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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
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Franklin had a love of satire one that you see in his proposal of sending things that
crawl to England. Specifically this was for rattlesnakes. Since the Mother Country sent its convicts to the Colonies could not we send rattlesnakes back to them? They at least rattle before they strike. This would not
impose too much of a burden on England as seen by Franklin. They would
prefer them probably from getting back their convicts. We can just imagine the British Prime Minister wondering what the new
mound is in London's St. James Park and why it just looked like it moved.
http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/s...st-jamess-park
Rattlesnakes for Felons: Ben Franklin's Immigration Plan