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      Videos on how to dye marshmallows, potatoes and even onions have begun to circulate on social media and news websites.

      You’re right. Only asshole influencers or whatever you want to call them are making these videos for clicks.

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    Americans: doing jokes about our lack of a very important food product is very inappropriate and immoral!

    Irish: you want some potatoes with those eggs?

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      Speak for yourself. My local church who does Sunday Easter was begging for financial donations and egg donations.

      One of the “threats” was using potatoes or rocks.

      They’re concerned because next year, the free egg hunt might be a paid event.

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        There are plastic fucking eggs that have been used in 99% of all Easter egg hunts since plastic eggs were made. Tell your church to fill them with candy and cheap toys and quit acting like shit heads over it

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        I honestly don’t remember a family or church event that didn’t use the plastic ones unless we were doing egg art as kids.

        Candy beats a room temp egg that’s been sitting in a random spot for hours hands down.

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          Boiled eggs that kids paint and then hidden on the church grounds is the norm where I am.

          It’s 3 two hour events with different age groups. Eggs are rarely sitting around for longer than that.

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            Okay? Eggs are expensive right now because church people thought the literal embodiment of Satan would make a good president. The least they could do is pivot to plastic eggs and shut the fuck up about it.

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    We have been painting wood eggs, one per person, per year, for over a decade. Reuse them every year and every year the hunt gets longer.

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    What an utterly embarrassing time to be an American.

    Our historic legacy is going to be that of a fool generation that votes against our own interests and fails to stand up for ourselves.

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      Just be sure to let every Republican you see in public know they are traitors. Do it double for any cybertruck. They hate shame and if they feel it enough from their countrymen they will quit publicly supporting it at least. Which honestly, is better than fucking swastikas being out in public all of a sudden.

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      George bush Jr. Columbine. Wall Street protests. TSA. BLM. George Floyd. OJ chase. Probably a dozen more if I had time to think.

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    Why not use plastic eggs instead? Can even put stuff better than egg inside them.

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    I get that eggs are in a lot of recipes, but people’s obsession with them is still surprising to me. There are so many other foods to choose from.

    Wouldn’t kids prefer to find something they actually want, rather than an egg (or especially a potato)? I know the fertility symbolism but I’d still rather look for candy bars.

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      It’s a nice way to teach children to eat something nutritious and healthy. They love the painted eggs and don’t mind it’s not a candy bar. They also do usually get some chocolate eggs as well, there’s really no reason to make the sugar dose even bigger.

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      Eggs are easier to hide, candy bars not so much. Plus the Easter Bunny doesn’t lay candy bars so your idea wouldn’t really make sense with the lore and all.