When Tim Long’s
father died, Tim inherited a great deal of money. For a long time, he did not
know what to spend
it on, then one day he saw an
advertisement for brains.
The
advertisement said, “Get a better brain and lead a more successful life.”
The
advertisement had been put in the newspaper by a doctor. Tim went to see him.
“Please explain
your advertisement to me,” he said.
“Very well,” the
doctor answered. “Have you heard of heart transplants?”
“Yes,” Tim said.
“A heart transplant is when you take a heart from one person and put it into
the body of another.”
“That is
correct,” the doctor said. “Well, I do brain transplants. Now…” he pointed to a
price list, “…we have several brains in stock. You can have a sanitation
worker’s brain for $5,000.”
Tim shook his
head.
“What about a
university professor’s brain? You can have one of those for $20, 000,” the
doctor said.
This was
interesting. Tim thought, but he wanted more information.
“Is that the
most expensive brain?” he asked.
“No. You can
have a judge’s brain for $50, 000,” the doctor told him.
“That sounds
very interesting,” Tim said. “And is that the most expensive brain?”
The doctor shook
his head. “Oh no,” he said. “The most expensive brain is a politician’s. That
will cost you $100, 000.”
Tim was
surprised. “Why is a politician’s brain so expensive?” He asked.
“Because it’s
never been used,” the doctor said. “It’s as good as new.”