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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“clock tower sniper Charles Whitman”
There was a rumor,
of a tumor.
“Well, the Jerk Store called, and they’re running out of you”.
Well that didn’t take long.
Apparently MSM headline writers increasingly wish to break into comedy writing.
What scare me is that I sometimes think Biden may be one of the smarter ones.
And here I thought that maybe they were talking about the faculty.
As expected, their first statement was that there was no evidence of brains showing up at A&M.
Haaa! Hook’em!
Actually I thought since Austin is such a foodie city, one of the foodie trailers might be wanting Food Channel time! Brians and Eggs anyone?!! (My mom’s favorite!)
An Aggie joke, right?
Southern people are funny.
I’m very relieved to know this since I thought the situation of missing brains at the University of Texas was much, much worse.
Whooop!
UGH!!!! What’s the big deal? There are at least 500 brains missing in Congress - allowing for at least 35 with the potential for common sense and logic.
Texas has a football team? Who knew?
Texas has a football program? Who knew...
You were a bit slow, there.
Dang, I thought I saw a Gator trail earlier...
Serves Texas right for foisting Muschamp on us.
Hey Rick Perry -- whatever you are up to, it won't work.
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