{"id":652,"date":"2006-08-08T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-08T17:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2006\/08\/brain-food.html"},"modified":"2006-08-08T17:54:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-08T17:54:00","slug":"brain-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2006\/08\/brain-food.html","title":{"rendered":"BRAIN FOOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve got a genuine replica brain,<br \/>It\u2019s a collectible rendition,<br \/>I grant it\u2019s not the latest model,<br \/>But it\u2019s in good condition. <\/p>\n<p>It still processes data pretty well<br \/>Though there are some memory lapses<br \/>It knows the difference between good and evil,<br \/>And even between knaves and apses.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s minimal start up time with the help of good coffee<br \/>And it can occasionally multi-task<br \/>But if you want infallible or perfect<br \/>You\u2019d best not ask.<\/p>\n<p>This brain is not for sale,<br \/>Nor is it on permanent loan<br \/>But what with our new technology<br \/>I understand it can be cloned.<\/p>\n<p>If  you\u2019re looking for help with the Bible,<br \/>Or music and books,<br \/>I\u2019ve got a lot of things stuffed in the cortex<br \/>That deserves a second look.<\/p>\n<p>If you find someone to clone it,<br \/>Please do make it known,<br \/>I would like a backup copy<br \/>Of my very own. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve got a genuine replica brain,<br \/>Though sometimes the synapses aren\u2019t properly firing<br \/>This accounts for the forgetfulness,<br \/>Just blame it on the wiring.  <\/p>\n<p>I was thinking of advertising this on  eBay<br \/>But then I remembered I had a blog,<br \/>If you would like a data dump download<br \/>Then reply to this data log.<\/p>\n<p>BW3 Aug. 8th, 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve got a genuine replica brain,It\u2019s a collectible rendition,I grant it\u2019s not the latest model,But it\u2019s in good condition. 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