# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1)

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**Created:** [September 28, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380 "2022-09-28T11:33:16Z")\
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So in what way did Bilbo and Gollum’s riddle game [reference the phrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/2022) “Teaching grandmother to suck eggs” ?

The only egg thing in that game was this:

_A box without hinges, key, or lid,  
Yet golden treasure inside is hid_

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