At the office today, I heard one end of a phone conversation. A co-worker got a call from a friend, who started telling her the latest news about Jane, a student gal they know who is perpetually broke:
"I don't understand. Jane is gonna 'sell an egg' and get $4000?...
What is it -- Fabergé?"
Ah, to go back to a more simple time when that question would not come across as a punchline.