Reports indicate that People
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is pressuring First Lady Jill Biden
to forego eggs this Easter and instead use “dyed Easter potatoes” for
the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll event. That idea is half-baked, at
best. A spud is scarcely a substitute for an egg.
Easter eggs have
historically been seen as a symbol of fertility and the rebirth of nature after
the long winter. Potatoes are a symbol of…Russia. Or modern fast-food culture.
Not the same. Who’s ever heard of an Easter potato coloring kit? The
outside of a potato is porous, uneven, and possesses eyes. And is typically
much darker than the white shell of an egg.
Potatoes don’t
work nearly as well as eggs for constructing idioms, either. Nobody ever said,
“don’t put all your potatoes in one basket,” for example.
If Jill Biden and
the White House give in to PETA’s demand, I hope they end up with potato on
their faces. (See?)
Potatoes and eggs
can be good together, however. On our breakfast plates. An omelette and
a side of hash browns. Yum!
Now, about the
Easter bunny…
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