With egg prices currently skyrocketing across the US, a thief in Pennsylvania ‘eggsecuted’ the clever crime of poaching 100,000 eggs from a supplier. Despite their best efforts, state police ‘eggsperts’ have yet to “crack the case” and are asking anyone with information about the whereabouts of the poacher to give them a call, per PennLive. Needless to say, “this crime hasn’t gone over easy with the PD,” according to a commenter. Cheesy egg puns aside, the thief stole around $40k worth of eggs, which is no small cost for the organic supplier.
This news came about after Waffle House decided to impose a surcharge per egg on their menu. With the bird flu outbreak negatively affecting the market, stores around the country are experiencing a shortage of eggs, similar to how toilet paper disappeared off shelves during the height of the pandemic. As a result, egg prices have shot up, and one criminal (or group of offenders) in Pennsylvania has decided to take advantage of the situation to steal a truckload of eggs.
Of course, followers of the Pennsylvania egg heist are having a blast by making a joke out of the incident with all the possible puns. “Someone needs to crack this case!” remarks a Redditor. Another commenter pokes fun with, “The police are scrambling to find suspects.” “I have a delivery here for a Mr. Gaston,” jests a third, referring to how the Beauty and the Beast cartoon villain claimed to eat five dozen eggs a day. A fourth commenter considers how stores could start “putting locks on the glass doors concealing eggs” if the situation with the prices and possible thefts becomes dire enough.
Naturally, many are blaming the current President of the United States for such a crime like this to happen. “Why hasn’t Trump used his sorcery to lower egg prices yet?” points out a user. “Trumpflation, ladies and gentlemen,” comments another. Several more sarcastically praised Trump with a “Thanks” or “Good job.”
Whatever the case of who’s at fault for the egg prices, the tale of the Pennsylvania egg poacher is certainly cracking a lot of people up.
