I recall a very famous, European (I think), satirical story about the growing population. The author suggested that they cook the children to reduce the population, it was quite funny. Anyone know the name of this and who wrote it? Thanks.
The author is Johnathan Swift, as in Swiftian satire.
The article is called “A Modest Proposal,” a copy of which can be found here:
That’s it! Thank you so much.
Rather, Jonathan Swift. Stupid “h”.
I had a friend who came up to me and said “WOW! You won’t believe this!! They were actually thinking of cooking children!!”
I had to explain the meaning of “satire”…
Alledgedly, W.C. Fields was asked if he liked children and he responded, “if they’re properly cooked.”