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He Was a Bold Man Who First Ate an Oyster

December 30, 2011
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He Was a Bold Man Who First Ate an Oyster

Here’s this week’s Contrary Opinion Button. Remember, you can always view all of the buttons by clicking here. He Was a Bold Man Who First Ate an Oyster The words are from Jonathan Swift, who actually wrote, “He was a bold man that first eat an oyster,” and declined to explain further, no doubt thinking it unnecessary for the simple sentiment. Oysters are a marvelous delicacy, yet visually off-putting; thus the idea is that courage was required to discover the treasure. (Try as I might, I can’t ignore the fact that oysters were doubtless enjoyed by primates long before...

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