> Similarly, earlier than that, there was an article written by someone else talking about solving overpopulation and hunger at the same time by eating the old. It was a very amusing piece, and *obviously* satirical. Yet, again, angry letters poured in demanding a retraction.
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A bit o' Jonathan Swift there, eh? He was given hell for his "Modest Proposal" two centuries ago and now it's considered to be a great satirical work. Some things never change....