“Complete This Quote” has been running for six months and it is time to wrap up the first season of fun. Thank you to everyone who participated and enjoyed this merry-making mayhem! You may like to browse through the quotes and responses that we have collected over this time. See below for some of the highlights! Feel free to add new responses to these posts. We always enjoy your creativity!

One of my personal favourites was this ending to Dr Seuss’s quote by one of our readers, Stefan:

“You have brains in your head, you have……thoughts in your brain, thoughts control actions which make us insane.”

• “You have brains in your head, you have……thoughts in your brain, thoughts control actions which make us insane” (Stefan).
• “From a systems standpoint, what cities are doing is……degrading enviromental and economics perfomance day by day” (Bobby Shabangu from South Africa).
• “There is no scientific study more vital to man than……the optimal cheese to ham ratio in a ham and cheese sandwich” (Peter).
• “To some extent, in a variety of imperfect ways, individually and collectively, we have the means to……over-qualify anything that we say.” (Peter Hildebrand).
• “…the theories, technologies and findings of molecular biology, evolutionary developmental biology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, linguistics and anthropology can be productively combined to……to create a true Restaurant at the End of the Universe….” (Craftbition).
• “Our cherished belief in the specialness of human consciousness has not prevented us from……becoming scientists.” (Meika Loofs Samorzewski)
• “The convergence of neurology and cross-cultural research provides……— endless fodder for newspaper sidebars.” (Fireandair)
• “Emotional expressions are crucial to……conveying your feelings after hitting your thumb with a hammer.” (Romeo Vitelli)
• “Shaped like a little loaf of French Country bread, our brain is…… just as tasty with a little olive oil and garlic, and low-carb to boot!” (Janis)
• “You have brains in your head, you have…… a fish in your MRI.” (Phredd)
• “Of course, there remains a yawning chasm between present knowledge and any actual understanding of……Where socks disappear to in the laundry.” (Rebecca)
• “Before any attempt is made to hypnotize a Subject for the first time it is highly desirable that the Hypnotist……uses breathmints.” (Dirk)
• “In a small, dark room at the lab of a large university hospital……Pinky and the Brain are conspiring about taking over the world” (Puneet)
• “The culturally modified brain is subject to……very little.” (Gary).
• “If we considered the number of possible circuits, we would……implode.” (Kel)
• “You have brains in your head, you have……brains on your plate, just add some mustard sauce and I’ll bet they taste great!” (Skye).
• “Mind, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists……of particles still relatively unassessed by mainstream scientists but explored in depth by those of the metaphysical realm.” (Simone)
• “In collaborative research with dancers, scientists can……explain their theories through interpretive performance” (Dirk).
• “Our cherished belief in the specialness of human consciousness has not prevented us from……living most of our time in a state of unconsciousness” (Greg Downey).
• “If a meme is to dominate the attention of a human brain, it…… had better have something to do with beer, sex, or pizza” (Janis).
• “Shaped like a little loaf of French Country bread, our brain is…… begging for a dose of wine.” (Anon1)
• “One of the difficulties in understanding the brain is…… once you have dissected it, it doesn’t work anymore.” (Anon1)
• “Cultures encode proprieties by…… the precise application of shame” (Janis).
• “There is no scientific study more vital to man than……woman.” (John McCreery)
• “The two really dramatic transformations in human behaviour occurred……after the first coffee in the morning and then after the gas hot-water system for the shower broke” (Dirk).
• “Cultures encode proprieties by…… the precise application of shame” (Janis).
• “Our cherished belief in the specialness of human consciousness has not prevented us from……thinking of the other person as less than worthy of true consideration” (Nicholas).
• “Music and dance are produced by the brain, influenced by culture and depend upon……what is in your heart” (Debbie Hampton).

Highlights from Complete This Quote in French:

• « Comment s’effectue cette mise en mémoire culturelle ? La rèponse…… est qu’il ne s’effectue pas” (Janis).
• « Bien entendu, il y a encore un gouffre béant entre ce que nous savons actuellement et la compréhension réelle……u savoir de chaque individu en fonction de son environnement dans lequel il evolue” (Benjamin).

Highlights from Complete this Quote in Indonesian:

• “Musik dan tari dibuat oleh otak, dipengaruhi oleh kebudayaan dan tergantung kepada……waktu, tempat dan kreatifitas dari masing-masing orang, karena jika tidak ada tempat dan kesempatan maka tidak akan ada dan meskipun di pengaruhi kebudayaan, jika tidak ada kreatifitas tidak akan berkembang” (Dian).