LOL: A Even Modest-er Proposal

What made us suddenly think of Jonathan Swift's essay A Modest Proposal"? Because people still use the expression all the time. Like, today's TNR.com had "A Modest Proposal to Solve the Burris Problem." (There's no link 'cause it's a dull story.) Swift's idea that Irish poverty could be alleviated by eating Irish babies retains it's power to make us laugh. Uncomfortably. Very. Which is what we did when we saw this pic on Holy Taco.


Seriously, how bored do you have to be?



The guy in the picture is Ryan McKee. His website says that this was from Modest Proposal Magazine, "an independent comedy publication that was equal parts National Lampoon, The Onion A.V. Club, McSweeny’s and boundless, ignorant hope." Sadly, we don't think the publication survived, but the cover sure was an attention-grabber.



Okay, well... That's just plain funny. Hope the cops where you live think so, too.


But this last image doesn't amuse us one bit. It's racist. How day they suggest there is something wrong with babies with color!




Okay. We had better stop now. At this point, we are giving ourselves the creeps, and that's not easy to do.