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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink33•15 hours agoHave they tried substituting smaller cakes for the eggs?
minus-square@ReallyActuallyFrankensteinlinkEnglish22•edit-215 hours agoYes, but it turns out those smaller cakes need smaller eggs.
minus-squareFaceDeerlinkfedilink8•15 hours agoGo through the cycle a few times and maybe they can use insect eggs? Peasants have plenty of insects, right?
minus-squaremasterofn001linkfedilink2•11 hours agoGilead decrees all women of breeding age surrender their ova immediately.
minus-squaregrumpslinkfedilinkEnglish25•edit-215 hours 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!”
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.
Go through the cycle a few times and maybe they can use insect eggs? Peasants have plenty of insects, right?
Gilead decrees all women of breeding age surrender their ova immediately.
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!”