Omelette Egg Idiom Puns

Comments heavily feature variations, puns, and jokes on the proverb 'you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs,' riffing on egg-cracking, omelettes, and related wordplay in response to an underlying discussion of tradeoffs or sacrifices.

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Sample Comments

chvid Jan 24, 2018 View on HN

No omelette without breaking a few eggs ...

smegsicle Jul 26, 2022 View on HN

hey you can't make an omelette without cracking a few eggs

olyjohn Jan 31, 2025 View on HN

Talk about a shit thing to deal with when I run out of eggs.

goopypoop Dec 16, 2025 View on HN

you crack the ends of eggs?!

dredmorbius Oct 17, 2019 View on HN

Maybe it's an easter egg yolk.

vanattab Feb 10, 2025 View on HN

you must not be buying eggs lately

bloomingkales Feb 20, 2025 View on HN

The answer is get the fuck over eggs.

thefounder Jan 2, 2023 View on HN

You've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette

libele Oct 7, 2021 View on HN

it's incredible the number of things you can do with eggs

lazide Feb 26, 2025 View on HN

Can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs (/s)