Oeufluft (n.)
The air that's trapped inside of an Easter
egg.
It is a little known fact that the air that's
found inside Easter eggs is shipped at some considerable cost from a secret
mountain location somewhere in Switzerland in springtime, which is one reason
why Easter eggs are more expensive that their equivalent weight in chocolate.
The low ratio of nitrogen to oxygen assists in keeping the chocolate egg in
perfect condition, although unfortunately the delicate Swiss air—or
oeufluft,
as it is known in its home country (pronounced
‘erf-looft’)—reverts to its normal constituency out over a
period of several weeks, which explains why chocolate eggs are not available in
shops all the year round.
If you listen very carefully, you can hear the Easter egg give a tiny sigh as it releases its oeufluft into the atmosphere, at which point local legend has it that if you say the words ‘The hills are alive with the sound of music’ in Swiss German and turn around three times you will be blessed with many children who are skilled in playing the Alphorn.
[Based on an idea by George Wright.]
If you listen very carefully, you can hear the Easter egg give a tiny sigh as it releases its oeufluft into the atmosphere, at which point local legend has it that if you say the words ‘The hills are alive with the sound of music’ in Swiss German and turn around three times you will be blessed with many children who are skilled in playing the Alphorn.
[Based on an idea by George Wright.]
Posted on Wednesday - April 27, 2005 at 01:28 PM
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