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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/3/2008 9:03:04 PM
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9drtr
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It is a complement, just not the one you want.
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/4/2008 9:33:02 AM
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his loss
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/4/2008 11:08:42 AM
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So we're thinking "good egg" is the female version of "nice guy?" Not at all. My grandmother was as likely to say "He is a good egg" as "She is a good egg." It seemed to apply to both genders equally.
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/4/2008 11:09:42 AM
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I don't like eggs. They're slimey. Either you are starting with rotten eggs or you are not cooking them correctly.
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/9/2008 5:27:37 PM
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What are your likely thoughts of a woman if you were to use this expression to describe her? Thanks!
That she is a good person, a good heart.
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/16/2008 8:40:25 PM
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What are your likely thoughts of a woman if you were to use this expression to describe her? Thanks!
She's high in protein.
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/17/2008 12:05:50 AM
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Whoever said that it was the equivilant of "nice guy" is probably right. If it's coming from a guy you're interested in it's probably not a place you want to be in. It's like being called a good friend.
Would you mind elaborating on the context more?
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/19/2008 11:19:30 AM
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The problem with being a good egg is that you can be totally fried and still be a good egg....
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/19/2008 12:19:58 PM
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but can you be deviled and still be a "good egg?"
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/19/2008 1:19:38 PM
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but can you be deviled and still be a "good egg?"
That's a good egg gone bad. 
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/21/2008 9:32:22 AM
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a thread is a topic in the forum ie) she's a good egg, polish up, Intimidated? Scared?, Plastic Beauty are all threads in the he says forum ...
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RE: She's a good egg. - 5/22/2008 1:01:15 PM
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Anyone else have a craving for a nice cheesy omelette this morning, followed up with a piece of cheesecake? Yum.
I would forgo the omelet and just dive into the cheesecake. iwill's avatar looks sinfully delicious!
But back to the OP:
The "good egg/bad egg" thing was used in the original Willy Wonka movie when Veruca Salt and her father went down the garbage chute.
I sometimes use "good egg" in reference to someone when I am trying to be even nerdier than I regularly am. It's an outdated expression though - - the appropriate response to being called "a good egg" is to come back with "and you're the cat's pajamas!"
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