Comments on: 15,000 EGGS! Seriously?

By: jazmine

jazmine — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:11:13 +0000

"another Christian holiday that has been co-opted"… actually it’s another pagan holiday that got co-opted by christianity. Eostar was long ago a celebration of spring and fertility, and of the goddess Ostara, and as a fetrility festival that’s where the eggs come from. Lots more info available here about the pagan origins of Easter, and more.
http://altreligion.about.com/cs/alchemy/a/mpreviss.htm

By: matt

matt — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:10:45 +0000

I like that the sign boasts that it is "the city’s largest easter egg hunt". In Cornelius.

Also, compare with the White House Egg Roll stats:

"The American Egg Board provides approximately 7,500 real eggs for the annual Egg Roll activity as well as 3,200 dyed eggs for the Egg Hunt. An additional 4,500 plain hard cooked eggs will be provided for children to dye at an activity area on-site. So we have a total of 15,200 eggs at the White House for the Easter Egg Roll!"

By: redheadedstepchild

redheadedstepchild — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:55:46 +0000

I too was having fun with your math, DB. 150 eggs per kid? Can we get a grade school version of Cool Hand Luke into production?

South Park has an episode that explains the Easter Bunny. Too bad it’s not airing today. It’s a DaVinci Code-like romp, uncovering the International Hare Club for Men…

And in conclusion- do you know why the Easter Bunny hides her eggs? She doesn’t want the world to know she’s been boinking a chicken!

By: dieselboi

dieselboi — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:50:56 +0000

Jeebuz, I guess I need to go back to math class. Still, 15 eggs per kid based on 1000 kids. 1000 kids?

By: bobpdx

bobpdx — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:34:20 +0000

15 per kid, not 150. :-)