Monday, August 18, 2008

Short term memory loss

Eldred is looking for the house keys. Again.

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Eldred: Two minutes ago I had them! Not in any of my pockets. Gezina, have you seen the house keys?

Gezina: You mean the ones you are holding in your hand?

Eldred [Looking at his hand. Disbelievingly.]: Is this the first sign? The beginnings of short term memory loss?

Gezina: Have you forgotten all the other times? Not only do you forget your keys, you forget that it happens three times a week.

Eldred: And you never forget?

Gezina: You see? You have also forgotten that I never forget. Women don’t forget things. Men do. Maybe you need a course of exercises.

Eldred: Exercises.

Gezina: Mental exercises. But some physical exercises would also help while you’re about it.

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Voiceover
In defence of Eldred, women can forget things.

Like checking the breaker switch when the power goes off? But that is a minor technical issue and not necessary for survival.

Or forgetting how much more a taxi costs than a bus ride? That is selective memory, and necessary for survival.

Perhaps, then, Eldred’s memory problem is more serious than Gezina’s.


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