Man eats 45 eggs – and dies

Hazys

http://www.rte.ie/centuryireland

I came across RTE's Century Ireland website which reports Irish news from 100 years ago, it has some pretty cool stuff on it.

But one of the main news story other than "House of Lords vote against allowing votes for women" and "Irish Parliamentary Party welcome Lloyd George’s budget" was "Man eats 45 eggs – and dies":

20 May 1914

A villager in Desaignes, just south of Lyon in France, has died after eating 45 eggs.

M. Falour undertook to eat 50 eggs and a pound of bread at a single sitting for a wager of 4s. 2d. He comfortably made his way through the first 36 eggs, but then began to struggle. While finishing the 45th egg, he fell dead from indigestion.

I couldn't stop laughing at that headline. Today's youth gets a lot of flack from the older generation that we are much more dumb down society as we spend all our time obsessing about viral videos of memes, lol cats, guys taking selfies next to trains getting kicked in head, etc. and not caring about real news thats being reported.

Now all i can picture now is my great grandfather who would have frowned upon today's viral loving generation, sitting down for his cup of tea and a slice of toast for breakfast and reading his newspaper; bursting his hole laughing at "Man eats 45 eggs – and dies".


I think today's generation is very similar to past generations, only technology is the main difference.


PS i probably could have spent more time reading the website to get an idea of what irish life was like 100 years ago, but man eats 45 eggs and dies is too hilarious

Valetta

Hazys wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/centuryireland

I came across RTE's Century Ireland website which reports Irish news from 100 years ago, it has some pretty cool stuff on it.

But one of the main news story other than "House of Lords vote against allowing votes for women" and "Irish Parliamentary Party welcome Lloyd George’s budget" was "Man eats 45 eggs – and dies":



I couldn't stop laughing at that headline. Today's youth gets a lot of flack from the older generation that we are much more dumb down society as we spend all our time obsessing about viral videos of memes, lol cats, guys taking selfies next to trains getting kicked in head, etc. and not caring about real news thats being reported.

Now all i can picture now is my great grandfather who would have frowned upon today's viral loving generation, sitting down for his cup of tea and a slice of toast for breakfast and reading his newspaper; bursting his hole laughing at "Man eats 45 eggs – and dies".


I think today's generation is very similar to past generations, only technology is the main difference.


PS i probably could have spent more time reading the website to get an idea of what irish life was like 100 years ago, but man eats 45 eggs and dies is too hilarious

Un oeuf is un oeuf.

Sir Arthur Daley

Were they hen or duck eggs op?

Hazys

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Were they hen or duck eggs op?

I'd have say they were hen eggs as ducks were not invented till 1924.

Sir Arthur Daley

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Were they hen or duck eggs op?

Sounds like they were hen grenades, as they blew up inside of him!

Duckworth_Luas

Nobody ever eat 50 eggs!

Red Kev

A mate of mine in Germany often tells me this story of his Dad...... His Dad would have lived through the impoverished times of the Weimar Republic and post WW2 austerity and food rationing, along with many of his generation they would never throw anything away.

Anyway, the guy was in his early 80's, he was carrying a tray of 30 eggs down to the cellar, they fell, 20 of them broke and instead of throwing them out he scraped them up and made a 20 egg omlette. Ate the omlette and about an hour later rings his son telling him he isn't feeling well. Son shows up, and has to take the oul lad to hospital where he ended out in intensive care due to some reaction to the eggs. He nearly died but lived for a fair few years after that anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoJmcgcpUJ8

Sir Arthur Daley

Hazys wrote: »

I'd have say they were hen eggs as ducks were not invented till 1924.

Which came first in 1924 the duck egg or the duck?

Fr_Dougal

Goodnight sweet prince.

Clever elephant declines poisoned vodka

Published: 12 May 1914

A report has come in today from Odessa about a failed attempt by a travelling menagerie to poison a four tonne elephant named Lambo.

The elephant, who had been in the possession of its owners for about 20 years, had always been well-behaved until some days ago when he was seen trying to tear down the bars of its cages. Lambo also seriously injured his attendant, who was fortunate to escape with his life after being attacked while attempting to strengthen the bars of the animal's cage. The elephant’s demeanour worsened and, as it was feared he would escape, it was decided he needed to be euthanised.

An application was made to the police authorities in Odessa to find a way to put him down. They decided against shooting him as the walls of the menagerie were only made of wool and might be perforated by the bullets and instead chose to poison him. The elephant was known to be fond of cake and oranges so they soaked both with prussic acid but once the elephant smelled it he pushed it aside. Vodka is known to be another one of Lambo’s weaknesses so the keepers mixed a barrel of vodka with cyanide but again once he smelled the barrel he kicked it over.

A large trench has been dug around the menagerie to prevent him from escaping until they come up with another solution.

I like this site.

Tail Docker

Yokill.

Teyla Emmagan

How many did Cool Hand Luke get through again? Just remember that picture of his belly, looked painful.

Wikipedia says he ate all 50...

Hazys

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

How many did Cool Hand Luke get through again? Just remember that picture of his belly, looked painful.

I've never seen Cool Hand Luke but maybe that story was the inspiration for that scene?

Or maybe everybody was doing it back then? Like trying to eat 50 eggs was their youth's version of neknominate?

Little CuChulainn

****! I'm on 41. Should I stop?

newmug

Hazys wrote: »

Now all i can picture now is my great grandfather who would have frowned upon today's viral loving generation, sitting down for his cup of tea and a slice of toast for breakfast and reading his newspaper; bursting his hole laughing at "Man eats 45 eggs – and dies".

Hazys wrote: »

Or maybe everybody was doing it back then? Like trying to eat 50 eggs was their youth's version of neknominate?

Dafuq? Was your GGF the lord of the manor or something? Everyone else in Ireland was just about eeking it out with one meal a day of boiled spuds, eating them in your hand like an apple, but your GGF was having tea and breakfast while reading his newspaper?




Lah-dee-dah!!!!!

WoollyRedHat

A modern day necknomination

Remember kids, don't do too many yokes, and have a good time

kowloon

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Were they hen or duck eggs op?

Ostrich.

Skerries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3P_p5yNpEg

Capt'n Midnight

Deleted User wrote: »

Clever elephant declines poisoned vodka

Published: 12 May 1914

A report has come in today from Odessa about a failed attempt by a travelling menagerie to poison a four tonne elephant named Lambo.

I like this site.

If he survived and didn't join the Bolsheviks, would that make him a white elephant ?

Supergurrier

Talk about your overeggaggeration.

Hazys

Little CuChulainn wrote: »

****! I'm on 41. Should I stop?

If you do, your grandfather will call you a pussy

jimgoose

Here lie the bones
Of Joseph Jones,
Who ate while he was able.
Once o'er fed
Collapsed quite dead,
And slid beneath the table.

So take heed, all of you - I'm pretty sure there's a lesson here. Or something.

jimgoose

Valetta wrote: »

Un oeuf is un oeuf.

Congratulations - you are today's winner of the Internet! :pac::pac::pac:

The Diabolical Monocle

45 ?

Clucking hell.

hardCopy

Sounds eggstremely irresponsible.

dmc17

Valetta wrote: »

Un oeuf is un oeuf.

And 45 oeufs is too much it would appear

BearBanjer

Robb Wolfe calls him Jesus.

Wossack

as much as I abhor selfies, seeing a train getting kicked in the head could even get me reaching for my phone