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The day Alan Shearer proved to be a thoroughly good egg.

Trish Burgess Posted on02/04/201207/04/2016 Lucky Dip 30 Comments
egg decorated like Alan Shearer

I came across this photo recently; evidence that on very rare occasions the Burgess family can turn their hand to craft activities. It was in 2005, an Easter egg decorating competition held in a local bookshop. Rory was 9 years old and his Alan Shearegg (Alan Shearer, footballer) won him the prize for his age group.

I’m sharing it with you now in case you’re stuck for ideas for egg decorating themes which are suitable for boys. Alan was very easy to make and required very little adult assistance (honest!). I did the egg-blowing bit and I have to say I was so brilliant at it that Alan Shearegg still survives to this day, albeit a tad dusty and a bit cracked. Rory gave him black and white Newcastle United stripes and provided him with rather more hair than the man himself now possesses. I thought the boot was from an Action Man but Rory tells me it was a toy in a cereal packet. The ball was from a Subbuteo set and the green base from a pack of cards. Egg was attached to boot with Blu-tack. Simples.

It got us thinking yesterday about current footballers whose names could be similarly altered for egg-decorating purposes. It all got rather silly.

For eggs-ample:

Fernando Torres…………….. Fernando Torregg
Ryan Giggs……………………..Ryan Geggs
Jamie Carragher………………Jamie Carreggher
José Enrique……………………José Eggrique
Jermaine Easter……………… Jermaine Easter-egg
Benoit Assou-Ekkoto……….Benoit Assou-Eggoto
Jonjo Shelvey………………….Jonjo Egg-shell-vey
John Terry………………………John Terry’s Chocolate Orange Egg (ridiculous, but indulge me)

Please feel free to steal the idea and add your own sporty names. Doesn’t have to be just football: I’m sure a Roger Federegg and Andy Murregg pairing would work just as well.

Note added 4/4/12: Pippa at ‘A Mother’s Ramblings’ is gathering together everyone’s Easter Egg photos under the Twitter hashtag #ShowYourEasterEggs. Have sent her the link to Alan.


Can I also send a cheer to @SchoolforCool who added a suggestion on Twitter: Gabriel Eggbonlahor. Genius.

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30 Comments

  1. Steve Reply
    02/04/2012 at 8:24 pm

    Uncannily accurate. Especially the hair.

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      02/04/2012 at 8:50 pm

      I know: you could sit him next to Alan Hanson and viewers would be none the wiser.

  2. vegemitevix Reply
    02/04/2012 at 8:42 pm

    Cute. Though I did have the Englishman who Alan Shearer is. Don't tell Rory though!

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      02/04/2012 at 8:55 pm

      He was more in vogue in 2005 so you can be forgiven. And you're a Kiwi so you have a good excuse 😉

  3. Expat mum Reply
    02/04/2012 at 9:04 pm

    Must have had some time on your hands today then? LOL

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      02/04/2012 at 9:27 pm

      I do enjoy a good brainstorming session! We spent a very daft hour bouncing names off each other, yes!

  4. Macy Reply
    03/04/2012 at 6:03 am

    I plan on making a wee egg replica of my boss – just so's I can crack it really hard across the top when I'm finished.
    I didn't say I was grown up…just imaginative….

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      03/04/2012 at 7:58 am

      This sounds like a whole new theme!

  5. MsCaroline Reply
    03/04/2012 at 6:07 am

    Thanks so much for explaining who Alan Shearer was! When the title popped up in my reader, I was mentally preparing to head for Wikipedia. What a great idea – will have to tuck that away for future use.

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      03/04/2012 at 7:58 am

      I thought of you and kindly provided the link 🙂

  6. Tim Atkinson Reply
    03/04/2012 at 6:57 am

    Or if your lazy like me, do cricketers. Matt Prior is especially easy.

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      03/04/2012 at 7:58 am

      I had to google him.

  7. Tim Atkinson Reply
    03/04/2012 at 6:58 am

    Oop! 'you're'

  8. Tim Atkinson Reply
    03/04/2012 at 6:59 am

    Oop! 'oops' … damn 'phone.

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      03/04/2012 at 7:59 am

      Tsk tsk

  9. Sarah Reply
    03/04/2012 at 7:56 am

    Great idea! I especially love the names.

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      03/04/2012 at 8:00 am

      We could have gone on all day. Even watching the footie last night we kept changing the names.

  10. Funky Wellies Reply
    03/04/2012 at 7:58 am

    Great job! And John Terry's Chocolate Orange Egg? I love it! Happy Easter to you and yours! :o)

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      03/04/2012 at 8:00 am

      Ah now that was my idea – so glad you appreciated that.

      Happy Easter FunkyW xx

  11. MadameSmokinGun Reply
    03/04/2012 at 9:15 am

    I love Alan Shearegg. To update him you'd now have to rip the hair off his head and stick it on his chest… funny how lots of baldies have an abundance poking out the top of their shirts…. DON'T ever dust him!! He's too precious!! I once did a double egg-cup kinda ting recreating that painting American Gothic with the heads being eggs. Gave it to an American friend. Wonder if my blowing prowess has kept this intact over the years? I may have to dig out a photo….

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      03/04/2012 at 9:37 am

      I had to google American Gothic….perfect choice for a double egg combo. Somehow it's just you, isn't it? yes, a photo please.

  12. BavarianSojourn Reply
    03/04/2012 at 3:25 pm

    Alan Shearegg is brilliant. I love how he only has one giant foot! 🙂

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      03/04/2012 at 3:46 pm

      I like to think it was representative of his lethal left foot. The real truth is that we only had one boot…

  13. Curry Queen Reply
    04/04/2012 at 3:08 pm

    Not keen on eggs. Think I've got eggoraphobia…

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      04/04/2012 at 3:14 pm

      Can you get any med-egg-ation for that?

  14. About Last Weekend Reply
    04/04/2012 at 7:42 pm

    Eggscellent post, eggsactly what I felt like reading today…

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      05/04/2012 at 8:32 am

      That's eggstremely nice of you so say so.

  15. Very Bored in Catalunya Reply
    04/04/2012 at 7:44 pm

    Sniggering childishly and sharing with OH your eggy footballers, sadly cannot think of any to contribute.

    • Trish @ Mums Gone To... Reply
      05/04/2012 at 8:37 am

      That's hopeless – aren't there any Spanish players you can eggify? Luis Suareggs, Xavi Hernandegss? You and your OH just aren't trying hard enough 😉

    • Very Bored in Catalunya Reply
      05/04/2012 at 7:00 pm

      You're just too good at this.

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