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SheffieLAD 17-11-2003, 00:36 I came across an interesting letter in The Star a couple weeks ago.
The person wrote in about a grocery shop in the 1930's which used to have a display of hundreds of eggs piled high in the window.
And ever since, this person has queried what was the purpose of this. The letter ended with him saying that he would be delighted if someone could tell him what the purpose of this was.
I've been searching the web all day, and I cannot find a reason forthis.
Any clue as to why this grocery shop used to do this? Perhaps it had some significant meaning back then? Or maybe this will forever remain a mystery to this 88year old man ? I would love to write back to The Star to answer his question.
If any help you can give, I'll greatly appreaciate it.
Because, I'm too curious what this means, and I hope I don't spend the next 70 years figuring out what it meant :)
Maybe they're trying to tell you they sold eggs, it being a grocery shop and all?
rubydazzler 15-05-2005, 18:17 was it coming up to Easter?
roughy101 15-05-2005, 19:59 Originally posted by SheffieLAD
I came across an interesting letter in The Star a couple weeks ago.
The person wrote in about a grocery shop in the 1930's which used to have a display of hundreds of eggs piled high in the window.
And ever since, this person has queried what was the purpose of this. The letter ended with him saying that he would be delighted if someone could tell him what the purpose of this was.
I've been searching the web all day, and I cannot find a reason forthis.
Any clue as to why this grocery shop used to do this? Perhaps it had some significant meaning back then? Or maybe this will forever remain a mystery to this 88year old man ? I would love to write back to The Star to answer his question.
If any help you can give, I'll greatly appreaciate it.
Because, I'm too curious what this means, and I hope I don't spend the next 70 years figuring out what it meant :) did it say where the shop was,have you got a copy of the letter youcould post for everyone to see, maybe someone could do a look up if there was an address or name
Well the reason they probably did it , is pretty plain really. If you are still discussing it after all this time , imagine what people at that time said. The shop would have been famous !
Everybody would talk about it and , so, more customers , presumably ? The only other possible explanations are that the owner was a show-off in relation to egg construction or that he was simply bored and could not think of any other way to pass his time or that he was simply obsessed by eggs.
Well I can't egg splain that one.
Sorry I can't help it!
Tim -Rutter ,
You've simply poached that joke from somewhere , haven't you ?
I shell not say any more .
Originally posted by Fareast
Tim -Rutter ,
You've simply poached that joke from somewhere , haven't you ?
I shell not say any more .
Yolking apart, They might have been pool balls, or bath bombs.
roughy101 16-05-2005, 13:03 Originally posted by Fareast
Tim -Rutter ,
You've simply poached that joke from somewhere , haven't you ?
I shell not say any more . eggsactly what i was thinking:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Omelette ing myself down a bit here but I admit I saw it last fried day on a thread. Eggselent joke tho or a meringue?
Surely if the owner of the shop was in the habit of displaying his white balls in his window , not in fact his eggs , he was even more peculiar than appeared at first glance ?
I've been scrambling round for a logical explanation and , to be honest , I'm not ova the moon with the results. We can't simply duck out of this or chicken out either.Let's try and crack the case as quackly as possible.
Getting desperate now !
Fareast.
You ought to be up before the BEAK so dont get in a FLAP
The shop owner used to park his motorbike outside, it was a
B.S.A BANTAM
Right thats me done..
*Start car *
Yes if this was a game of chess , I'd resign . 'Fraid I'm a bit of a featherweight at this punning lark.In any case , I can't stay in here , cooped up all day-----got to nip out for a battery before they all start squawking-----but , feel free yourself to range round !
Really have reached the giddy limit now !
Oeuf had enough!
Albumen tioning these bad jokes to my local police officer.
White, I think I'm gonna go make some lunch, egg sandwiches I think.
Tim Rutter ,
Going to make some egg sandwiches , you say ?
Well , I know this fantastic shop where the owner has piled all these eg..................Why are you pointing that gun at me ?
Have I said something wro........aaaarrgggghhhh !
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