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Ham and eggs are a popular combination of foods often served as a breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night's sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work...

 meal in some English-speaking countries; the similar bacon and eggs are more popular in others. The dish was immortalized in Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....

's popular Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham is a best-selling and critically acclaimed book by Dr. Seuss, first published on August 12, 1960. As of 2001, according to Publishers Weekly, it was the fourth-best-selling English-language children's book of all time....

story.

Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...

 Lancaster campus held its 38th Ham and Eggs concert in May 2009.

'Ham 'n' Eggs' was beaten two to one according to a 1939 New York Times Story reporting on a "huge off-year vote" noting that "California has declined 'ham and eggs', a billion dollar pension plan."

When Henry Puyi
Puyi
Puyi , of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, was the last Emperor of China, and the twelfth and final ruler of the Qing Dynasty. He ruled as the Xuantong Emperor from 1908 until his abdication on 12 February 1912. From 1 to 12 July 1917 he was briefly restored to the throne as a nominal emperor by the...

became Kang Teh, Emperor of the Manchurian Empire, he was noted in a 1934 Associated Press story for his taste for ham and eggs, and other Western style dishes.

Another use of the phrase "ham and eggs" is used as a derogatory term describing a person(s). Also could be called a "ham n' egger" or "egger". This phrase was brought to light in the original "Rocky" movie, filmed in 1979. Rocky downplays his chances as a title contender, referring to himself as "just some ham n' egger from South Philly".
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