The first thing that comes to mind with this is the running gag from the movie "Defending you life" where all the attorneys(?) that the protagonist met in the m

The first thing that comes to mind with this is the running gag from the movie "Defending you life" where all the attorneys(?) that the protagonist met in the movie were reduced to how much of their brain they used, and how they all ate manwhich looking crud because they could rationalize eating it, while Al Brooks' character, who just recently died and was far too scared and primitive, wouldn't be able to handle it.