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I heard a commercial on the radio, more than once now, about a new supplement for people who can`t remember things. (There`s the commonly known disease of CRS, "can`t remember sh*t" and I think this addresses that problem.) Anyway, here`s the voiceover:

"If you can`t remember someone`s name right after you`ve met them, it can cost you money! You may be getting really old and decrepit. We`re not saying you have frickin` Alzheimer`s disease, but you get the point."

Okay...so that`s not EXACTLY the voiceover, but so I`m paraphrasing. The commercial tells us about how if we can`t remember to put on pants when we go shopping, we really need this new supplement. It`s fantastic, new, scientific, fantastic, free, fantastic, and ....I dunno...I can`t remember the rest!

So then, after they do this whole thing about people who have a 1.5-second memory span, what happens? Thus:

"Call this number, and we`ll send you a free sample of BlabbetyBlab. REMEMBER, that`s 1800-123-1234. That`s 1800-123-1234."

LOL! Okay...where does it say in the commercial, "Go get a piece of paper and a pen, and write this number down!" Nowhere! That`s Stupid! :-D How the hell am I gonna remember the number to call, if my memory is totally shot? I dunno....it`s a mystery!

What other things have you noticed going on that as you ponder it, you realize, "Hey....waiddaminnitt...That`s Stupid!"

I do think the O.J. book is/was one of the dumbest things I`ve heard of in recent years.  Thankfully, someone came to their senses:

O.J. book and show canceled!

- J.


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Jeff Fisher | Jeff Fisher LogoMotives | Tweet! Tweet!

LOL! You`re so right! What a STOOPID idea! Jeez....! Y`gotta wonder about the conference meeting with publishers or Fox TV. "Okay, we all know OJ did it, but he`s been proven not guilty. Let`s get him to confess after the fact, what with double jeopardy protecting him. THEN we`ll all laugh and point at the families of the victims. THAT`s a GREAT idea!!"

Unbelievable!

Okay...Craig...I just about fell out of my chair laughing at your post!!!

Seriously...one of my biggest complaints about memory fixers is the fact that you have to remember to take them!!! How am I going to fix my memory if you expect me to remember to take a little pill 3 times a day!? That`s only if I remember the phone number to call to get the pills!

I know I have others...but I can`t remember them righ now...but thanks for the laugh!!!

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Leah Tucker

I remember (now, at least) reading a book by I think, Harry Lorraine, on how to build a better memory. I was about 19 at the time, and was fascinated by his examples of converting numbers to pictures. So I went home for a holiday visit, all enthused, and was talking with my family about the book.

"Oh! I read this fantastic book about how to build a better memory! It`s so perfect, and it works! I really loved it, and here`s some of the stuff the guy talks about." Then I went on for a bit, explaining the technique.

My father took a bite of steak and asked, "So what`s the name of the book?"

"I dunno," I said. "I can`t remember... but let me tell you about this other thing."

There was a lonnnnnng silence, filled with what you`d call irony. I stopped, listened, and fell over laughing. Then we talked about Peoria.

"Damn, is that place FLAT! I can`t believe how flat it is, expecially compared to New York! Unbelievable. I`ve never seen the Midwest, and is it FLAT!!"

So my father takes a sip of iced tea and asks, "How`s the new apartment?"

"Well, it`s up on this HYOOOGE hill..! It`s like a mountain, what with having to walk in and out of town!"

Another long silence. More irony! :-)

I guess I have to learn about how to commoonicate a little more consistently. :-) Sort of a life lesson!

  
That is great!!! (the sad part...I didn`t catch the hill...flat irony at first...took me a minute...thought it sounded perfectly fine!)

Oh hey...if you want to get a better memory...there is this DVD that I just bought from one of those seminar things...they guy who did it is actually the guy who did the whole memory thing first (or somewhere close to that)...anyway...I haven`t watched it yet...but I have to admit...I had a fabulous memory at the seminar because of his technique....and his name is........uhhhh.....hold on...purple DVD......blue and green writing on it....and it says....DANG IT....I can see it in my head and for some reason his name is blurry in my mind!!! Oh wait...I wrote a check for the DVD...his name is Bob Kittell....maybe I should pop that DVD in this weekend and start working on that memory thing!

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Leah Tucker

One of my favorite memory stories involves a friend who ran a floral and plant shop. One afternoon, a woman came in, flustered and in a hurry, and asked if the store carried a "creeping Jesus" plant.

My friend paused, considering that customer service is a wonderful thing, and questioned the term. The woman was sure, "It`s a creeping Jesus, and I need a few of them."

Long story short, after some discussion and description, it came out that the plant was a Wandering Jew. :-D

So although it`s good to make pictures that ought to strike a chord and help you remember; what happens if the picture in your mind is right, but you recall the wrong term? LOL!!

LOL....okay...now that was just plain hilarious!!!  A creeping Jesus!!! HAHAHAHHAHAA!!! Honestly...I think the biggest problem I have is that I end up mixing words together...which make new words...I can never quite wrap my brain around a single term...but instead part of two or three terms...and when it comes out...it is something completely new! For instance...my mom had this same problem and we ended up with an extra sibling because of it...I have one brother named Aaron and another named Shawn (and one named Matt)...Shawn and Aaron were forever getting in trouble and fighting...and when my mom would call to them...she would inevitably always call out Sharon! It was good for us...cuz it seemed that Sharon was the biggest troublemaker...but...I have inherited the same disfunctional brain gene that forces words to mix! The worst is...it takes forever to finally come up with the actual terms you were trying to use because your brain is now fixated on the new made-up word!!

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Leah Tucker

See? I think someone should invent glasses for hearing with an astigmatism! We`d make bazillions! :-)

Reminds me of the old joke about the couple who had 10 kids. Back when they`d gotten married, they were both afraid to talk directly about sex. The husband turned to his wife each night and asked, "So, y`wanna go to sleep...or what?"

His wife, being a bit hard of hearing, often would end up saying..."What?"

And that`s how they ended up with 10 kids!

LOL....Craig...I had never heard that one...good one!!!

Kathy...I like that idea! I always said my brain just worked tooooo much faster than my mouth or my fingers (I do the same thing when I am typing). Maybe I am just too darn smart for my own good!!! HAHAHAHA!!

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Leah Tucker