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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 251 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Yeah, you hear that, PEASANTS? Shut the fuck up about the prices of things, and TAKE IT. Show some goddamn respect for your BETTERS.

Billionaires need some peace and quiet while they divvy up the country's spoils amongst each other. Spoils from YOUR hard labor, by the way.

[–] dan@lemmy.i.secretponi.es 98 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

I believe the traditional response to "the peasants have no eggs" would be, "let them eat cake!"

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 60 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] dan@lemmy.i.secretponi.es 26 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

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!"

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 33 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Have they tried substituting smaller cakes for the eggs?

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 23 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

Yes, but it turns out those smaller cakes need smaller eggs.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Pheasant eggs aren't any cheaper.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Go through the cycle a few times and maybe they can use insect eggs? Peasants have plenty of insects, right?

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago

Gilead decrees all women of breeding age surrender their ova immediately.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

It's eggs all the way down.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

Let them eat quiche

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 6 points 15 hours ago

Ew, gluten free cake

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 13 hours ago

Have you said thank you once?

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 48 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Why aren’t you wearing a suit to go grocery shopping? Show some respect!

[–] dan@lemmy.i.secretponi.es 27 points 16 hours ago

Have you instructed your servant to search more thoroughly?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 15 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It can’t be that bad. What does one egg cost? Ten dollars? That’s nothing.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Someone needs to update this for eggs....