brains! we need brains! = odd little meme
I was reading and I fell asleep and had the strangest dream. A kid came to the door selling subscriptions. I said: sorry, we don't need any more magazines and he said, but what about brains?
Sidenote: In one or another of the dead/zombie movies, an older woman undead is trapped in a basement and they called down to her: what do you want from us? And she whines in a high pitch: brains! we need brains!*
This line is a family standard.
So now back to the dream: the kid hands me a brochure, divided into categories: musicians, artists, writers, scientists, politicians. I can subscribe to any of the brains that are listed. I don't remember many names beyond Madonna and Clinton. The kid tells me I can get all the back issues if I'm really interested.
And then I woke up, but I've been thinking about this dream ever since. Would I want everything Madonna knows about music in my head? This one is easy: nope. Clinton about politics? Hmmmmm. So I've come up with a short list. If I could magically have the specialized knowledge (and understanding, I guess) from three different people's brains, who would I want?
1. Chomsky. The NYT called him arguably one of the greatest minds of our time. What he doesn't know about history and politics and linguistics is more than I already know about that stuff. So Chomsky, my first choice.
2. Picasso. None of his personality quirks, but what he understood and saw about art? Absolutely.
3. [name to be researched] The very best female professor of psychiatry this country has to offer.
Jump on in if you are so inclined.
*anybody know which movie?