New Little Brother

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5/24/2025 for Just For Giggles Poetry Contest sponsored by Michael Fulkerson

My mom and dad did not know that I was a genius. It didn't show. I was nothing like the other boys when I grabbed a box of tinker toys and paired it with adenine and thymine, planning something you've never seen. With cytosine and guanine in the mix, I added DNA to my bag of tricks, along with fish dad pulled from the lake and some raw meat mom was fixing to bake. I put it together, one after another. Soon, I'd constructed a new little brother.

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/25/2025 8:48:00 PM

You've got me giggling away, Einstein. Tell me, could you construct me a cat without fur for one of my severely allergic sons, who just loves cats --- and can't go near them. WHAT A BUMMER!! Gee, haven't heard that word in decades. ~ B.D. Tripp

David Crandall
Date: 5/26/2025 6:36:00 PM

Hmm, I don't think I could pull that off, but I have seen pictures of hairless cats. I'm not crazy about the way they look, but that's really two bad about your son's allergy. It's funny that you mentioned Einstein. I'm reading a book purporting to explain relativity to the layman, which I'm trying to understand (and failing) for about the 10th time in my life.