tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post7575233496672332056..comments2023-11-02T19:19:15.129+05:30Comments on Death Ends Fun: Raptor RedDilip D'Souzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221707482541503243noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-21077513563657985592014-07-08T18:49:15.292+05:302014-07-08T18:49:15.292+05:30It is a bit long, but I assure you that you won...It is a bit long, but I assure you that you won't mind it.<br />Giant Dinosaurs have a very long spinal cord which imposes an inconvenient distance between the brain in the head and the seat of much of the action, the hind legs.Natural selection solved the problem with a second brain[enlarged ganglion] in the pelvis; this inspired<br /><br />Behold the mighty dinosaur,<br />Famous in prehistoric lore,<br />Not only for his power and strength<br />But for his intellectual length.<br />You will observe by these remains<br />The creature had two sets of brains-<br />One in his head [the usual place]<br />The other at his spinal base.<br />Thus he could reason 'A Priori'<br />As well as 'A Posteriori'<br />No problem bothered him a bit<br />He made a head and tail of it.<br />So wise was he, so wise and solemn,<br />Each thought filled just one spinal column.<br />If one brain found the pressure strong<br />It passed a few ideas along.<br />If something slipped his forward mind'<br />'twas received by the one behind<br />And if in error he was caught<br />He had a saving afterthought.<br />As he thought twice before he spoke<br />He had no judgement to revoke.<br />Thus he could think without congestion<br />Upon both sides of every question,<br />Oh, gaze upon this model beast,<br />Defunct ten million years at least.<br />By Bert Leston TaylorNitahttp://www.writing.com/Authors/nwriternoreply@blogger.com