# Why is Grandma so good at sucking eggs?

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**Created:** [August 14, 2001, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-grandma-so-good-at-sucking-eggs/76156 "2001-08-14T05:16:41Z")\
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The French equivalent, as far as I am aware, is ‘The goslings want to lead the geese to pasture’.

My copy of ‘Brewers Dictionary Of Phrase & Fable’ fails to give the origin, but my money is on \*Eric Cantona.  
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\*Former Manchester United soccer legend, now a big cheese in beach football.

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