Reminder Master Gifts

'Don't forget to post that parcel!'

'Noticeboard? I forgot it was there to be honest.'

"My older self travels back just to remind me to put the cap back on this pen?"

Super Strength, Impervious to Bullets And Explosions

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

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

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

Your computer has every alert, alarm and reminder possible...enough with the sticky notes!!!

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

"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"

Man with post it note

God's Sticky Notes

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

Mafia Short-Term Memory Clinic. 'Fuhgettaboutit.'

'I apologize for sending out the meeting memo late. Let me summarize by saying that the entire board is being replaced starting tomorrow.'

"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!"

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)

This week is obscure charity awareness week.

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

"Will you stop 'tutting' until I've finished my report."

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

Animal and Human Memory

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

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

"Oh dear, how embarrassing!"

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

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

How to Improve Your Memory Seminar.

'That's Thompson. Best goalie we've ever had.'

'And tomorrow we will be having a surprise test.'

How can you have 800 megabytes of memory and not remember to put the seat down?

'A bit of shush please, I'm about to write them a damn stiff memo!'

'That reminds me - your hospital appointment is next week.'