I once had a business owner interview me and conclude that he wanted to hire me because he felt that I was a good thinker, someone who was, "real meticulate". I told the boss that actually that is spelled meticulous. They said that he was pretty sure that it was spelled meticulate. I got the job offer, but I refuse the job. The thought of working as and inferior for somebody who would sucker down on the spelling "met…
I'm pretty sure it's actually hair brained
There's a Romanian joke about that:
De ce este fericit omul chel? Why is a bald man happy?
Pai, părul îi crește spre interior și îi gâdilă creierul! Well, his hair grows inwards and tickles his brain!