{"id":15026,"date":"2013-06-18T13:28:50","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T17:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=15026"},"modified":"2013-06-18T13:28:50","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T17:28:50","slug":"wish-things-were-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/06\/wish-things-were-clear.html","title":{"rendered":"Wish Things Were Clear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe>\n<\/p>Here\u2019s another information literacy tutorial song parody video I made. This one focuses on the SMELL Test. The lyrics follow below.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>Wish Things Were Clear<\/strong><\/p>\nSo \u2013 so you think you can tell<\/p>\nGood sources by SMELL<\/p>\nResearch from bunk<\/p>\nCan you tell a real deal<\/p>\nFrom a fake free lunch<\/p>\nA theory from a hunch<\/p>\nDo you think you can tell?<\/p>\nAnd did they get you to trade<\/p>\nReal experts for kooks<\/p>\nDogmas for degrees<\/p>\nHot air for expertise<\/p>\nWise guidance for strange<\/p>\nDid you exchange<\/p>\nA book with lots of detail<\/p>\nFor a too-simple web page?<\/p>\nHow I wish, how I wish things were clear<\/p>\nThe internet\u2019s a mess<\/p>\nOf opinion and guess<\/p>\nThrough which we steer<\/p>\nSo many out to deceive<\/p>\nYou can\u2019t believe<\/p>\nEverything you hear<\/p>\nI wish things were clear<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s another information literacy tutorial song parody video I made. This one focuses on the SMELL Test. The lyrics follow below. \u00a0 Wish Things Were Clear So \u2013 so you think you can tell Good sources by SMELL Research from bunk Can you tell a real deal From a fake free lunch A theory from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,44,63],"tags":[5188,7803,9180,11449,11570],"class_list":["post-15026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-humor","category-information-literacy","category-music","tag-information-literacy","tag-music","tag-pink-floyd","tag-smell-test","tag-song"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Wish Things Were Clear<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here's another information literacy tutorial song parody video I made. This one focuses on the SMELL Test. 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