which came first, the question or the e.g.?

eQuestion regression

dear folks, e-greetings!

here are some sillies in the form of e-questions!

1) the birds and the ease:

what do you call it when you live without apologies and also without specific birds?
no regrets nor egrets.

2) empty nesting:

what do you call it when the offspring of eagles and egrets leave a place?
egress.

3) mt “-est”-ing:

what do you call a mountain that is…