Memory Guru Gifts

'Hi there!... I know, that you know, that you know me from somewhere. But I'm not going to remind you, because I'm enjoying your look of excruciating embarrassment far too much!'

Super Strength, Impervious to Bullets And Explosions

Clever visual metaphor used to personify the abstract concept of thought and memory.

Where was I?

'Of course he can do tricks...it's just he's got a bad memory.'

"We have a song, but neither of us can remember it."

"I don't know who you are!"

'I recognize the face ... I just can't pin down the name.'

"My service animal for Alzheimer's, sonny!"

'Yeah, I don't have trouble remembering my times tables, but I stink at algebra...'

'You see doctor I've been increasingly Forgetful.'

"It's just a jogger!" "It's just a car!" "There's nothing out there now!" "I was thinking of the squirrel I saw last week"

"How can anyone remember Cheech and not remember Chong?"

'I couldn't remember your exact age.'

"Most people forget they've had amnesia."

"I get it! I get it! Elephants never forget. Now quit bragging about it!"

Mafia Short-Term Memory Clinic. 'Fuhgettaboutit.'

The Robotics Department. It says here that these guys completely replace all the cells in their bodies every seven years! Wow! What a slow upgrade cycle! If we don't replace all our parts every six months we become obsolete! It makes you wonder why they're in charge! Yeah, like they expect us to remember thousands of gigabytes of data while they forget their passwords! (Published originally on April 19, 2006)

"Gracie, I'm so proud that you made the academic decathlon team! Here...have some of my special green tea! Ithelps you concentrate and improves your memory!"

"There's a wonderful book on memory tricks here, but I can't remember what I did with it!"

'I have the MRI scan of your brain. The right hemisphere is clogged with computer passwords.'

'Don't worry about this meeting. I got everything we need right up here.'

Animal and Human Memory

'Before you go, introduce yourself, so that I know who you were...'

"So you packed everything everything but the tent!"

Felix suddenly remembers what the string on his finger is a reminder of.

Study more to pass more tests.

"Wow, I cannot remember what I was saying."

Hi again

"I know - it takes skill to sneak a peek at their tiny tags when you can't remember their names."

"Let's see if I understand: your brain can't be upgraded with additional memory, and to make matters even worse, untold thousands of those brain cells die each day?"

'I don't remember ever having a good memory.'

"Oh dear, how embarrassing!"

"I seem to have forgotten what I was saying...please...hold the applause!"

"… and a big shout-out to my hippocampus, without which I wouldn’t be standing here saying words."