A former UKIP MEP said hens ‘invented eggs’ in a row over English breakfasts and the internet cracked
It all began when the Daily Telegraph proudly highlighted the ‘patriotic breakfast’ enjoyed by the UK’s crack team of negotiators before going in to try to secure a half-decent future trading relationship with the EU.
David Frost enjoyed a delicious patriotic breakfast of sausages, baked beans, bacon and eggs before leading a team of 100 UK officials into negotiations https://t.co/K6zlF0Jd8m
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 2, 2020
And the idea that a breakfast could be ‘patriotic’ struck people as a little odd. People like presenter James O’Brien, for instance, who got to wondering how English an English breakfast is anyway.
A ‘patriotic breakfast’?
Sausages were invented by Sumerians circa 3000BC; all beans used in baked beans are native to South America; pork was first salted in ancient China & hens were first domesticated in ancient Egypt. ‘Patriotic’
What an awful joke Brexit is making of the UK. https://t.co/DA1Trgwdw8— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) March 2, 2020
Which is when things really hotted up. Not least former UKIP MEP Roger Helmer, who was furious at the idea that an English breakfast could be anything less than, well, totally 100% bloody English.
What an idiot James O’Brien is! Sumerians invented sausages? So what? Hens invented eggs. But it doesn’t stop a traditional English breakfast being a traditional English breakfast (and try googling “British inventions”, while you’re at it). https://t.co/5wYcd77oLh
— Roger Helmer (@RogerHelmerMEP) March 3, 2020
And it was at this point that the internet truly cracked.
Breaking egg news – hens invented them. https://t.co/VKZdgPk7By
— Otto English (@Otto_English) March 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson_MP/status/1234766229849636864?s=20
Actually dinosaurs had eggs way before hens existed… You should remember, you we're there…
— Hans-Erik Iken (@HansErikIken) March 3, 2020
Bloody mammals, coming over to Pangea
— Coolidge Effect (@Coolidge_Effect) March 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/salihughes/status/1234757920283414528?s=20
“On Jazz Club this week we bring you Roger Helmer on mouth organ, naturally, with an original new arrangement of his haunting opus ‘Hens Invented Eggs.’ Gggggreat.“ pic.twitter.com/kfMGQR9dbf
— Balderdash (@notDcfcBoss) March 3, 2020
‘Hens invented eggs’ @mrjamesob you idiot! pic.twitter.com/h6f15zbAUj
— Dr Adam Rutherford (@AdamRutherford) March 3, 2020
No… eggs invented hens.
— apeirogonal apama (@digitaldeath) March 3, 2020
"Hens invented eggs" – do you dress yourself? https://t.co/IlW2cUtY9i
— Dom Joly (@domjoly) March 3, 2020
Seriously though. If I *was* a hen, the last thing I’d invent would be an egg. Has to smart on the way out.
— Luke Vandore-Mackay (@LukeMackayCooks) March 3, 2020
“HENS INVENTED EGGS” hahahahahahaha https://t.co/VpHkYXu83Y
— John Rain CBE (@MrKenShabby) March 3, 2020
O’Brien wasn’t letting it lie and it just got better and better.
On the show today, at what point do *you* think your breakfast becomes properly ‘patriotic’? Do you, for example, believe that it needs to include gammon? All welcome!
0345 6060973— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) March 3, 2020
To conclude, this.
"Hens invented eggs" is today's "You're shouting at tea, Sue".
— Stu. (@dysondoc) March 3, 2020
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