# My dreaming brain composed a sentence that was heretofore unknown to the Internet. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 15, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000 "2019-05-15T13:14:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/1 "2019-05-15T13:14:41Z")
“It smells like dead Pokemon in here.” Very mundane, yes. But it’s rare for me to dream in words at all, let alone recall coherent phrases upon waking, so first thing this morning I typed this into two different search engines. No hits, not even close. So I have enshrined the sentence here, and my only regret is that I don’t have time before leaving for work to figure out how to put the proper accent over the e in Pokemon. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/2 "2019-05-15T13:41:21Z")
Hey, see if you can get back into the same dream tonight. I just read the [Guy Typing While On Shrooms thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=38764), and that has some phrases never uttered online, like “Really should mackdonna handheld shoehorn butterhorse.” ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/3 "2019-05-15T14:27:56Z")
My dreaming brain created a terrible pun just the other day: > [@](#): > > The chief EMT has sent her people out to handle the lions, and I ask: > > \*Why didn’t you instruct them not to get eaten? What will you do if they come back eaten? > \* > And one of the school bus passengers pipe up: > > _Tell them to apply to Yale._ > **[A punny dream](https://hyperbolsk.wordpress.com/2019/05/14/a-punny-dream/)** > > I made up a terrible pun in a dream I had last night. You might already know the pun, because I’m going to share the pun alone without all the context where ever I link to this blog entry, so… ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/4 "2019-05-15T17:08:56Z")
My wife **Pepper Mill** woke up two days ago with the phrase **Mandibular Ocularization** running through her mind. She claimed it was the ability to see things inside your mouth. This made me think of this character from _Beetlejuice_: https://www.google.com/search?q=Beetlejuice+bird+monster+images&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjosZn5gp7iAhVQmK0KHZqyAmcQ\_AUIDigB&biw=1440&bih=680#imgrc=G-iXXua1MU9aTM:&spf=1557940052003 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/5 "2019-05-15T17:48:04Z")
I often try to get to sleep by reciting poetry in my mind. I remember a surprising amount of verses. I often wake up with many famous poems mixed up in my head. Throw in a bit of music and I’m all kinda screwed-up. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/6 "2019-05-15T18:20:10Z")
The other night my dreaming brain stumbled upon an important philosophical question. Namely: do transgender ghosts appear as their body actually was, or according to their self-image? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/7 "2019-05-15T18:40:28Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > The other night my dreaming brain stumbled upon an important philosophical question. > > Namely: do transgender ghosts appear as their body actually was, or according to their self-image? And what clothes are they wearing? If any. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/8 "2019-05-15T18:53:31Z")
> [@plankter](#): > > …my only regret is that I don’t have time before leaving for work to figure out how to put the proper accent over the e in Pokemon. I found this: > [@](#): > > To type the letter e with the acute accent, as you would need in the Spanish name José or the French-derived adjective “passé,” for example, hold down the Alt key and type 0233 on the numerical page. To type the grave accent over the e in “fin de siècle,” type Alt + 0232. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/9 "2019-05-16T06:03:20Z")
I have just verified that two of my three aphorisms are indeed original, according to the internet: \*Smart cookies often crumble. Those who drift with the tide get all washed up.\* My third aphorism already exists, but I still think I independently invented it; it’s just obvious enough that more than one person could originate it: _It’s nice to be smart, but it’s smart to be nice._ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/10 "2019-05-16T08:24:14Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > And what clothes are they wearing? > > If any. Neil Gaiman’s _A Game of You_, part of his _Sandman_ series, answers that question. Wanda (born Alvin Mann), a wannabe-transsexual, dies; but we see her after death. She is a beautiful redhead, wearing a pretty gown. She takes Death’s hand, and seems happy to go off into eternity that way. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/11 "2019-05-25T03:22:41Z")
Well, today my three-year-old composed the sentence “You’re an asshole, Pinkie Pie,” which, apparently is also unique according to Google. I suppose that should say something about my parenting, although I don’t know if it’s good or bad. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/12 "2019-05-27T01:11:34Z")
I had an interesting dream experience at work a couple of years ago: “Bruce Wayne sneaks into one of my legal opinions !” [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=829393&highlight=Bruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=829393&highlight=Bruce) ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/13 "2019-05-27T21:38:50Z")
> [@naita](#): > > My dreaming brain created a terrible pun just the other day: > The chief EMT has sent her people out to handle the lions, and I ask: > > Why didn’t you instruct them not to get eaten? What will you do if they come back eaten? > > And one of the school bus passengers pipe up: > > Tell them to apply to Yale. Okay, could **naita** , or anyone else, please explain the terrible pun? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/14 "2019-05-28T00:43:30Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > Okay, could **naita** , or anyone else, please explain the terrible pun? Thank you. The best I’ve got is maybe “Eton” for “eaten.” It doesn’t quite make sense, but that’s the best I could come up with. ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/15 "2019-05-28T02:17:18Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > The best I’ve got is maybe “Eton” for “eaten.” It doesn’t quite make sense, but that’s the best I could come up with. Well, I laughed. It’s a perfectly cromulent dream-pun. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/16 "2019-05-28T02:28:26Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > The best I’ve got is maybe “Eton” for “eaten.” It doesn’t quite make sense, but that’s the best I could come up with. That was my main line of attack; before posting I wikied Eaton and Eton, but got nowhere. I checked out the Yale mascot, and Yale’s locale. I checked see if there was a Yale in England. Shrug. No soap radio. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/17 "2019-05-28T03:01:03Z")
I once dreamed: “John is the Suxxor!”. I honestly thought I invented the word “Suxxor”. I Googled, turns out I didn’t. But it does highlight how interesting the mind is. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreaming-brain-composed-a-sentence-that-was-heretofore-unknown-to-the-internet/834000/18 "2019-05-28T12:22:37Z")
“Eton - eaten” was the correct interpretation. My sleeping self should of course then have suggested they go on to Cambridge rather than Yale, but hey, I’m impressed with my dreaming self either way. 😃