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Old 22-Oct-2006, 02:04
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Default Re: teach fish how to swim

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Originally Posted by Anglika View Post
Nice explanation given elsewhere - in order to use the contents of an egg without breaking the shell, a hole was made at both ends and the contents sucked out. I suppose skill was needed, and the older the person, the more skilled they might be.

Hi. I understand what 'suck eggs' means, but I dont understand why they do it. Why dont they simply break the egg and eat it, instead of going through the hassle making holes at both ends and sucking out the content??
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