if it were just a fried egg, you wouldn't do the 10 seconds of whisking followed by adding the ingredients and the French fold/roll maneuver....

Also, the inventor of the omelette was a purist and only added herbs.. when you order an omelette in France, if you want it to include cheese, you have to say:

Je voudrais une omelette au fromage..... s'il vous plait.

It's 'omelette talk' with Onceremoved...