Egg-breaking rampage erupts in France where farmers protest low prices - Polidicks

[img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/08/article-2386708-1B316657000005DC-877_634x422.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/08/article-2386708-1B3169AC000005DC-761_634x422.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/08/article-2386708-1B317EDA000005DC-218_634x422.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/08/article-2386708-1B317FF8000005DC-45_634x420.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/08/article-2386708-1B3187AA000005DC-821_634x422.jpg[/img] [quote] Furious French farmers are smashing hundreds of thousands of fresh eggs in a protest at cripplingly low prices they blame on the European Union. In bizarre scenes in the northwest region of Brittany, piles of mangled shell, yolk and albumen are being dumped on main roads next door to supermarkets. 'The mess is terrible and soon it will start to smell very badly indeed,' said one shopworker. 'It's a strange protest, but one which will create a huge amount of publicity.' They insist that they are barely making any profit at all because of a strict EU directive which came into force in January aimed at protecting the well-being of hens. It led to increased production costs which have not been reflected in the price of eggs. Many of the protestors have been wearing masks as they take the thousands of eggs out in the middle of the night and then throw them on to the road. [/quote] Read more: [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2386708/French-farmers-vow-smash-100-000-eggs-day-protest-cripplingly-low-prices-EU-directive-protecting-hens.html#ixzz2i9q4BDgq[/url] Wow, all those eggs gone to waste. And knowing you guys, this page is going to be filled with egg puns.

They should overthrow the yolk of the European Union!

[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;42573007]They should overthrow the yolk of the European Union![/QUOTE] I have to admit, that one cracked me up.

HowtoBasic must be leading this :v:

These farmers should just keep their sunny side up.

All dat protein :'(

Let's see how the eggheads in Bruxelles tackles this one. Wonder if they'll actually hatch a solution, or just chicken out.

Well without those eggs they are going to have an even harder time being profitable huh.

[QUOTE=Reshy;42573046]Well without those eggs they are going to have an even harder time being profitable huh.[/QUOTE] Actually, no. The lower supply with same demand will push the prices up. It might seem rough, but you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

[QUOTE=Riller;42573041]Let's see how the eggheads in Bruxelles tackles this one. Wonder if they'll actually hatch a solution, or just chicken out.[/QUOTE] When you think about it, it's an eggcellent protest. If they didn't do it they'd barely get a chirp out of the politicians. Now they've gone and done this and it's threatening to really get their feathers in a rustle. I'd like to look into this more, i'm a bit of a sticky beak you see.

All that wasted food, barbaric.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42573071]All that wasted food, barbaric.[/QUOTE] It's only about a day or two's worth of production for a good-sized egg-farm. The protest is realy rather eggxellent, low loss for them, certainly getting some point out there, without having to shell out that much of their profits.

Just fucking donate it to homeless shelters then if you must get rid of it. I'm sorry but where I come from such a huge waste like that is a disgrace.

[QUOTE=Riller;42573077]It's only about a day or two's worth of production for a good-sized egg-farm. The protest is realy rather [b]eggxellent,[/b] low loss for them, certainly getting some point out there, without having to shell out that much of their profits.[/QUOTE] I've already used that one, although honestly you'd have to be pretty hard boiled not to laugh.

[QUOTE=Riller;42573052]Actually, no. The lower supply with same demand will push the prices up. It might seem rough, but you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.[/QUOTE] You're just full of them today.

wow riller unoriginal you must have egg on your face right now

[QUOTE=Bradyns;42573127]You're just full of them today.[/QUOTE] It is kind of my area of eggxpertice.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42573083]Just fucking donate it to homeless shelters then if you must get rid of it. I'm sorry but where I come from such a huge waste like that is a disgrace.[/QUOTE] Believe us, where all know where you come from, an eggceptionally interesting place is michigan.

Reading this thread just reminds me of Adam West Batman's [URL="http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/Egghead_(Vincent_Price)"]Dr. Egghead[/URL]. THE PUNS!!!

The first line in the article should have been the headline. "FURIOUS FRENCH FARMERS!!!!"

[QUOTE=RosettaStoned;42573202]The first line in the article should have been the headline. "FURIOUS FRENCH FARMERS!!!!"[/QUOTE] [U]"[B]FURIOUS [/B]farmers break [B]THOUSANDS [/B]of eggs in [B]FRANCE[/B]!"[/U] There we go, a suitable Daily Mail headline.

[QUOTE=ReligiousNutjob;42573233][U]"[B]FURIOUS [/B]farmers break [B]THOUSANDS [/B]of eggs in [B]FRANCE[/B]!"[/U] There we go, a suitable Daily Mail headline.[/QUOTE] [B][U]VILE FROGS BREAK EGGS[/U][/B] Guide: How to avoid immigrants taking your English eggs

These farmers are too fucked to live in this world. Thousands of eggs could have gone to an organization that feeds starving homeless or poor people, but let's break all the eggs instead!

[QUOTE=Sonic4Ever;42573312]These farmers are too fucked to live in this world. Thousands of eggs could have gone to an organization that feeds starving homeless or poor people, but let's break all the eggs instead![/QUOTE] Not understanding supply and demand economics 101. They are breaking eggs to reduce the supply, driving the prices up since supply is too short to meet the demand. Giving away the eggs for free would reduce demand and keep supply largely the same, making their situation [I]worse[/I].

What with all those news posts about France ?

good way to show how much eggs are worth, by destroying shitloads of them

can't make an omelet etc

ITT: People not realizing that this is fairly common practice among farmers. If prices are too low, it's literally not worth it for them to farm. To drive prices back up, they destroy part of their product so the supply lessens and the remaining product's value rises due to demand. Burning wheat fields down after harvesting half of them, chopping corn to chaff instead of readying it for sale, and now this, breaking eggs. It's very, very, very basic, 8th grade economics. Only thing that makes [I]this[/I] case different is that they do it at the stores in protest, instead of on their farms.

[QUOTE=Riller;42573376]Not understanding supply and demand economics 101. They are breaking eggs to reduce the supply, driving the prices up since supply is too short to meet the demand. Giving away the eggs for free would reduce demand and keep supply largely the same, making their situation [I]worse[/I].[/QUOTE] Of course I understand they need to be provocative to put some pressure. Seeing all that waste just makes me sick.

We should make an eggsample out of these people.