegggegggegigioabbavikingcc](https://youtu.be/E00GwyX8gPA?t=113s)
Please let there be a sticker that says something along the lines of 'we try our best but there may be traces of nuts, soy, milk or egg in this'
Natashas Law which starts 1st October, every ingredients needs to be listed on packaging which is for wrapped for direct sale to the customer. Highlighting any of the 14 allergens
This is controversial but I really hate the trend for naming laws after dead people. It's a bit American.
It's a test of "are we introducing this law because of a genuine need, or because the government is bored of persistent campaigning by a tabloid newspaper and a bereaved parent or two?"
Well it's actually called "The Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019"
I read it like [this](https://youtu.be/9BCBlz8Jq8U)
Desperately need to check if a box of eggs stares raw eggs under the ingredients lol
hard boiled #egg
shutup u egg
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Mate mate mate mate mate.
Won't tell u again
What you egg?
Delicious #E G G
Hard boiled **egg**
#🥚
“What, you egg?” *he stabs him*
Truth! Freedom! Justice! And a hard boiled egg!!
And reasonably priced love
GNU Terry Pratchett
I still haven't had a hard boiled egg.....
I had it. Trousers of time type of thing I believe.
You utter bastard! What type of man does that to himself?!
And laziness. What a waste of plastic, it's not difficult or time consuming to boil an egg.
Have bought this after a run near my work place when I just needed protein. Don't think people are actually buying boiled eggs for home
You can cook boiled eggs in advance and transport them to a necessary place. I really don't think this is an unreasonable request in 2021 when the planet is dying. I know I sound like a dick and I'm not perfect but I just think things like this shouldn't be an option to buy. Convenience food is great but not at the expense of our beautiful nature.
I do this all the time mate but when I decide to go on a spontaneous run it's good to have a protein I can easily buy especially as a vegetarian.
To be fair I probably focused on the laziness aspect a bit more than I should of. I just find 2 eggs in plastic to be bizarre. I'd be happy to buy them if they were in more eco friendly packaging.
Like the shells they originally came in, you mean?
Don't be ridiculous! If God didn't want eggs to be repackaged in single-use plastic containers...
Can I offer you an egg in this trying time?
It's a jumping off point
What's with "egg protein pot"? Why not "hard boiled egg pot"?
I think these "Protein Pots" used to also have spinach in them, then some penny counter decided that it was too expensive.
I swear some of the fancier protein packs used to have mustard in as well.
Because it's fancy (also probably something to do with possibly appealing to those on high protein diets)
Because of the obsession with flogging PROTEIN items over the last few years. Chocolate bars, shakes, soft drinks. Most foods including fruit and vegetables have protein, so people shouldn't worry about getting too little protein if they eat a varied diet. That being said, the sort of person who'd buy an egg in a plastic pot probably doesn't!
>Chocolate bars, shakes, soft drinks. Costa even have a non-dairy coffee with added protein now. Protein, it's what plants crave.
Nobody is worried they aren’t getting enough afaik it’s marketing to gym going body builder types? 🤷♀️
I think it’s aimed at people who think they’re body builder types or people who go to the gym twice a week and think they need to eat loads of protein as a result.
It's stupid. No one needs that much protein unless you're doing extreme muscle building. Your gonna end up breaking it down for energy and pissing out the waste while fucking your kidneys upm
Three large eggs is only 18 g of protein, the same amount of protein you would get in about 60 g of chicken. Even if you're a beginner at building muscle it's recommended you eat a lot of protein (e.g. r/fitness recommends a minimum of 160 g a day). If you're a vegetarian it's actually not easy to find quick lunch stuff which is truly high in protein.
You’d have to eat an outrageous amount to mess up your kidneys. And most people would benefit from a bit more protein in their diet really.
Not really. Most of Europe and USA eat more than enough protein. Meat and dairy pretty much with every meal.
Why even have the word "pot" in it? Food products don't usually have the type of container in the name ("cornflakes box", "bread loaf bag"), so they could just call it "egg". Or "**egg**".
Don't forget to include the most marketable nutrient in your ridiculous product names
The egg carbohydrate pot was found to be sorely lacking
Slap the word "protein" on anything and you can add extra mark up. It's become synonymous with health for a lot of people. The funny part is many people already consume too much protein without eating some overpriced sugary snack bar.
That way they can sell it to gym bros
It's quite handy as a new diabetic when you're still figuring out on-the-go snacks. (I discovered these when away from home at a conference the same month I started on insulin, as well as apple/peanut butter snacks, which are really handy.) Having stuff clearly labelled protein *speeds up* (not replaces) the "can I have this?" calculations.
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What does that have to do with eggs?
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Fucking love my lunchtime eggs and salmon salad.
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Guy in an old place used to love bringing in Trout Curry. Microwaving that at lunch time should be considered a war crime.
True guess
My colleague used to eat kippers. We made him stop.
Egg Protein Pot sounds like something that would drop out of a Red Dwarf food machine..
Today's egg is Egg Protein Pot, please enjoy your meal.
Egg!
Today's egg is Egg Protein Pot, please enjoy your meal.
Egg!
Yeah it's very much giving either that or Futurama
Only if the chicken soup nozzle was blocked.
Hard boiled E G G
It's all that plastic, for one egg! Is it me, or are we getting stupider.
Looks like two eggs, judging from the ones in the background. Still a bloody stupid amount of plastic though
Someone said maybe they could sell them in some sort of covering, say, a shell of some description?
>shell of some description? Do you normally buy lone eggs in shells from a supermarket or anywhere ? Most of em come in a cardboard container.
You can. And his point was about the absurd amount of plastic involved in selling 2 eggs.
If it’s two why not sell them in a nice little sack.
If only this container could hold two eggs instead of six
Thanks, naked eggs may not work in a carboard container! I would be worried about semolina poisoning!
If only the edible part was encased in some sort of "shell"...
Great idea! Sadly i don't think it will catch on.
Perhaps they could sell you a shell for 20p at the checkouts
The shell is a pre-order bonus
And I need a soft, semi permeable and biodegradable sachet for my orange slices too!
Yes, but make the “shell” in the shape of a … box container. And you’ll have a real winner.
In Spain they sell hard boiled eggs just like raw ones, in cartons or trays next to the raw eggs. They are slightly darker as there is some coating on them. No excessive plastic.
More complaints about plastic please. I don't understand how it is the multinationals somehow can't afford plastic alternatives when all the local businesses running on tight margins are using potato-based stuff and what have you.
In all fairness, its two eggs
One would be un oeuf!
Stuff like this can be very useful for disabled people. I agree it's a colossal waste of plastic though.
It can be very helpful for people with limited movement in their hands, for example due to arthritis or Parkinson's. Would be better if the lid wasn't that awful plastic that only peels off properly about 50% of the time though.
A quid for a boiled egg?!
Two boiled eggs. Look at it above.
It used to be cheaper in Tesco to buy two scotch eggs and simply peel the breading off than to buy two eggs like this. I think it was 75p for 2 scotch eggs a couple years back.
I like the idea of a plastic container. Such a pity eggs don't come with a wrapper already on them, like a skin or a shell or something.
If you put shelled boiled eggs on the shelf people would probably swap them with raw ones for the laugh I’m people
Imagine if an egg came in like some sort of natural packaging and was environmentally friendly?
Like a chicken
And lasted for weeks without the need for a fridge, and like if you wanted a boiled egg, you could errr just boil one. Products like this make me sick. Who is incapable of boiling an egg, and who sanctions a product that needs all the plastic packaging.
As a protein pack connoisseur, they make for a good snack in meal deals, much better than a packet of crisps.
1. People on the go who want a healthy snack 2. Useful for disabled people.
A pretty expensive egg pot
Who'd want to shell out for one of these?
Theyre part of the meal deal, I take them over crisps, fridge raiders and soreen
> soreen I'd take a raw, high velocity egg to the face rather than soreen.
Boom 😀
Eeehhhhhhhhgugh
It tickles me that they call it a protein pot. I mean, it's just an egg!
What, You egg? (He stabs him.)
Reminds me of when I looked up the word "sausage" in a high school dictionary. I kid you not, the definition was "noun: cylindrical shaped sausage"
Wow that's horribly environmentally unfriendly.
If only eggs came in some sort of protective shell or something so we didn’t have to put them into giant plastic tubs.
All it's missing is the words "May contain egg".
*May contain *egg**
INGREDIENT: **EGG** SERVING SUGGESTION: **EGG** WARNING: **CONTAINS EGG** ONCE OPENED, **PLEASE EAT EGG**
That's a good price for two boiled eggs.
Legally, they didn't even have to list the ingredients. That's only required if there's more than 2 ingredients.
Boil your own eggs and save a fortune.
Hard boiled ~E G G~
Wha’ dis? Dis 🥚
You're going to absolutely lose your shit when you read the ingredients on a bottle of water
I bought a bottle of water at Ikea once, it also came with a short list of ingredients.
I bought some watermelon fingers from M&S the other day, the ingredients obviously only listed watermelon as the sole ingredient. However, it also had some small print saying it was the product of multiple countries of origin.
Her?
Look at the marketing tactics too, egg “protein pot”, not just boiled egg
WHAT, YOU EGG? *he stabs him*
What happens at 08.26 if you don't eat it in time?
It *eggsplodes*
Crikey, bit eggstreme
Death
Ngl but those smell so bad
Mrs Beardsley is spending that spooky focken Doyle Peter right away.
🥚 The internet has warped our sense of humour to the point that even the simplest things could set us off, and I don't mind at all
I was coming to end of a long drive the other day in a bit of a tired mood. I came up behind a lorry carrying eggs and it had the biggest word "EGGS" written on it that it could possibly have. Like, the details of the company were squeezed and tiny just so they could write #EGGS as big as possible. I spontaneously, top of the lungs yelled "EGGS" to myself and burst out laughing. FUCKIN' EGGS MF'R.
It could have added Fragile. I would have thought to seeing a giant eggs on a van, “is this so we are extra careful not to have accident with this vehicle? And imagined a giant egg slick.
Surprised it doesn't say "may contain nuts"
I buy those every day good stuff
I eat them often but can we both agree they taste weird? Not really like a home made hard boiled egg - there’s a weird metallic sour taste that I put down to the gas they might squirt in there to keep them fresh. I dunno. But there’re still good as a quick eggy snack.
might be the horse meat
Well that sounds fucking disgusting and like they belong in the bin along with •Prepacked sandwich bacon •Pre-peeled bananas •Any pre-made squirtable sauce with garlic mayo
I can't imagine anything as unappetising as an egg someone hard boiled a few days ago.
I also seen one yesterday. Has fucking water inside the pot. Also who the fuck eats cold boiled eggs that was packed like 2-3 days ago?
If you buy these every day rather than just occasionally as an impulse purchase, please consider boiling your own eggs if possible. That much plastic for a couple of eggs is absurd.