Hard boiled eggs on popsicle sticks is a thing at the fair, apparently...
So, maybe desantis was auditioning for his next job?
The Curate's egg....It's good in parts.
"curate's egg" is something described as partly bad and partly good. In its original usage, it referred to something that is obviously and entirely bad, but is described out of politeness as nonetheless having good features that redeem it.
This meaning has been largely supplanted by its less ironic modern usage, which refers to something that is in fact an indeterminate mix of good and bad, possibly with a preponderance of bad qualities.
(Wikipedia)
Why would anyone hire him, he’s likely to start looking for his next job within a month of being hired.