Brainless Civil Servant Amazes Doctors [True Story Brainless Man]

The Register ^ | July 23 | Lester Haynes

[Greg F]

French man whose skull was mostly occupied by a "huge fluid-filled chamber" was able to operate perfectly well as a civil servant - despite having "little more than a thin sheet of actual brain tissue", Reuters reports.

The 44-year-old's condition was revealed when he went to hospital suffering from mild weakness in his left leg. A probe of his medical history revealed he'd had a shunt inserted into his skull as an infant to relieve hydrocephalus, which was removed when he was 14.

Doctors were "amazed" when computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans showed "massive enlargement" of his lateral ventricles, "usually tiny chambers that hold the cerebrospinal fluid that cushions the brain".

Dr Lionel Feuillet and colleagues at the Universite de la Mediterranee in Marseille explained in a letter to The Lancet: "He was a married father of two children, and worked as a civil servant." Tests revealed the chap's IQ as 75, below average but evidently no impediment to leading a normal life.

[twonie]

But, sweetheart - we are talking about the FRENCH civil service. Get a grip!!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Actually, there was a guy in my office in St. Paul very much like this Frenchman. He was in love with apostrophes, using them in any word that ended with s.

[Greg F]

I thought Reid was from Nevada?

[sono]

Cautionary tale for physicians - “Never tell a man when he is going to die. He may live to pee on your grave.”

[RedMonqey]

Lighten up Friend.

It’s a j-o-k-e.

My family has many public servants and even they find humour in it.

[Greg F]

I’ll bet you that if we asked the brainless man he’d tell us that a nation at war against terrorists should make the borders secure. Seriously, I’d wager that he would work up a BETTER policy than Chertoff.

[Basheva]

It’s a joke that many people sincerely believe.

So, along comes someone like me to unbelieve them.

Sorry - go laugh at something else.

I don’t find Enrique Camerena coming home in pieces at all funny.

Yes, I know I’m warped. But I’m also old. Warped and old.

[Greg F]

Psycho: The name’s Francis Soyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I’ll kill you.
Leon: Ooooooh.
Psycho: You just made the list, buddy. Also, I don’t like no one touching my stuff. So just keep your meathooks off. If I catch any of you guys in my stuff, I’ll kill you. And I don’t like nobody touching me. Any of you homos touch me, and I’ll kill you.
Sergeant Hulka: Lighten up, Francis.

[mkjessup]

Francis? LOL

You need to have seen the movie 'Stripes' with the late John Candy, Bill Murray, etc. ;)

[Basheva]

<<<>>> Didn't see the movie - told you I was old, warped - and you can now add a "nerd." But.... I am a conservative old, warped nerd. :)

[Kevmo]

I know this was posted earlier, but I’m gonna bump this thread because the title is just such a classic and I’ll want to be able to find it later.

[Quix]

QUICK!

CHECK THE SENATE.

Start with Scuba Teddy!

Document it.

Show the MRI’s in campaign ads by newcomers.

Maybe FINALLY we can get rid of the entrenched oligarchy!

Knew there had to be some contributing reason for all their brainless, suicidal, globalist, socialist traitorousness.

[RedMonqey]

I’m sorry this story offends you.

It must be very hard living with no brain.

[N. Theknow]

Brainless Civil Servant Amazes Doctors

AND

John Kerry also served in Viet Nam.

[mkjessup]

I am a conservative old, warped nerd. :)

I'll bet I'm older than you are Pops. LOL

[GSWarrior]

Sometimes you don’t even need to add humorous comments.

[Greg F]

Yah. It’s almost impossible to add to this story. It is perfect as is.

[Basheva]

<<<>>> Pops? more like Moms. When I was born the Nile was a creek. The pryamids were sand castles.

[RepoGirl]

I bet this guy was the night manager I encountered (recently) at the Hotel Imperator Concorde in Nimes, that sullen, tattooed toad.

[mkjessup]

Pops? more like Moms. When I was born the Nile was a creek. The pyramids were sand castles.

Oh yeah? When I was born, the Strategic Air Command was still placing bomber orders with the Wright Brothers because Boeing didn't even exist! ;)