Eiertanz

Instructions for a fun party game: Buy a carton of eggs; spread the raw eggs out of the floor with some distance between each one; blindfold your guests and turn up the music. Those who can dance without crushing an egg are the winners of the "Eiertanz" (literally, "egg dance"). The losers get to clean up the mess. This game was actually played in the Middle Ages, which is where the expression "Eiertanz" came from. These days, however, it's more often used to refer to the awkward effort of trying to avoid speaking about a delicate subject - which can be just as challenging as steering clear of raw eggs while dancing blindfolded. In the end, both a broken egg and an uncomfortable topic have the same result: The guests get upset and the host has to clean up the mess.