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Hapax discovered 18 months ago- I notice that some people have complained that this 'news article' is a bad fake, evidently having missed the fact that it's dated "25 December 2016". For others who are objecting that it's "in bad taste", let me refer them to this:
- . . . . 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.
I do therefore humbly offer it to publick consideration, that of the hundred and twenty thousand children, already computed, twenty thousand may be reserved for breed, whereof only one fourth part to be males; which is more than we allow to sheep, black cattle, or swine, and my reason is, that these children are seldom the fruits of marriage, a circumstance not much regarded by our savages, therefore, one male will be sufficient to serve four females. That the remaining hundred thousand may, at a year old, be offered in sale to the persons of quality and fortune, through the kingdom, always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month, so as to render them plump, and fat for a good table. A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt, will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially in winter.
I have reckoned upon a medium, that a child just born will weigh 12 pounds, and in a solar year, if tolerably nursed, encreaseth to 28 pounds.
I grant this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the children.
Infant's flesh will be in season throughout the year, but more plentiful in March, and a little before and after; for we are told by a grave author, an eminent French physician, that fish being a prolifick dyet, there are more children born in Roman Catholick countries about nine months after Lent, the markets will be more glutted than usual, because the number of Popish infants, is at least three to one in this kingdom, and therefore it will have one other collateral advantage, by lessening the number of Papists among us.
I have already computed the charge of nursing a beggar's child (in which list I reckon all cottagers, labourers, and four-fifths of the farmers) to be about two shillings per annum, rags included; and I believe no gentleman would repine to give ten shillings for the carcass of a good fat child, which, as I have said, will make four dishes of excellent nutritive meat, when he hath only some particular friend, or his own family to dine with him. Thus the squire will learn to be a good landlord, and grow popular among his tenants, the mother will have eight shillings neat profit, and be fit for work till she produces another child.
Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen.
As to our City of Dublin, shambles may be appointed for this purpose, in the most convenient parts of it, and butchers we may be assured will not be wanting; although I rather recommend buying the children alive, and dressing them hot from the knife, as we do roasting pigs. . . .
- I notice that some people have complained that this 'news article' is a bad fake, evidently having missed the fact that it's dated "25 December 2016". For others who are objecting that it's "in bad taste", let me refer them to this:
- EyesWideOpen111 rated 2 months ago
- I like.... A Lot!!!!!
- wilbau rated 4 months ago
- Faked News from the Wishing Well: From the page: "Former U.S. President G.W.Bush has been executed by hanging at a secure facility in central Washington for crimes against humanity."
- cwlodarczyk rated 5 months ago
- You HAVE to read the article that goes with this picture! (to whichever CIA operative who is assigned to watch me, I do not advocate any kind of harm to Mr. Bush, though to be honest I wouldn't be upset if I were to see him trip and fall on his face)
- mikeize rated 11 months ago
- maybe just some waterboarding or electric shocks/dog mauling until he and his cronies come clean about all their nefarious attacks on American freedoms. oh and for those that don't know, this is what's known as "dark humor", and is an expression of (understandable) frustration and anger at the current situation. So chill the fuck out.
- spectrekitty rated 11 months ago
- And all the way to the gallows, he cried like a little girl...
- You go, Anitra!
Does no one get, by the way, that this page looks exactly like the ones that appeared upon the execution of Saddam Hussein?
- And all the way to the gallows, he cried like a little girl...
- Jackanapes rated 11 months ago
- I find this SATIRE in extreme poor taste but what more could be expected from a cultist liberal moonbat hate group. I should expect this from the reasonless amoral youth of today. It saddens me the depths of there hatred. How will the future look with this kind of hatred. Anitra giveth me the smack down! http://anitra.stumbleupon.com/review/7363375/ (I probably deserve it)
- worldcommander rated 17 months ago
- bush is a dumb phuck, but this is too much.
- sophie85 rated 17 months ago
- ha ha ha
- brainstew rated 17 months ago
- if dreams could come true, a gazillion people would be happy......
- manhattans rated 17 months ago
- "an important step towards building a U.S. democracy" !!! aha hah ha!
