Post by DarcyLongfellow on Sept 26, 2012 21:46:00 GMT -5
I gotta say, there were like 12 responses to her post, most along the lines of "Huh? What are you talking about. And dayum, now I want deviled eggs."
It's definitely not that they are, in fact, "DEVIL"ed eggs. She's very normal. :-) But not good at responding to messages, which is why the curiosity is killing me! Oh well. If the collective mind of MM doesn't know, then I guess there's not something huge that I'm missing!
Being from the south, I think 50s-era junior league snobbery (sorry, I know some love it). Like Betty Draper. Throw in a touch of the DEVIL from my southern baptist roots, and maybe I could see something there. Maybe?
I really have no idea. Other than I don't like mayo.
Post by ellipses84 on Sept 26, 2012 21:53:54 GMT -5
Most people love eating deviled eggs. Maybe it was her specialty and now when she goes to potlucks and brings something else, everyone complains she that she didn't make her deviled eggs...
Is this some sort of breast cancer awareness thing? Don't tell the men what it means when you say "4 - Miami - Magenta"!!!!!!
It had better not be! I hate that stuff!
My friend is a fun mix of Seven Sisters feminist and had to register for the "correct" brand of china for her wedding, so I could see her having strong opinions on something like deviled egg plates. :-)
Of which I own two, by the way. Neither has ever been used! Does anyone else our age own those?? All my older female relatives thought I needed one.
Is this some sort of breast cancer awareness thing? Don't tell the men what it means when you say "4 - Miami - Magenta"!!!!!!
It had better not be! I hate that stuff!
My friend is a fun mix of Seven Sisters feminist and had to register for the "correct" brand of china for her wedding, so I could see her having strong opinions on something like deviled egg plates. :-)
Of which I own two, by the way. Neither has ever been used! Does anyone else our age own those?? All my older female relatives thought I needed one.
I own one. I had to fight for it. It was my grandmothers and I "called it" when I was about 15. I didn't get it until she moved to the nursing home 15 years later.
Please report back when she responds. I don't know why I care, but I really, really do. I'm dreaming up what kind of thesis statement one could write on the social baggage that comes with the American deviled egg.
Please report back when she responds. I don't know why I care, but I really, really do. I'm dreaming up what kind of thesis statement one could write on the social baggage that comes with the American deviled egg.
I'm going withe Junior League comment towards the top is the baggage.
I have no idea what "social baggage" could be associated with deviled eggs. I think "huh?" is an appropriate response.
Egg plates are passed down through the generations in my family. My H is not a big fan, such that this makes me a failure at a long standing tradition?
I have no idea what "social baggage" could be associated with deviled eggs. I think "huh?" is an appropriate response.
Egg plates are passed down through the generations in my family. My H is not a big fan, such that this makes me a failure at a long standing tradition?
This is interesting, bc you have both concepts in the same post. If its so special that the egg plates are treasured heirlooms passed down through generations, then think about the concept and tradition. You feel like you "should" uphold it. But if you don't like them, then you don't like them. So add in a twist of southern societal pressure that you "must" uphold the egg tradition, and I think we are onto something.
Note: please consider that a generic you. I'm not trying to pin pressure on you specifically. Just that somehow your post clarified how ppl really could feel pressure.