According to Ben, it was actually a real message that his dad had left on  
his answering machine one morning, where he rambled incessantly about random  
things including John Glenn and what it would be like if you were just a brain  
or a mind... The band liked it so much that they took the machine message and  
put it to music.
 
Arthur
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check out the new 10 song player on my page, with some cool (mostly  new) 
tunes
 
In a message dated 1/31/2007 1:46:11 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
rob@splitsville.com writes:

Ben  Folds Five fans will recall the wacky track 'Your Most Valuable 
Possession'  from "The Unauthorized..."

Anyone know the origin of this one? I'm sure  it's fake.