Eggs in the office rant

[kuntrygirl]

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LOL @ I'll miss her.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I have an interesting perspective in that I have experienced both sides of it.

A few years ago, my DH and I stopped at a feed store nearby out of curiosity. We purchased green eggs there. I felt ever so nauseated as I ate them, worried that they were somehow poisoned.

Ok, now look at me. I LOVE my wheaten ameraucanas and EEs. I mean LOVE.

I gave 6 multi-colored eggs beautifully packaged to a local business owner with whom we did business with. She gladly took them (I asked her if she wanted them). I later asked her if they were ok (a couple of weeks later), and she replied that they were blowing her mind, and she hadn't eaten them yet. I told her that she could always feed them to the dog, as my MIL does that for her dog's health. I meant it kindly, as I just didn't want them thrown away.

I never inquired again.

 

[DuckLover2399]

silly people

 

[jettgirl24]

I am lucky to have co-workers who go nuts over my eggs. I haven't heard a negative comment yet... In fact they've put a few off of store bought eggs completely and inspired one to try to change her homeowner's associate rules so she can keep a few bantys

I have heard some stupid comments from random people though, including one person who got chickens and then couldn't stomach their eggs. So crazy! I also got some guff from some of my old vegetarian friends when we processed our horrible jerk of a rooster. I ignored it and enjoyed a wonderful oven roasted rooster for Sunday dinner... We're enjoying the last of our mean rooster soup this evening in fact! Luckily he has a couple of sons that are growing up to be just like their daddy (jerks!) so perhaps we'll have some more soon

Stupid people are irritating as all get out but I just try to remind myself... More eggs and tasty chicken dinner for those of us who appreciate it!

ETA: I *am* making a list of people who will not be getting any eggs or chickies when the zombie apocalypse comes though

 

[Ema]

I find this amusing...where the heck does she think the eggs she buys from the grocery store come from?? a machine?

I work at a sandwich shop, the owners, my bosses, husband and wife. Are fully aware I have poultry, sell eggs and buy my meat from local farmers. well they are telling me one day how they went to the grocery store to buy eggs and steak and the grocery store didn't have either, this was during a holiday and the store was pretty empty since there was an issue with a delivery truck. Anyhow, I told them I could sell them some eggs and that the local beef farm had fantastic Angus beef. well they looked at me with this horrified look on their faces and his wife says..."gross...I only buy my food from the grocery store!!"

I looked at her and laughed and I said to her, where in the world do you think the grocery store gets their food from...Robots??? I didn't wait around for an answer I waled away. Some people are just clueless!!!

Ema

 

[spottedtail]

Sounds like it was the feather that upset the co-worker?
Some people are like that, including me.

Been eating and selling farm fresh eggs the majority of my life... and I love 'em!...
But NO...I do not want to find a feather in a carton of eggs.
Or with any chicken prepared for eating.
Feathers and food just don't go together.
It may be hard to understand why, but yes, it does make some people 'queasy'.

Without the feather would have there been a problem?

spot

 

[zzGypsy]

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I sure did, it was on my "Ad" that I included with the eggs. In my strange mind I also figured that people would be more inclined to buy eggs if they saw them in front of them and how pretty they were. Well, excuse me for being silly.

I freaked them out last week when we were talking about horse poop. I told them I love winter for when I have cold feet during chores, I simply stick my feet in the manure pile to warm them up. It is so warm and mushy...ahhhh.... They just glared at me as I walked away. I find it quite therapeutic.

see now you're just messing with them!

but hey, you said it's a greeeeen company and in general, horse poop is green, so it's all good!

 

[Avalon1984]

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I guess I don't really care enough for her to find out. I like decorating my eggs with a clean feather if I have one. I don't see anything wrong with it at all. If she had a problem with it, she could have come to me not mess with my eggs while I was gone and act like a sissy about it.

 

[Avalon1984]

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I sure did, it was on my "Ad" that I included with the eggs. In my strange mind I also figured that people would be more inclined to buy eggs if they saw them in front of them and how pretty they were. Well, excuse me for being silly.

I freaked them out last week when we were talking about horse poop. I told them I love winter for when I have cold feet during chores, I simply stick my feet in the manure pile to warm them up. It is so warm and mushy...ahhhh.... They just glared at me as I walked away. I find it quite therapeutic.

see now you're just messing with them!

but hey, you said it's a greeeeen company and in general, horse poop is green, so it's all good!

Oh, I tell you, all the way to "Lets make this world a better place with enviromentally friendly lightbulbs and wind turbines" kind of clean. But farm food, eeeck. They'd rather deal with the mercury in their "enviromentally friendly" light bulbs.

To each their own.

 

[Avalon1984]

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Pretty sad to see where society is headed seeing I am not the only one with these type of problems. I had somebody grossed out by a whole chicken once. They asked if I could art it up so that it doesn’t look like a chicken anymore…