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Posted by ssywak (Member # 807) on :
 
GWB and Company must have some use for the poor...Eat the Poor!
 

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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 

 

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Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
 
Hehehe. These disgruntled Democrats are so cute.
 

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Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
 
Come on people!

Whether you are a Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, LaRouchie or whatever -- that's a brilliant, hilarious Dobie.
 

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Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
 
It is. That's why I chuckled.

Also, I'm Canadian, so I get to poke fun at Democrats and Republicans alike.
 

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Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
Who said that was reserved for non-Americans?
 

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Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 
That such a rip off of Swift's Modest Proposal. But it's funny, nevertheless.
 

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Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
 
My instant reaction was "Hey! That's like A Modest Proposal!" *thanks english teacher for making her read it*
 

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Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
The poor tend to be stringy.
 

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Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
 
One of my kids had to read Swift's "Modest Proposal" for literature class.

Then each student had to submit their own, original "Modest Proposal" (something similar -- suggesting some outrageous 'solution' to a social problem)

I'm wondering how many of your (who had to read this in school) had to do a similar assignment, and what YOUR "modest proposal" was.....

FG
 

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Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
 
I read it but we didn't have to suggest anything of our own. It would be interesting to see what people came up with.
 

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Posted by ssywak (Member # 807) on :
 
starLisa,

In the US, we also have a lot of fat poor, too.

Dig in, everybody!
 

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Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
 
That must be why the government gives the poor subsidies for cheese and peanut butter instead of fresh produce.
 

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Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
 
In my brief stint at a grocery store in a poor part of town, I was always saddened to see that the people on food stamps were buying the most expensive and least healthy food.
 

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Posted by ssywak (Member # 807) on :
 
They're poor! They're depressed! They need comfort food!

So far, I know I can speak to at least 2 out of 3 of those statements!
 

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Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
 
No, no you've got it all wrong. Eat the Rich ! !


The rich are far tastier and more nutritious than the poor. They are also lower in PCBs and heavy metals.

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Eat the Rich: there's only one thing that they're good for
Eat the Rich: take one bite now - come back for more
Eat the Rich: I gotta get this off my chest
Eat the Rich: take one bite now, spit out the rest

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