Cost of a brain (engl.)

Freizeit & Hobby Witze
1

In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill.

Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and sombre.

‚I’m afraid I’m the bearer of bad news,‘ he said as he surveyed the worried faces.

'The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant.

It’s an experimental procedure, very risky but it is the only hope. Insurance will cover the procedure, but you will have to pay for the brain yourselves.’

The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. After a great length of time, someone asked, ‚Well, how much does a brain cost?‘

The doctor quickly responded, ‚£ 5,000 for a female brain, and £200 for a male brain.‘

The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked. A man unable to control his curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, ‚Why is the male brain so much more?‘

The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and explained to the entire group, ‚It’s just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the male brains, because they’ve actually been used.‘

2

Irgendwo, irgendwie, irgendwann…
…hat da jemand die Übersicht über die vielen verschiedenen Geschlechter verloren.

The doctor quickly responded, ‚£ 5,000 for a female brain, and
£200 for a male brain.‘

Das Frauenhirn ist also 25mal so teuer wie das Männerhirn.

Men in the room tried not to smile … some actually smirked.

Die Männer können sich ein Grinsen kaum verkneifen?
Aus Stolz darüber, dass ihre Hirne kaum was wert sind?

blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, ‚Why is the
male brain so much more?‘

Jetzt sind die Männerhirne also doch teurer?

We have to mark down the price of the male brains, because
they’ve actually been used.’

Jetzt sind die Männerhirne wieder die billigen?

Macht nix, die Pointe kann man sich trotzdem denken.

Gruß,
Zeh_14

3

ergänz…
Hallo Zeh!
Wo Du schon dabei bist, die Logik zu zerpflücken (danke, ich war schon fast verwirrt!), möchte ich die Rechtschreibung anhängen:

Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and sombre.

somber
muß das heißen, wenn’s denn Englisch sein soll!
:wink:

Mona

Who steals the doctor’s daily bread?
Strong, healthy bodies
and the dead.
To postpone his own trip to hell,
He strives to keep you almost well.

4

Hallo, Mona,

Wo Du schon dabei bist, die Logik zu zerpflücken (danke, ich
war schon fast verwirrt!), möchte ich die Rechtschreibung
anhängen:

wo Du schon dabei bist, die Rechtschreibung zu zerpflücken:

Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and sombre.

somber
muß das heißen, wenn’s denn

US -Englisch

sein soll!

BE: sombre http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/sombre?view=uk

SCNR
Kreszenz

What’s gray [BE grey :wink:], eats fish, and lives in Washington, D.C.?

.
.

The Presidential Seal.