Hmmmm... are those dern embedded chips acting up after all? By the way, I had a "millennium bug" chocolate candy tonight that an office mate ordered, and whew... Y2K may not have been an apocalypse, but it sure is tasty...

Can you tell that, after more than a year of trying to get my mind around this Y2K thing, I'm feeling, shall we say, a bit punchy? I bet I'm not the only one... -s- -- [quoted for I-laughed-so-hard-I-scared-my-cat purposes only]

http://www.phillynews.com/inquirer/2000/Jan/12/city/BRAIN12.htm 1-12-2000 One-Half Of A Human Brain Found In PA Sewage Plant

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - About half a human brain was found in a sewage-treatment plant, but authorities have no idea how it got there. "It is very perplexing to find a human brain in the sewer system," Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said Monday. A plant worker cleaning a catch tray found the brain at the Bethlehem city treatment facility, which serves 13 municipalities. The brain was found Friday, but it took a while for authorities to determine that it was from a human. "It was only in the sewer system for a very short period of time," Lysek said. Lysek said the section of brain was nearly intact and was too large to be poured down a normal drain. He said it might have been flushed down a toilet. It was not immediately clear whether the brain had been used for medical purposes or if it was part of a homicide. "At the very least, the person who did this can be charged with the improper disposal of medical waste," Lysek said. The Coroner's Office is responsible for figuring out whose brain it was. "It is a very complicated process. Primarily we will rely on DNA tests, but it is going to be very difficult to determine who it belongs to," Lysek said. He said authorities might never find out.

-- Scott Johnson (scojo@yahoo.com), January 13, 2000

Answers

Reminiscent of the classic scene in Young Frankenstein where I- gor (Marty Feldman) grabs the brain belonging to "Abbey" Normal.

Sweet dreams, Bethlehem!

"Puttin' on the Ritz!!"...

-- Steve (hartsman@ticon.net), January 13, 2000.

I...WILL...RESIST...THE.....TEMP-TA-TION!!!!!

It would be too easy...!

-- (Kurt.Borzel@gems8.gov.bc.ca), January 13, 2000.

C'mon guys, at least subreference from movies I've seen... my Mel Brooks experience doesn't get much past _Blazing Saddles_ and "Do ya care if it falls?" "What"? "The Roman Empire?" "F#$& it."

-s-

-- Scott Johnson (scojo@yahoo.com), January 13, 2000.

Strange? yes...but not as strange as the theft of JFK's brain. I have never understood why that hasn't been as fascinating to others as it has to me!

-- Kelly (Goldendust@inspace.com), January 13, 2000.

Does LadyLogic live in Philly?

-- just a thought (a.penny@for.your.thoughts), January 13, 2000.

Scott:

How's "The Baron's couldna agree on the colaur o shyte!"

or

"And now for something completely different..."

-- (Kurt.Borzel@gems8.gov.bc.ca), January 13, 2000.

Right or left?

-- Chuck (cestin@aa.net), January 13, 2000.

Kelly, that's because JFK's brain is so "last century"... this is the new millennium, the era of the common man's brain... the Everybrain, if you will... -s-

-- Scott Johnson (scojo@yahoo.com), January 13, 2000.

Scott: Young Frankenstein is perhaps the best work Brooks has done. If you're familiar with the original movie, go rent it. If not, rent both and watch them back-to-back.

"Nice knockers!"...

-- Steve (hartsman@ticon.net), January 13, 2000.

It's a sign! Clutter clear your brains... the beginning is near!

Or not.

;-D

Hey, Scott, how's the new job?

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), January 13, 2000.

Steve:

YES!

"bleucher."

-- (Kurt.Borzel@gems8.gov.bc.ca), January 13, 2000.

{rearing up on hind legs}: NEIGHHH!!!!!!!!!

-- Steve (hartsman@ticon.net), January 13, 2000.

"It is a very complicated process. Primarily we will rely on DNA tests, but it is going to be very difficult to determine who it belongs to, Lysek said. He said authorities might never find out."

Mr. Lysek,

I think we might be able to help you find the person who lost that half brain. You see, there's this girl that has been posting on our forum named "Ladyogic", and I think I recall her saying she visited that plant a while ago... shortly afterwards she started spamming uncontrollably and acting quite strange.

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), January 13, 2000.

Looks like a case for homicide. REDRUM via stormdrain, street gutter or cleanout of someone's house hold plumbing. A douce with the hose to help it along.

-- Feller (feller@wanna.help), January 13, 2000.

.... been feelin' lightheaded all day ........

-- Squirrel Hunter (nuts@upina.tree), January 13, 2000.

Igor!

Just saw The Matrix -- talk about trippy brain scenes -- anybody understand what happened at the end of that movie?

-- brain drain (allaha@earthlink.net), January 13, 2000.

Here's one sentence from one review of Young Frankensteing: "Mel Brooks' finest film, and arguably the best comedy ever made".

Don't just take my word for it. It's dynamite. The original The Bride of Frankenstein is a definite prerequisite, as well. What a great triple feature!!

We now return you to your normally scheduled program...

-- Steve (hartsman@ticon.net), January 13, 2000.

Young Frankenstein is a film that lovingly recreates the atmosphere of the 1930s Universal Frankenstein movies, while at the same time, skewering the horror genre with Marx Brothers like precision...

See it. You'll thank me.

-- Steve (hartsman@ticon.net), January 13, 2000.

Still not convinced?

Werewolf? There wolf...

OK. I've beaten that to death.

Sooper Dooper!!

-- Steve (hartsman@ticon.net), January 13, 2000.

Yuuuckie!

-- JoseMiami (caris@prodigy.net), January 13, 2000.

brain drain: what part of "The MAtrix" didn't you understand? Diane: job's good, thanks... how's the Left Coast? -s-

-- Scott Johnson (scojo@yahoo.com), January 13, 2000.

"What knockers!"

"Oh, sank you, Doctor!"

Jimmy

-- Jimmy Splinters (inthe@dark.com), January 13, 2000.

What a shithead!

-- eeeeeeewwwwww (didIsayth@t.ohno), January 13, 2000.

"Say, wasn't that hump on the other side?"

Igor: "What hump?"

It's Frahnk - en - steen!

-- eubie (eubie@lovesthemovie.com), January 13, 2000.

Scott, thanks for the "Heads up"

"...but it is going to be very difficult to determine who it belongs to," Lysek said. He said authorities might never find out."

If they only had half a brain...;D

-- Joe Bolin (javajoe@tcac.net), January 13, 2000.

some alternate headlines for this story...

Find Piece of mind in Ohio

A mind is a terrible thing to waste system

Local resident gives city officials a piece of his mind

This is your brain, this is your brain on shit

Scarecrow from wizard of oz to visit local sewage plant

half wits running rampant in local area

local sewage worker has half a mind to quit

-- Nikoli Krushev (doomsday@y2000.com), January 13, 2000.

...sanitation engineers do too have half a brain!

-- Dancr (addy.available@my.webpage), January 13, 2000.

It has long been stated that if our representatives in Congress had "half a brain," we might get some intelligent legislation out of them. I, for one, am in favor of drafting the brain into the service of its country and sending it on to Congress.

I have been informed, however, that the Democratic party is vying for control of the brain with an eye toward donating it to AlGore. It was decided against giving it to Mr. Clinton as it was feared that he would only stuff it down the front of his pants.

-- anon (anon@anon.calm), January 13, 2000.

"IT'S ALIIIIVE !!!"

-- grannyclampett (don'thave@clue.com), January 13, 2000.

Put the candle...beck

-- lol (loved@themovie.com), January 13, 2000.

Eef de ccreature gott half of your brain, vat deed you get from him?

OH! OH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! Oh sveet mystery of life, at last I've found you!!!!

-- Sam Mcgee (weisacre@gwtc.net), January 13, 2000.

Just a thought....

Ladylogic happens to be very intelligent. A lot more so than some of the mentally challenged I've seen around here.

The fact that all of her posts are deleted when this garbage is allowed to stay is just beyond me. (shakes head in disgust)

-- Cin (Cinlooo@aol.com), January 13, 2000.

LOL Nikoli! Scott, the ENDING of The Matrix -- what on earth (or illusion) happened?

-- brain drain (allaha@earthlink.net), January 13, 2000.

brain drain...

If you didn't understand the ending of "The Matrix", do you really think it will do any good to explain it to you?

-- Cin (Cinlooo@aol.com), January 13, 2000.

Cinloo, LL was lookking for you over at Debunki earlier this week.

-- Three Dots (three_dots@work.now), January 13, 2000.

Ahso, Cin you missing something upstairs?

-- found a suspect (DeBunky@collection.jars), January 13, 2000.

Cin's caring sharing attitude is so, uh, welcome maybe where LL hangs out?

-- not fit for teaching (fit@for.what?), January 13, 2000.

Scott:

Perhaps this was one of those Jello pudding desserts (cast from a plastic gag brain mold) which was discarded after setting too long in the refrigerator.

-- dinosaur (dinosaur@williams-net.com), January 13, 2000.

brain drain: at the end of "The MAtrix", Neo finally understood -- "balls to bones", as the oracle put it -- that he was "The One" and that anything that happened in the matrix was only the illusions of a computer simulation. Once he realized those two things, he was "able to remake the Matrix as he saw fit" and defeat the Agents. That's purty much it... of course, it took repeated viewings on DVD to get to that point... :) -s-

-- Scott Johnson (scojo@yahoo.com), January 14, 2000.

Thanks Scott! Saw those gross machines destroying the rebel ship, never saw Neo get back to the ship to save his friends even tho they were calling out to him; his body was still in the chair on the ship ... hhmmm he had realized his powers but did he ever get back to his body? [Saw movie once on a small screen] :-)

-- brain drain (allaha@earthlink.net), January 14, 2000.

i saw the Matrix too and that scene where the boys in Columbine got their ideas but it was not the focus of the movie
why is the movie so popular it was bleak

-- jenny (jenny11@aol.com), January 15, 2000.