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Vol. VI · September 2026

“Shit-for-brains wasn’t very smart.” by John Yamrus

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Shit-for-brains wasn’t very smart.

but,
when they
call you Shit-for-brains,

nobody
expects much from you.

nobody.

except for
Shit-for-brains’ mom.

she
thought he was
one hundred percent
the sharpest knife in the drawer.

she
always said that.

she’d say:

just
look at that boy;
smart as the day is long.
he gets that from me, he does.

so,
it was surprising
when he and Patty ran away

and
got married
and his mom sat there

on
the porch
with Lisa, Hacksaw
and little Jimmy Rogan,

and
she said
that shit-for-brains
son of hers was hands down
the absolute dumbest kid she ever did see.

and
almost certain

wasn’t
even hers.

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