Pocking

People in Louisiana are weird. They're just strange creatures. They've decided that every Easter they must Pock??  I learned at work today that Pocking is a big tradition in Louisiana, and has absolutely no purpose. It's a contest to see who has the strongest eggs?  After dying their hard boiled eggs, Louisianian Weirdos each pick one egg that apparently looks the strongest to them.  Each person holds their egg with the bottom, air bubble side out. They then find someone with an equally competitive nature and these two people hit their eggs together to see whose breaks. The broken egg'd loser for who Easter is now ruined then sulks in a corner while the winners all play again within themselves until there is only one unbroken egg left. This person is the winner. I've been told the winner traditionally doesn't actually win anything except the pride of winning. Soooo basically they're all just really excited to see who bought the thickest eggs at the store. Congratulations. Maybe for Christmas we can hit our presents together to see who bought the best box.


Happy Pocking Easter!