July 28, 2008

X-Ray My Brain Waves
FOUND by Diane Partridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
X-rays of a brain found in a trash pile in Philly. Later that same week I found three more smaller brain x-rays in a different location.
Gloria in excelsis deo
Are these x rays or some other imaging technology (like a cat scan)?

Anybody know what they'd be used for or how they might wind up in a trash heap?
+ July 28, 2008 12:11 AM +
Schneh
Top-middle converted their brain to a Lite-Brite (they do misspell it, right?) board!

And the answer to the captcha is 42, as is the answer to Everything else.
+ July 28, 2008 12:33 AM +
Scarecrow in Oz
"I could while away the hours
Conferring with the flowers
Consulting with the rain.
And my head I'd be a-scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain."
+ July 28, 2008 12:51 AM +
Adam in Baltimore
That's a standard dry head CT (Cat Scan)
+ July 28, 2008 03:17 AM +
Insane in the membrane, insane in the brain!
But what's it MEAN, Adam? How long do I have?
+ July 28, 2008 05:24 AM +
Feeling in coherent
Man: Doctor, my brain hurts!

Doctor: Well, It'll have to come out then.
+ July 28, 2008 05:39 AM +
Librarian in the woodwork
@ Adam ... well, of course it's a dry head CT; didn't you hear that "the wet head is dead"?? (or am I dating myself with that old an advertising reference? [not that there's anything wrong with "dating myself" as long as it's done in the privacy of my own home].)
+ July 28, 2008 05:41 AM +
Feeling in adequate
"Wet head", "Dry head". What's the difference. I'd take either over my "bald head".
+ July 28, 2008 05:45 AM +
Puckhog in the Light-Brite chamber
Well it's obvious from the second scan that the subject has another person in their brain so I'd say this is a CAT scan of a schizophrenic.
(I'm not a doctor BUT I play one at night!)
+ July 28, 2008 06:06 AM +
lars in all my forms in the nwc?
oh librarian! you did just date yourself (and me). i bet you can also whistle the lite-brite tune, too.
+ July 28, 2008 06:33 AM +
Holly the Homemaker in Toronto

I owned a Lite-Brite when I was younger...but never had a brain to to punch coloured pegs into!
SHEESH!
The last scan, on the top right corner...looks creepy!
+ July 28, 2008 07:02 AM +
mona lisa in the mri
Schneh, check out bbc.co.uk/h2g2
I promise you'll like it.


librarian. I like dating myself. At least i don't have to worry about calling myself the next day and being all embarrassed (yeah.. can you just put those panties in the mail for me? or leave them in the mailbox, i'll pick them up on my way by.)
+ July 28, 2008 07:08 AM +
Tang in here
The second one looks like a sea turtle and the third one looks like a snow angel.
+ July 28, 2008 07:24 AM +
alan goes "pting" in Joe Strummer's brain (scan)
I wondered where I left these.

The last I saw them was when I took them on a date with myself. We had a lovely dinner - then on to a show - a little pub for a nightcap - and the next thing you know - poof!

The brainscans were gone, but the date lives on in my memory.
+ July 28, 2008 07:28 AM +
mona lisa in the welcome wagon
Alan. welcome back, we (i) missed you.
+ July 28, 2008 07:44 AM +
Librarian in the woodwork
Lars, I don't remember dating you. Right now I'm eating organic flowers and vegetables, and trying not to remember my youth. Thanks for writing; I'd love to keep in touch, but in all honesty, I probably won't write back. Yada, yada, yada.
+ July 28, 2008 08:13 AM +
alan goes "pting" in Joe Strummer's brain (scan)
Mona
Right back at ya!
+ July 28, 2008 08:25 AM +
John
I thought the one on the top left looked like someone I used to go to high school with, but then I remembered she had brown eyes, not milky gray ones. Very close resemblence otherwise, however.




+ July 28, 2008 08:26 AM +
fail in g your rorschach test
and the one on the bottom in the middle looks like a Happy Guy, and the one on the bottom right looks like a bunny rabbit. (in extreme shock, with his ears so far back we can't see 'em.)

My My, Alan, how TAN your comments are!! Lookin' sharp.
+ July 28, 2008 08:37 AM +
mona lisa in high school
john. your mom looks like someone i went to high school with..
+ July 28, 2008 08:38 AM +
John
Probably not Mona. Today is my mom's 80th birthday.
+ July 28, 2008 08:42 AM +
mona lisa, sing in g happy b day to you
Dear John. My comment was not meant to be taken literally. It was one of those 'your mom' things, where you say 'your mom' to anything someone says to you.

Like... to failing.. i would say
your mom looks like a Happy Guy.
+ July 28, 2008 08:49 AM +
John
Dear Mona. Where I come from the expression is "Yo Mama . . ." usually followed by "is so . . ." etc.

To be completely honest, I'm sorry to say that most likely I won't be writting letters.

Sincerely,

(cute little curly-que)

John
+ July 28, 2008 08:58 AM +
Turbo in the Thunderdome
Who is this mysterious CatScanScatterer?
+ July 28, 2008 09:03 AM +
chillin
yo mama...remember that show on MTV--horrible!
+ July 28, 2008 09:05 AM +
alan goes "pting" in Joe Strummer's brain (scan)
The guy in the upper right is 'Racer X' !
+ July 28, 2008 09:07 AM +
mlm in texas
Where, oh where, is Brain Problem in my Head when you need him/her?
+ July 28, 2008 09:08 AM +
John
Diane, please clarify: did you find x-rays in a trash pile of a brain, or did you find a brain in a trash pile and take x-rays of it?

I'm just askin'.
+ July 28, 2008 09:20 AM +
near.... in far...
These are cool! 3rd one, looks like a pirate's flag. Anyone else getting bored with the lists?

@Mona..seems like someone's got a bit of the panty-passive-aggressive-behavior going on..
leaving them, then asking for them back?
Personally, I only leave them behind when I want them back!!! (but would never ask...
+ July 28, 2008 09:39 AM +
mona lisa in panty drawer
yeah.. i'm posessive about my panties, and usually only leave them behind when i'm in such a drunken stupor that i forget to put them back on, Right alan?
+ July 28, 2008 10:25 AM +
angel in in paradise
this is your brain. this is your brain on meth. any questions?...
+ July 28, 2008 10:31 AM +
John
'Cuz if you go back and read the caption . . . oh, nevermind. (I was just askin'.)
+ July 28, 2008 10:31 AM +
alan goes "pting" in Joe Strummer's brain (scan)
Mona, I seem to have some vague memory of you running nekkid through a pile of brain scans, but I wasn't going to bring it up.
+ July 28, 2008 10:35 AM +
mona lisa pting in g.
ah, yes, alan... good times, good times. you are the soul of discretion, aren't you? I won't mention the naughty pics i have of you in my mri machine, either.


John, i had the same question. I don't think my first instinct would be to Xray a brain that i found in the garbage. I would probably put up a few pictures around the neighbourhood, to see if someone lost it. I have a lovely big gallon jar that i could keep it in. What would you feed it, tho?
+ July 28, 2008 10:59 AM +
better off not know in g.
eew. Do we really need to hear about mona masturbating and mona's panties today? I'm out.
+ July 28, 2008 10:59 AM +
Night in gale, posting on the correct Find
Oh, so THESE must be the pictures from y'all's 5-way. Nice brain tan, Alan.

(Welcome back. You've been sorely missed!)
+ July 28, 2008 11:21 AM +
Christina in Illinois
I wonder if somebody dropped their own CT scans in anger over the diagnosis? Or if some medical center isn't disposing of their records properly?
+ July 28, 2008 11:22 AM +
John
Mona, you'd feed it brain food, of course.
+ July 28, 2008 11:23 AM +
UtahChick in Utah
The second on down kind of looks like Gumby, I wonder is as a kid he put a little Gumby up his nose and was never able to get it out?? And now come the consequences of hiding treasure up your nose. Dangerous!


Doctor: " I'm sorry to tell you sir but you have Gumbitis of the Brain..."

Patient: Gasps!"Oh No!!" Passes out
+ July 28, 2008 11:46 AM +
BURIED DEEP in PEACHIE-O'S
LMFAO!!! GUMBITIS OF THE BRAIN? ROFL!!
+ July 28, 2008 11:55 AM +
Schneh
Hey, Mona, thanks for that site. You've given me something new to explore. And re-convinced me that the BBC is cooler than any network the US has to offer. And made me need a cup of tea. All in one fell swoop!
+ July 28, 2008 11:56 AM +
Smallbear in the Cave
Imagine the individual squares in the above picture are numbered 1-6. With the blank box being labeled #1 and so forth across, et cetera..
This is your brain....

1. This is your brain after meeting Mary's friend
J.

2. This is your brain after dating a computer
geek.

5.This is your brain after shopping at Walmart
and buying "white beeters", Ax and Kapri Sun.
+ July 28, 2008 11:57 AM +
mona lisa in the louvre
for the record, i didnt bring up the 'self love', i just made mention of it like others did. chill out, better off.

schneh. i'm glad you like it. I wish the CBC were as cool as the BBC. Are you having a cuppa now?

John - of course, you're right. Maybe i've been neglectful in feeding my own brain.
+ July 28, 2008 11:59 AM +
alan goes "pting" in Joe Strummer's brain (scan)
Night - that's why my brain hurts so bad!

I must have gotten brain burn - now I'll just have to keep it moisturized until it turns into brain tan.
+ July 28, 2008 12:28 PM +
Night in gale
Alan, you should have used a brain block with a higher SPF. Call me if it starts to peel....
+ July 28, 2008 12:42 PM +
BURIED DEEP in PEACHIE-O'S
"White Beeters"?? Do you mean a "wife beater"?
+ July 28, 2008 12:55 PM +
Rolling in Oatmeal
Maybe they meant Egg Beaters, Eggs from a carton yummmmy lol
+ July 28, 2008 01:04 PM +
Hannibal in Cannibal Mode
@ Alan
I can help you with your brain burn come over my way ;)
+ July 28, 2008 01:06 PM +
wendy in here
Since no one was chiming in with medical thoughts, I did some internet research, and with the full force of my Master's degree in Anthropology, I hereby pronounce the brain scans normal. The enlarged photo is still not very close up, but it seems from my research that if something is really wrong, it's pretty obvious even not up close. There may be some small tumors I can't see, however. I was worried about the black marks in shots 3 and 4, but they are normal.

See this link for abnormal and normal scans.
www.crash.lshtm.ac.uk/ctscanlarge.htm
+ July 28, 2008 01:06 PM +
gaping hole in skull
So THAT'S where I left it. I lost my mind years ago...
+ July 28, 2008 04:20 PM +
Just me in my house
Empty. Just as I suspected.
+ July 28, 2008 04:24 PM +
Juliana keep in ' Austin weird
although I really do appreciate a find that's not a list (finally!) and the person who sent it, I did get annoyed by the "more smaller" thing going on....
=/
Oh, by the way, hi! I'm new-ish...kinda-ish...
+ July 28, 2008 05:52 PM +
goldbelly in South Bend, IN
One of these brains is not like the others
One of theses brains just doesn't belong.
Can you guess which brain is not like the others
Before I finish my song.

And now my song is done!



Long time listener, first time caller.
+ July 28, 2008 06:01 PM +
christiatric in tromaville
@goldbelly: Yay, a fellow Hoosier! I grew up in South Bend!
+ July 28, 2008 06:48 PM +
mona lisa in the louvre
buried deep, check a few finds back, you'll get the white beeters remark.
+ July 28, 2008 06:55 PM +
mona lisa in the louvre
Hi, Juliana. welcome to found. I hope you like us.
+ July 28, 2008 06:55 PM +
hank in paris
I am drunk. that looks like a snow angel on the bottom left. maybe someone mentioned that already (o shit) bit she's got somekind of crown on. what I'm wondering is: does my brain look like a goddamn snow angel?! this is the kinda shit my doctor should be telling me. not the latest methods for cleaning my ears, your brain is a snow angel with a crown on!!! holyfuck!
+ July 28, 2008 07:51 PM +
Sammy Davis Junior Jr in old movie-land
Could it be the brain of Abby Normal?
+ July 28, 2008 08:25 PM +
Sammy Davis Junior Jr
@ Goldbelly: Good one! And welcome
+ July 28, 2008 08:26 PM +
Sammy Davis Junior Jr
@ Scarecrow: LOL...I sing that song to myself often. Talk about a time warp...dating myself..it is grand :)
+ July 28, 2008 09:05 PM +
Pure brewed in God's country
Hank--right now your brain looks like a big mushy pile of baby shit. Tomorrow your brain will be severely dehydrated and you will need numerous beverages to relieve the problem. I receommend you start with a bloody mary. Follow this with some smarties (the real ones). Trust me on this.

Cheers!
+ July 28, 2008 10:06 PM +
.. in my cups..
yeah= none of those candy coated chocolate thingies. You'll need American Smarties.
Good luck, and god speed. (it IS Monday, right?)
+ July 28, 2008 11:25 PM +
oh no in a bummer of a coincidence
On the day this was posted, a tragic accident occurred on Mt. Hood. A well-known and beloved oncologist was mountain climbing and a rock hit his head, and he fell and died.
+ July 29, 2008 10:35 AM +
Smallbear in the Cave
@ Oh no a bummer... Well like they say: don't get to comfortable the ride may be over at any moment.

Life it's a temporary situation.
+ July 29, 2008 04:49 PM +

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