When it rains, it pours.

And here I was thinking there was nothing new to post about! Instead, I have realize that I’ve neglected my duties as “she-who-must-free-the-egg”. So, after finally reawakening to my mission, I checked my woefully neglected FreeTheEgg email.

There was a message from the author of this book and, I won’t lie, at first I thought it was spam. Thankfully, and gratefully, it was not! This is a legitimate book that I am in the middle of reading. Not just reading, but thoroughly enjoying.

The Babel Message: A Love Letter to Language by Keith Kahn-Harris

If you love language. If you love Kinder Eggs. If you love good books, this is for you!

“Keith Kahn-Harris is a man obsessed with something seemingly trivial – the warning message found inside Kinder Surprise eggs:

WARNING, read and keep: Toy not suitable for children under 3 years. Small parts might be swallowed or inhaled.

On a tiny sheet of paper, this message is translated into dozens of languages – the world boiled down to a multilingual essence. Inspired by this, the author asks: what makes ‘a language’? With the help of the international community of language geeks, he shows us what the message looks like in Ancient Sumerian, Zulu, Cornish, Klingon – and many more. Along the way he considers why Hungarian writing looks angry, how to make up your own language, and the meaning of the heavy metal umlaut.

Overturning the Babel myth, he argues that the messy diversity of language shouldn’t be a source of conflict, but of collective wonder. This is a book about hope, a love letter to language.

‘This is a wonderful book. A treasure trove of mind-expanding insights into language and humanity encased in a deliciously quirky, quixotic quest. I loved it. Warning: this will keep you reading.’ – Ann Morgan, author of Reading the World: Confessions of a Literary Explorer”

The Babel Message: A Love Letter to Language

Why are they illegal?

Here is an excellent video explaining why Kinder Eggs are illegal in the US.

Happy Easter

Dear Consumer Product Safety Commission, TSA, and Border Security:

Happy Easter

You know things are bad when there is a KinderEgg recall

Hello!! It’s been a long, long time. Frankly, there has not been much to report. The world is in turmoil and, as much as KinderEggs would make our days brighter, our quest for freedom is not at the top of anyone’s “to do” list. No, not even mine.

Yesterday, however, our beloved Egg was thrown into the frantic foray of flashing headlines. Are you ready? Kinder Eggs are being recalled. I mean, come on. Really? This does NOT help our end goal.

{Cue the Mars company…}

The rest of this post is hypothetical because we *aren’t* endorsing illegally purchasing innocent chocolate eggs that millions, nay, billions of people have enjoyed since 1972….

If you *happen* to have obtained KinderEggs for Easter, usually at a ridiculous price, you might want to check to see if it is on this list of recalls. I don’t know how you would go about getting a refund. The place I hypothetically illegally buy them from seems to not know they are illegal. They’re not hearing it from this chick. They’re my go-to at Christmas and Easter.

We will add this to the ever-growing pile of “once in a lifetime” events that seem to be the trend. Remember to share the petition and keep dreaming of Egg Freedom. #FreeTheEgg