Braaaaains

This is a gross violation of my expectations: the Halloween edition of The Synapse doesn't even once crack a zombie joke. I was terribly disappointed.

At least it does serve up a nice platter of brains.

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The classic zombie joke from the movie, "The Ghost Breakers"...

Scientist: "A zombie has no will of his own. You see them sometimes, walking around blindly, with dead eyes, following orders, not knowing what they do, not caring."

Bob Hope: "You mean like Democrats?"

Here's a link to Alton Brown's instructions on how to make a panna cotta in the shape of a brain (complete with raspberry sauce). Tasty and disturbing, all at once!

http://tinyurl.com/6srz3

By Mnemosyne (not verified) on 31 Oct 2006 #permalink

Aha! When I followed the link, I realized that Steve's brain receipe is adapted from Alton's.

I can see a pomegranate glaze being tastier than the original cranberry (not raspberry, as I mistakenly said).

By Mnemosyne (not verified) on 31 Oct 2006 #permalink

mmm, Kuru...

By B. Dewhirst (not verified) on 31 Oct 2006 #permalink

mmm, Kuru...

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