The Internet is wiring the planet in an increasingly complex web—a bit
like brain connections, Netropolitan reckons. But the brains that dreamt up the
Web are also capable of irony—and there’s a heap of oddball brain webpages
to surf around. Where better to start than by paying homage to Steve Martin and
Carl Reiner’s classic comedy, The Man with Two Brains, in which eminent
brain surgeon Dr Hfuhruhurr (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0085894) invents the
one-handed “cranial screw-top” method of brain access, so neurosurgeons can
operate at drive-in speeds. Hit the “memorable quotes” link for the film’s
absurd poem, Pointy Birds—said to have been written by the first
one-armed poet to be run over by a motor vehicle.
Nuttier still is Professor Freakendorf, “Brainiac-in-Chief” of the comedy
site www.BrainDamageSociety.com, who has an interesting theory: we all have two
brains—and we spend most of our time sitting on one of them. If you hit
the link for the site’s Center for Brain Transplant, you’ll find that the Prof
reckons our second brain lets us think in four dimensions. On the downside, it
has the habit of turning us into smart-asses.
A wicked brain-related spoof of Amazon.com appears at
www.brains4zombies.com. Geared for “zombies” who might be out e-shopping for
grey matter, you can search, Amazon-like, through a selection of brains. Try
looking for your favourite celebrity’s brain. In true Amazon style you can even
find info on “Customers who bought this brain also bought this one”.
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If you have ever wondered what makes men and women think differently,
www.cool-jokes.com/email/brains.htm will enlighten you.
It seems brain size is irrelevant compared to the
grey matter dedicated to certain tasks. The site says a big chunk of the male
brain is devoted to being able to use a car’s manual gearbox—but only a
single particle is for listening.
