# What's the "Hard-boiled egg" joke?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 31, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hard-boiled-egg-joke/842806 "2019-10-31T21:31:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hard-boiled-egg-joke/842806/41 "2019-11-05T16:01:19Z")

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The rapid-fire dialog was sometimes difficult for the brain to decipher and required additional listening. This one, for instance, from **Duck Soup** :

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> Well, that covers a lot of ground. Say, you cover a lot of ground yourself. You’d better beat it; I hear they’re gonna tear you down and put up an office building where you’re standing. You can leave in a taxi. If you can’t get a taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that’s too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff. You know, you haven’t stopped talking since I came here. You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle.

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**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hard-boiled-egg-joke/842806/42 "2019-11-05T17:59:41Z")

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> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#):
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> In the future people will be baffled when old-timers say “D’oh!” or “That’s what she said.” Catch phrases have a limited life.

“That’s what she said” is self-contained. No need for any cultural context.

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**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hard-boiled-egg-joke/842806/43 "2019-11-07T20:16:36Z")

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> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#):
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> I didn’t know Moe was a #MeToo supporter.

Nah, Moe was a member of the Woman Haters Club. [Not a very good one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahYOMM0NSBA), but a member. (YouTube clip)

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