not only for his weight and strength
but also for his intellectual length
you will observe from his remains
the creature had two sets of brains
one in his head (the usual place)
the other at his spinal base
thus he could reason apriori
as well as posteriori
no problem bothered him a bit
he made both head and tail of it
and if one brain found the pressure strong
he passed a few ideas along
so wise was he, so wise and solemn
each thot just filled a spinal column
and if in error he was caught
he had a saving afterthot
if something slipped his forward mind,
'twas rescued by the one behind
since he could think without congestion
upon both sides of every question
oh gaze upon this noble beast
defunct ten millions years ... at least
Apatosaurus had a horse-sized head with a cat-sized brain. Scientists used to think
it had an extra brain near the hips, but there is little evidence of this. --- p111 dixon
original: bert taylor -- chicago herald-tribune 1905 10 / 24t /95