A lorry full of eggs crashed, and there was a mad scramble to make yolks about it – 17 favourites
Egg prices featured rather more heavily in the run-up to the US election than most people would have thought likely – or reasonable.
As avian flu ravaged poultry stock across America, the cost of eggs grew ever higher, and Trump promised he’d bring the prices down on day one.
Well, it looks like he’s too busy giving Elon Musk access to everyone’s financial details and rounding up South and Central Americans to address egg prices in any way.
It’s a topic seldom far from Americans’ thoughts – along with that whole Elon Musk and his gang of tech bros rummaging through their tax records thing.
They were out of eggs, but Walmart curbside correctly substituted bars of gold.
— Ed Wiley (@EdWiley) February 3, 2025
Called in, "I'm going to need you to pay me in eggs."
— Just Bill (@WilliamAder) January 31, 2025
Waffle House is now charging 50 extra cents per egg as prices spike under Trump. pic.twitter.com/SUP3iVMd6p
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) February 4, 2025
I've been going to Walmart everyday & putting 6 eggs in my jacket pic.twitter.com/pR72BCVQyy
— IG: Stormnyx (@stormnyx_) February 4, 2025
When he promised $1.99 eggs he meant $1.99 EACH!! pic.twitter.com/MUld1hv7My
— Joe G (@EastEndJoe) February 2, 2025
Did removing pronouns from emails make eggs and gas cheaper yet?
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) February 1, 2025
So, when a truck overturned, spilling its full cargo of eggs onto the highway, people felt compelled to comment.
We poached the best reactions from Twitter/X. Omelette them tell their jokes …(No, YOU shut up!)
1.
That’s like $764M in eggs bro https://t.co/t5MVuwYt3v
— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) February 3, 2025
2.
we are never going to financially recover from this https://t.co/bBx9v3Xi2H
— The Ginger Swindler (superbowl bound) (@lilydsmith) February 3, 2025
3.
Headed to the scene now to collect the eggs and sell them for a profit
I’ll become a millionaire from this
— Chase Passive Income (@chasedownleads) February 3, 2025
4.
Of all things. ALL THINGS. https://t.co/TEn7YNDJeO
— Charter Vanilla-Sharkey, M.A. (@CharterVanilla) February 3, 2025
5.
Should be using a Brinks truck
— Matt Plotner (@mattplotner) February 3, 2025
6.
There goes our entire economy https://t.co/3l3iwCXtXp
— Amanda Deibert (@amandadeibert) February 4, 2025
7.
This is why you don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
— Chris Cu11an (@ChrisCullan1) February 3, 2025
8.
We’re all living in The Onion times https://t.co/BH4Nd5958f
— jamadoria (@jamadoria) February 3, 2025
9.
Well, there goes my retirement portfolio. https://t.co/zWAiFkpexZ
— Rodney Lacroix (@RodLacroix) February 4, 2025