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A doctor friend told me that in twenty years he never saw a vegetarian
patient with disease, only trauma (gunshot wounds, for example).
-- Trevor "Fuckhead" Johnson
If I Only Had a Brain
2000-09-14 14:55:49
These brave entrepreneurs have cornered an e-commerce market niche I never would have dreamed of.
Brain-Mart.com is your one-stop shopping source for brains.
That's right! Brains.
Whether you want a scale model of a human brain, color-coded for instructional purposes, or a sheep's brain to dissect, or even just a wall poster mapping out the lobes, Brain-Mart.com has it. Also books about brains, brain-shaped jello molds, T-shirts, keychains and even brain bookends.
Brains, brains, and more brains.
I don't even know what more to say, but I have a feeling my credit card will be maxed out soon. No mad scientist should be without Brain-Mart.com bookmarked in his or her browser!
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