# If I only had a Brian

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-brian/958938>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 5, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-brian/958938 "2022-02-05T00:09:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-brian/958938/1 "2022-02-05T00:09:59Z")

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> **[Brain retraction injury after elective aneurysm clipping: a retrospective...](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35107618/?utm_source=gquery)**
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> The high rate of BRI and significant risk of new postoperative focal neurological deficit in our patients should be considered when counseling patients for elective aneurysm surgery.

Retraction seems a bit extreme in this case.

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**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-brian/958938/2 "2022-02-05T00:12:55Z")

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Looks like the writer (and editor) had a bit of a Brian fart.

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**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-brian/958938/3 "2022-02-05T00:24:27Z")

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😆 This made my day. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-brian/958938/4 "2022-02-05T00:32:17Z")

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> That’s Neil’s little joke, sir. Brian, Brian Damage. Currently working on my PhD in astrophysics, actually. But recently I did work on a degree in art history. But it was no use for a job.

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-brian/958938/5 "2022-02-05T01:07:26Z")

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Name?  
Steve.  
Thank you, follow the signs for “control group.”

Name?  
Brian.  
Sorry, man, hope you brought your Tylenol.

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-brian/958938/6 "2022-02-05T01:19:32Z")

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Every time I see a story along these lines, I think of [this scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH97lImrr0Q).