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Although a [[Egg (food)|food item]], [[eggs]] (almost always [[Boiled egg#Soft-boiled egg|soft-boiled]]) are sometimes thrown at [[house]]s, [[automobile|cars]], or people, generally on [[Halloween]]. This act, known commonly as '''egging''' in the various [[Anglosphere|English-speaking countries]], is a minor form of [[vandalism]]. Therefore, egging is usually a [[misdemeanor|criminal offense]] and is capable of damaging property ([[egg white]]s can degrade certain types of vehicle paint) as well as cause serious [[eye injury]].<ref>Stewart RM. Durnian JM. Briggs MC. "Here's egg in your eye": a prospective study of blunt ocular trauma resulting from thrown eggs. Emergency Medicine Journal. 23(10):756-8, 2006 Oct.</ref> On Halloween, for example, [[Trick-or-treating|trick-or-treaters]] have been known to throw eggs (and sometimes [[flour]]) at property or people from whom they received nothing. Eggs are also often thrown in protests, as they are inexpensive and nonlethal, yet at the same time very messy when broken. [[Wales|Welsh]] politician [[John Prescott]] was egged by a rural protestor in [[2001]], which sparked controversy when he retaliated with a punch. See [[John Prescott: Contentious events#Fighting with a protester]]. |
Although a [[Egg (food)|food item]], [[eggs]] (almost always [[Boiled egg#Soft-boiled egg|soft-boiled]]) are sometimes thrown at [[house]]s, [[automobile|cars]], or people, generally on [[Halloween]]. This act, known commonly as '''egging''' in the various [[Anglosphere|English-speaking countries]], is a minor form of [[vandalism]]. Therefore, egging is usually a [[misdemeanor|criminal offense]] and is capable of damaging property ([[egg white]]s can degrade certain types of vehicle paint) as well as cause serious [[eye injury]].<ref>Stewart RM. Durnian JM. Briggs MC. "Here's egg in your eye": a prospective study of blunt ocular trauma resulting from thrown eggs. Emergency Medicine Journal. 23(10):756-8, 2006 Oct.</ref> On Halloween, for example, [[Trick-or-treating|trick-or-treaters]] have been known to throw eggs (and sometimes [[flour]]) at property or people from whom they received nothing. Eggs are also often thrown in protests, as they are inexpensive and nonlethal, yet at the same time very messy when broken. [[Wales|Welsh]] politician [[John Prescott]] was egged by a rural protestor in [[2001]], which sparked controversy when he retaliated with a punch. See [[John Prescott: Contentious events#Fighting with a protester]]. |
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As of January 2007, a group formed in the south of Yorkshire and called themselves the South Yorkshire Egging Division, or S.Y.E.D, and have since gained a cult following in their surrounding areas. Although they have received very little coverage in the media, their name has spread throughout the youth of Yorkshire through word of mouth and through their Myspace page. It is unknown how many members they have recruited, but it is widely assumed that the group consists mainly of adolescent boys, due to the juvenile toilet humour displayed on their Myspace page. Although egging is a [[misdemeanor|criminal offense]], the S.Y.E.D. do not consider themselves to be criminals, instead refering to themselves as modern day Robin Hoods, claiming that they only attack those deserving of it. They claim to have completed over a dozen successful "missions", thus intimidating many youths around Yorkshire. |
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Revision as of 14:51, 10 May 2008
Although a food item, eggs (almost always soft-boiled) are sometimes thrown at houses, cars, or people, generally on Halloween. This act, known commonly as egging in the various English-speaking countries, is a minor form of vandalism. Therefore, egging is usually a criminal offense and is capable of damaging property (egg whites can degrade certain types of vehicle paint) as well as cause serious eye injury.[1] On Halloween, for example, trick-or-treaters have been known to throw eggs (and sometimes flour) at property or people from whom they received nothing. Eggs are also often thrown in protests, as they are inexpensive and nonlethal, yet at the same time very messy when broken. Welsh politician John Prescott was egged by a rural protestor in 2001, which sparked controversy when he retaliated with a punch. See John Prescott: Contentious events#Fighting with a protester.
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- ^ Stewart RM. Durnian JM. Briggs MC. "Here's egg in your eye": a prospective study of blunt ocular trauma resulting from thrown eggs. Emergency Medicine Journal. 23(10):756-8, 2006 Oct.
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