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[[File:L'eggs_all_the_ways_down.jpg|thumb|"L'eggs all the way down" logo (reduced for Euclidean space per).]]"'''L'eggs all the way down'''" is an expression of the problem of infinite regress.  
[[File:L'eggs_all_the_ways_down.jpg|thumb|"L'eggs all the way down" logo (reduced for Euclidean space per).]]"'''L'eggs all the way down'''" is a brand of infinitely recursive pantyhose, introduced in 1969 by Hanes, which radically changed the recursive hosiery marketplace.
 
The novel developments were the egg-shaped recursive plastic product container, the shift to consignment sales in drug stores and groceries, and the in-store "Matryoshka doll" product racks designed to emphasize the infinitely self-referential egg shape.
 
The brand logo hinted at a pair of chicks or eggs in the lettering.


== Description ==
== Description ==


The saying alludes to the mythological idea of a pair of World L'eggs which swaddle the earth.  
The "L'eggs all the way down" alludes to the mythological idea of a pair of World L'eggs which swaddle the earth.  


It suggests that these mighty L'eggs contain a smaller pair of L'eggs, which itself contains smaller and smaller World L'eggs, continuing indefinitely (i.e., "L'eggs all the way down"), like [[Matryoshka doll (nonfiction)|Matryoshka dolls]].
It suggests that these mighty L'eggs contain a smaller pair of L'eggs, which itself contains smaller and smaller World L'eggs, continuing indefinitely (i.e., "L'eggs all the way down"), like [[Matryoshka doll (nonfiction)|Matryoshka dolls]].
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File:My Buttons Have Buttons.jpg|link=My Buttons Have Buttons|'''[[My Buttons Have Buttons]]''' is a haberdashery and recursion services provider based in New Minneapolis, Canada.
File:Matryoshka dolls are recursively inherently menacing.jpg|link=Matryoshka Recursion|'''''[[Matryoshka Recursion]]''''' is a Russian psychological thriller film about an evil supernatural force (Vladimir Putin) who uses Matryoshka dolls to commit unspeakably recursive crimes.
File:Siphonaptera 2.jpg|link=Siphonaptera 2|Bigger truths have smaller truths<br> Within their facts to bind 'em<br> And those facts have smaller facts<br> And so on, till you find 'em.<br>—"'''[[Siphonaptera 2]]'''"
File:Recursive_Legs_Dance_Company_logo.jpg|link=Recursive Legs Dance Company|[[Recursive Legs Dance Company]] logo.
File:Recursive_Legs_Dance_Company_logo.jpg|link=Recursive Legs Dance Company|[[Recursive Legs Dance Company]] logo.
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* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Legs all the way down]]
* [[Legs all the way down]]
* ''[[Matryoshka Recursion]]''
* [[My Buttons Have Buttons]]
* [[Phalanges all the way down]]
* [[Phalanges all the way down]]
* [[Recursion Safety Agency]] - see also [[Recursion Safety Working Group]]
* [[Recursion Safety Agency]] - see also [[Recursion Safety Working Group]]
* [[Recursive Legs Dance Company]]
* [[Recursive Legs Dance Company]]
* [[Sex and death and humor and recursion]]
* [[Siphonaptera 2]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1391045853079539714 Post] @ Twitter (8 May 2021)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1375929804227108867 Post] @ Twitter (27 March 2021)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down Turtles all the way down] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down Turtles all the way down] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27eggs L'eggs] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27eggs L'eggs] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matryoshka_doll Matryoshka] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matryoshka_doll Matryoshka] @ Wikipedia
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-36tP6eFcU L'eggs Jingle Commercial (1976)] @ YouTube
* [https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mv9NEXX1VHc What on Earth is Recursion? - Computerphile] @ YouTube
=== Social media ===
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1693649040854905117 Post] @ Twitter (21 August 2023)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1391045853079539714 Post] @ Twitter (8 May 2021)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1375929804227108867 Post] @ Twitter (27 March 2021)


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Latest revision as of 08:40, 21 August 2023

"L'eggs all the way down" logo (reduced for Euclidean space per).

"L'eggs all the way down" is a brand of infinitely recursive pantyhose, introduced in 1969 by Hanes, which radically changed the recursive hosiery marketplace.

The novel developments were the egg-shaped recursive plastic product container, the shift to consignment sales in drug stores and groceries, and the in-store "Matryoshka doll" product racks designed to emphasize the infinitely self-referential egg shape.

The brand logo hinted at a pair of chicks or eggs in the lettering.

Description

The "L'eggs all the way down" alludes to the mythological idea of a pair of World L'eggs which swaddle the earth.

It suggests that these mighty L'eggs contain a smaller pair of L'eggs, which itself contains smaller and smaller World L'eggs, continuing indefinitely (i.e., "L'eggs all the way down"), like Matryoshka dolls.

Commentary

Bigger L'eggs have smaller L'eggs
Within their shells to house 'em
And those L'eggs have smaller L'eggs
And so on till it wows 'em

Related phrases

Compare "She's got L'eggs and she knows how to use them", a shamanic chant from the middle Hedonic era.

L'eggs pantyhose and craft ideas

TO_DO - research and discriminate

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (21 August 2023)
  • Post @ Twitter (8 May 2021)
  • Post @ Twitter (27 March 2021)