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1. rusty says:

   January 25, 2011 at 1:54 pm

   WHo?

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   • i am unable to think of a clever name says:

     January 25, 2011 at 4:17 pm

     Jonathan Swift wrote a satire called “A Modest Proposal” where he recommended that people eat their children.

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     • Bawb says:

       January 26, 2011 at 8:01 am

       no… he suggested that poor Irish families sell their babies to be eaten by rich British people

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       • KoalaBallah says:

         January 30, 2011 at 1:34 am

         I’m sure we’ll get there if this isn’t the correct answer:

         He suggested that the English overlords of Ireland harvest Irish babies as a solution to hunger and the general issues of having to deal with a rebellious Irish population. Also, he thought that the baby skin would make lovely gloves for high-class, British ladies.

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2. Hagerwife says:

   January 25, 2011 at 1:59 pm

   hahahah, as Google gets bombarded with searches of Jonathan Swift… Look up “A Modest Proposal”

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   • Vince says:

     January 25, 2011 at 2:03 pm

     Isn’t that one of those things people should just know? I mean, they teach you that in school, don’t they?

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     • tokokono says:

       January 25, 2011 at 2:16 pm

       You seem to have the misconception that people actually take the time to remember the things they learn in English class.

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       • Brakabaka says:

         January 25, 2011 at 4:54 pm

         I had to get through half a year of AP English to get to this. What was the regular class reading? Pulp fiction. I cherish this piece.

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       • Element says:

         November 21, 2011 at 4:55 pm

         I did… but I went on to get my degree in English. More fool me…

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     • Crafte says:

       January 25, 2011 at 2:16 pm

       Eighteenth century Irish political satire? I don’t think they dwell much on the topic.

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       • Xenon says:

         January 25, 2011 at 5:21 pm

         I read it when I was in high school.

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     • Oonsk says:

       January 25, 2011 at 2:19 pm

       Oh please. Most people here are less than 11. Quite sad, really.

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       • inapijfal says:

         January 26, 2011 at 2:07 am

         What’s sad? That people turn 11? Damn them

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     • kitty says:

       January 26, 2011 at 6:23 pm

       I’m a high school senior we just read a modest proposal last week so yes they teach you in high school

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     • Makronette says:

       January 27, 2011 at 11:00 am

       Actually we didn’t read that in my English lessons, we did how ever read Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein which has to be one of the best books I’ve read pity the film didn’t live up to it (no surprise).
       But ‘A Modest Proposal’ seems like a book I’ll have to find now…

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       • griffon8 says:

         January 27, 2011 at 5:51 pm

         It’s short. You can find it at Project Gutenberg here:

         http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1080

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3. Cat says:

   January 25, 2011 at 2:26 pm

   Colonel Swift’s Kentucky Fried Children!
   It’s motherf***ing good!

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   • AP lunch says:

     January 25, 2011 at 2:42 pm

     I believe it was Irish Fried Chicken… but the Independent Films Channel Got legal rights to IFC

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     • red dragon says:

       January 25, 2011 at 4:55 pm

       Hardy har har

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     • ZyearthDefender says:

       January 25, 2011 at 8:30 pm

       I just fell off my chair laughing about these posts. XD

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4. VirtualBirds says:

   January 25, 2011 at 2:40 pm

   Haha, I was reading “A Modest Proposal” yesterday in class!
   How convenient.

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5. HP says:

   January 25, 2011 at 3:40 pm

   Quite the smart joke, huh? GET HIM!!!

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6. Hedi says:

   January 25, 2011 at 6:21 pm

   So does slenderman.

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   • Yaneti says:

     January 26, 2011 at 5:43 am

     The Slenderman diet!
     Only eat skinny children, be as thin as Slenderman!

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7. Alsius says:

   January 25, 2011 at 6:21 pm

   I rofled when I read this.
   We actually had an English assignment where we had to make a skit based off of A Modest Proposal. This skit was a commercial for baby-related foods (Ie, ground babies, the EZ-Babybake Oven)–mine was a a Taco place. Twas epic.

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8. ZyearthDefender says:

   January 25, 2011 at 8:28 pm

   English Major WIN.

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9. Crashunderride says:

   January 25, 2011 at 9:12 pm

   Oi, I made that joke back when they posted the original one…you can go look it up I swear.

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10. Don says:

    January 25, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    Oh, brilliant. BRILLIANT.

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11. clawedmonet says:

    January 26, 2011 at 4:21 am

    WOW! English Lit finally came in handy! And I thought it was totally useless.

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12. Freshlancer says:

    January 26, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    English Lit?? Really? I haven’t had English class since 2004 and I remembered it right away…You would think trolls, of all people, would recognize one of their own…

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    • Duckster's_Rave says:

      January 27, 2011 at 2:05 pm

      Indeedy. The fact I studied ‘A Modest Proposal’ today notwithstanding, Swift was one of the best historical trolls ever =D

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    • angelofsaturn says:

      January 28, 2011 at 11:34 am

      Damn now I feel old cause I read it back in 1996.

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13. Evakat says:

    January 26, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    Yeah we read this in eight or ninth grade.
    I whole heartedly support this measure.

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14. notapunk says:

    January 26, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    Nice to see the occasional high brow humor here.

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15. someone says:

    January 27, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Enlightenment jokes FTW.

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16. jhuang29 says:

    January 29, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    and they make good clothing too

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17. Rankor says:

    January 30, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    We made T-shirts for “A Modest Proposal.” Great reference.

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