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Title: A modest proposal
Post by: Shyox on August 17, 2007, 06:46:03 am

Shyox: Well Damen, I hear that you're going to have a baby soon, so I got you this book.

Damen: Ah, thank you Shyox, who's it written by?

Shyox: Walter P. Sherman

Damen: ... And what's it called?

Shyox: A modest proposal.

Damen: ... And what's it about?

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Shyox: Eating babies.

Title: A modest proposal
Post by: Delta1212 on August 17, 2007, 07:08:54 am

A Modest Proposal was written by Johnathan Swift...

Title: A modest proposal
Post by: Shyox on August 17, 2007, 07:47:33 am

>.>

It's a real book?

I was just quoting sealab, and I couldn't remember the author's name.

Title: A modest proposal
Post by: Delta1212 on August 17, 2007, 09:53:49 am

It's actually more of an essay than a book, but yes...it's rather famous.

Title: A modest proposal
Post by: cctmsp13 on August 17, 2007, 02:07:02 pm

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/mdprp10.txt (http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/mdprp10.txt)

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I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance
in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year
old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether
stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it
will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust.

Title: A modest proposal
Post by: crazyisraelie on August 17, 2007, 04:13:05 pm

Haha funny.

Title: A modest proposal
Post by: Shadow gamer on August 17, 2007, 05:08:41 pm

The book is suppose to be ironic.

Title: A modest proposal
Post by: Delta1212 on August 17, 2007, 11:19:31 pm

It's actually meant as a satire pointed at the inhumane and unjust treatment of the Irish by the English at the time...