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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Hi, What is the meaning of "for a brain next" in the following text:
"And I'm telling you ,this Leopold is a whack job. His elevator doesn't leave the basement"
Decker closed his eye
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So then this whack job with the broken elevator for a brain next went upstairs and shot my wife and strangled my daughter?
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You need to parse it this way. So then this whack job [ with the broken elevator for a brain ] next went upstairs and shot my wife and strangled my daughter?

— Clive

  • You need to parse it this way.
  • So then this whack job [ with the broken elevator for a brain ] next went upstairs and shot my wife and strangled my daughter?
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You need to parse it this way.
So then this whack job [ with the broken elevator for a brain ] next went upstairs and shot my wife and strangled my daughter?
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Thanks for the reply.The question which remains now is the meaning of broken elevator for a brain.I appreciate further comments an clarifications.
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His elevator doesn't go all the way to the top is a slang expression meaning he is crazy, he doesn't think normally, there is something wrong with his mind. Here the expression has been modified to His elevator doesn't leave the basement, i.e. not only does it not go all the way to the top, it never leaves the bottom, emphasizing how c
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An elevator that won't leave the basement doesn't work,

His brain is like that elevator. His brain doesn't work. He is crazy.
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Thanks for the thorough and comprehensive replies.
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