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Do you like Green Eggs and Ham???

Warning: If you are easily disturbed, or hate dead baby jokes, turn away now.


If you haven't read it (if you took collage course English classes in High School, I would assume you have) you can find it here

I have to say I was disturbed, yet amused at the same time. For it's time, this was probably more controversial than 50 shades of gray.

  • 01.04.2013 7:47 PM PDT

"There's a very fine line between not listening, and not caring. I'd like to think that I walk that line every day."

I remember reading this in 12th grade English.

I can't remember what my analysis was, though.

  • 01.04.2013 7:48 PM PDT
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Easily one of my favourite pieces of literature. Makes a legitimate case for a ludicrous concept.

  • 01.04.2013 7:48 PM PDT

Generalizations.
Helping idiots hate other idiots since people have existed.

I've never read it before, but what I'm getting is that he wants to eat kids?

  • 01.04.2013 7:48 PM PDT

Posted by: TrussingDoor
Posted by: DAS B00T x2
You know what's even worse?

When the boy you like has a girlfriend.
#gheyworldproblems

I once applied it to the modern day and localized it by replacing "Irish" with "Puerto Rican".

My teacher was not amused.

  • 01.04.2013 7:49 PM PDT
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damn

  • 01.04.2013 7:50 PM PDT

Posted by: Nessy

The bungie.net community is the halo PC community that is renowned for being unbelieveably sucky.

It's a great satirical piece of literature.

  • 01.04.2013 7:51 PM PDT

Do you like Green Eggs and Ham???


Posted by: oaklandp8ntbalr
I've never read it before, but what I'm getting is that he wants to eat kids?
Yes, but there is much more ideals behind the concept.

  • 01.04.2013 7:51 PM PDT

-I was here

I remember sitting in the back of my 12th grade English class laughing my ass off and making jokes with my friend as we read this.

  • 01.04.2013 7:51 PM PDT

Do you like Green Eggs and Ham???


Posted by: goatman327
I remember sitting in the back of my 12th grade English class laughing my ass off and making jokes with my friend as we read this.
I have a similar experience.

  • 01.04.2013 7:56 PM PDT
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F0ck the police

More disturbing and a shorter read

Only read parts of OP's story (duh) it was ok.

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Posted by: jetmann113
More disturbing and a shorter read

Only read parts of OP's story (duh) it was ok.


These two items are completely unrelated, and yours is just a shock story. The OPs is a satire on that era's politics.

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  • 01.04.2013 8:13 PM PDT

Shakes Magic 8 Ball

I understood every bit of what I read, but you giving away the dead baby thing in the OP kills the element of surprise.

  • 01.04.2013 8:15 PM PDT
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I find that Teh-Ziod is NOT attractive for the reasons
she/he does not correct format sentences, therefore for intelligent matured members of society that may interact with her/him, may find her/him UNattractive for the reason that she/he does not comprehend with their level to successfully have a conversation therefore it will be socially an awkward interaction which may be wanted to be avoided

second i do not find it physically possible for a PERSON to be a ice cream truck.

Posted by: Frnksnbns
It's a great satirical piece of literature.

  • 01.04.2013 8:17 PM PDT
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SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

Oneupsmansihp run rampant. Please don't derail topics. We're discussing Swift's satire in this thread.

OT: Great satire, and a prerequisite if you want to understand modern rhetoric.

  • 01.04.2013 8:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: Frnksnbns
It's a great satirical piece of literature.

Indeed it is.

  • 01.04.2013 8:18 PM PDT

Proud member of the Herd

What can I say? The guy's a survivor.

If a bit...addled in the mind...

  • 01.04.2013 8:19 PM PDT

Don't you mean om nom nom babies in Johnathan Swift times.
Actually read it this year and got to say it is amazing satire. It is cool to think that even in the past people had a satirical sense of humor. Of course not about eating babies, but... other stuff.

  • 01.04.2013 8:20 PM PDT

It was meant to be sarcastic and not taken serious

  • 01.04.2013 8:20 PM PDT

Posted by: Gioger
if you took collage course English classes
I never took any collage courses when I was in school, but that sounds like fun.

  • 01.04.2013 8:22 PM PDT

Studies show that men think about sex every 7 seconds. I do my best to eat hotdogs in under 6, just so things don't get weird.

Please allow me to introduce Myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith

One of my favorite pieces ever. But, I do love sarcasm...

Oh, it's spelled: Proposal. No extra e needed.

  • 01.04.2013 8:22 PM PDT
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One of my favorite pieces ever. But, I do love sarcasm...

Oh, it's spelled: Proposal. No extra e needed.


Propo Seal.

  • 01.04.2013 8:24 PM PDT
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SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!


Posted by: MyNameIsCharlie
One of my favorite pieces ever. But, I do love sarcasm...

Oh, it's spelled: Proposal. No extra e needed.
Yeah that threw me off too. I initially thought it was a satire about eating baby seals, because I totally expect such a thing exists and is correlated to Swift's essay. I then read a few posts and realized it was the standard.

  • 01.04.2013 8:26 PM PDT

Posted by: BoyceKRP
duckingd
drink
seriously
me bell sean ressea ellio tand i
-blam!-img party. totallt waasted . ph my god.
i called ashy;n, i dnno if that was a good ideo. i'ma sleep with her or sometning, fujuuuck

People that can eat people are the luckiest people in the world.

  • 01.04.2013 8:27 PM PDT