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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>Josh Tyra made this delightful video. <a href=\"http:\/\/davidtlamb.com\/2014\/12\/12\/the-very-model-of-biblical-philologist\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">David Lamb<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/pursiful.com\/2014\/12\/12\/i-am-the-very-model-of-a-biblical-philologist\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Darrell Pursiful<\/a> brought it to my attention. It is a parody of a famous Gilbert and Sullivan song. Mandaic gets a mention!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Tyra made this delightful video. David Lamb\u00a0and Darrell Pursiful brought it to my attention. It is a parody of a famous Gilbert and Sullivan song. 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