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Mystery of 9 brains found in St. Lawrence County village remains unsolved
www.syracuse.com ^ | updated May 22, 2015 at 12:48 AM | By Ken Sturtz

Posted on 05/22/2015 7:45:54 AM PDT by Red Badger

GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. -- Nine brains inexplicably appeared earlier this week along a street in a St. Lawrence County village. How the brains got there and where they came from remains a mystery.

Residents discovered the brains on Beckwith Street near railroad tracks and called the police.

Gouverneur police collected one of the brains and brought it to a local veterinarian for an examination, WWNY TV 7 reported. The veterinarian determined the brain had been professionally removed -- likely from a dog -- and preserved in formaldehyde.

The veterinarian told North Country Now that the brain was consistent with a beagle-sized brain and was in very good condition with no damage.

But a chemistry professor at Clarkson University told North Country Now the specimen was possibly from a sheep, not a dog.

Regardless, police told both news outlets there was little to fear. The nine brains are believed to have been part of a collection for educational or research purposes and no criminal activity, other than littering, is suspected, police said.

As unusual as it might seem, mishaps with preserved brains do happen. Last year the University of Texas in Austin said dozens of human brains stored in jars of formaldehyde and reported missing were actually destroyed in 2002. The brains had been donated for teaching and research.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: New York
KEYWORDS: brains; congressexplained; napl
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To: Red Badger

I wondered where I left my spare...


21 posted on 05/22/2015 8:03:57 AM PDT by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: ElkGroveDan

Did you lose any brains while you were there?..............


22 posted on 05/22/2015 8:04:40 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: Red Badger

Now we know what happened to the starting lineup of the 2015 Detroit Tigers!


23 posted on 05/22/2015 8:05:40 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Red Badger

24 posted on 05/22/2015 8:06:28 AM PDT by ScottinVA (The election of Obama was a hate crime.)
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To: Red Badger

I’m surprised Joe Biden hasn’t made inquiries yet.


25 posted on 05/22/2015 8:07:26 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: equaviator

Nah, It’s the NY Jets Coaching Staff!................


26 posted on 05/22/2015 8:07:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: Disambiguator

wouldn’t fit. Too large..............


27 posted on 05/22/2015 8:08:19 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: Red Badger; All

Check the NY state supreme court!


28 posted on 05/22/2015 8:09:15 AM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington DC has become the enemy of free people everywhere)
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To: Old Sarge

I left my brain,
In GOUVERNEUR.........../Tony Bennett impression.........


29 posted on 05/22/2015 8:09:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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To: Red Badger

"Where are our BRAINS?"

30 posted on 05/22/2015 8:09:48 AM PDT by Fido969
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To: Red Badger

Unping ping? Luckily it appears no kitties have been harmed.


31 posted on 05/22/2015 8:13:33 AM PDT by To Hell With Poverty (All freedom must be transported in bottles of 3 oz or less. - Freeper relictele)
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To: Red Badger
"...9 brains found in St. Lawrence County..."


32 posted on 05/22/2015 8:26:47 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: faithhopecharity

Bizarre, yes, but at least the cleanup job will be a no-brainer.


33 posted on 05/22/2015 8:30:30 AM PDT by golux
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To: Hatteras

Excellent post!


34 posted on 05/22/2015 8:32:13 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Red Badger

A bigger set , yes, of cajones for Boner and McConnell and —


35 posted on 05/22/2015 8:34:05 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.")
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To: Red Badger

Democrat brain trust?


36 posted on 05/22/2015 8:35:41 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Red Badger

I stopped purchasing the National Inquirer at super market checkout stands decades ago. It’s so easy to keep up with the latest gossip and conspiracy theories by checking in to Free Republic once a month or so. Frees up lots of money for my Church and grandkids.


37 posted on 05/22/2015 8:46:40 AM PDT by gek1227
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To: Red Badger

Nah, they’re not that far fron Ithaca. These are Cornell professor brains.


38 posted on 05/22/2015 8:49:52 AM PDT by Rockpile
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To: Red Badger
HJARNOR!

{Sidebar} The producers looked for a thin actor to play the part of the zombie. They found one who was so cadaverous, they had to "flesh him out" to play the skeletonized version.

39 posted on 05/22/2015 8:52:19 AM PDT by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate. [URL=http://media.photobucket.com/user/currencyjunkie/me)
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To: Slings and Arrows; MeshugeMikey; martin_fierro

Brains Ping!............


40 posted on 05/22/2015 8:54:33 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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