Posted on 12/03/2014 3:39:57 AM PST by DFG
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas at Austin is missing about 100 brains — about half of the specimens the university had in a collection of brains preserved in jars of formaldehyde.
One of the missing brains is believed to have belonged to clock tower sniper Charles Whitman.
"We think somebody may have taken the brains, but we don't know at all for sure," psychology Professor Tim Schallert, co-curator of the collection, told the Austin American-Statesman (http://bit.ly/11R7vym ).
His co-curator, psychology Professor Lawrence Cormack, said, "It's entirely possible word got around among undergraduates and people started swiping them for living rooms or Halloween pranks."
The Austin State Hospital had transferred the brains to the university about 28 years ago under a "temporary possession" agreement. Schallert said his psychology lab had room for only 100 brains, so the rest were moved to the basement of the university's Animal Resources Center.
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Don’t bother looking in DC
As opposed to them walking off on their own???
“It’s entirely possible word got around among undergraduates....”
Hmmmm....now why would he think that undergraduates would steal them, but not grad students? This is the Psychology Department. Most of the people in it are crazy.
Couple thousand more go missing and they can change the name to OU.
Obviously, Abby Normal took them.
Sounds Abbey Normal....
I suspect ... zombies.
A lamentable headline.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: STAND BACK, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! HE’S GOT A ROTTEN BRAIN!
Frau Blücher: It’s not rotten! It’s a good brain!
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: IT’S ROTTEN, I TELL YOU! ROTTEN!
The Monster: [lunging at Dr. Frankenstein] RRAAAAAAAA!
Igor: Ixnay on the ottenray.
“About 100 brains missing from University of Texas”
Start checking the administration and faculty and the number will increase substantially.
"BRAAAINSSSS?"
I didn’t think any “universities” had any ‘brains’ anymore.
Wow! One hundred brains in UT is about all there were. That must mean the entire engineering, math, science, business and medical programs have been emptied.
Wow, 13 comments and none of them so far against the football program.
You’re slipping (and you know who you are).
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: [to Igor] Now that brain that you gave me. Was it Hans Delbruck’s?
Igor: [pause, then] No.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Ah! Very good. Would you mind telling me whose brain I DID put in?
Igor: Then you won’t be angry?
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: I will NOT be angry.
Igor: Abby someone.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: [pause, then] Abby someone. Abby who?
Igor: Abby... Normal.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: [pause, then] Abby Normal?
Igor: I’m almost sure that was the name.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: [chuckles, then] Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain into a seven and a half foot long, fifty-four inch wide GORILLA?
[grabs Igor and starts throttling him]
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Is that what you’re telling me?
I didn’t think any “universities” had any ‘brains’ anymore.
“In an age when scientists are creating artificial intelligence, too many of our educational institutions seem to be creating artificial stupidity.”Thomas Sowell
Why isn’t it “Froderick”?
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