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[CatrionaGrace]

Another version of John, from Yochanan in Hebrew: God is gracious.

Why can I store stuff like that in my brain cells, but not phone numbers or where I put my shoes?

 

[Louanne Learning]

I can never remember phone numbers now, but I remember our phone number back in the 1960s

4-4049

 

[CatrionaGrace]

5-7748 was ours between 1960 and 1964.

What a memory.

 

[JLT]

I can never remember phone numbers now, but I remember our phone number back in the 1960s

4-4049

I remember our phone number in Germany. It had six digits.

And who can forget 867-5309? (Even if they wanted to.)

Speaking of which, a friend of mine said that companies that give out discounts for "members" with phone numbers on file (like Safeway) usually have someone in your area who has used this number, with the appropriate area code, when applying for that membership. This means that you can use this number to get the discount, even if you aren't a member.

 

[Trish]

And who can forget 867-5309? (Even if they wanted to.)

Or 362436 though I'm not Australian and don't know how to write it properly. I still know the number lol.

 

[Louanne Learning]

5-7748

yeah, I think it was towards the late 1960s that they added two numbers to the front of the number

 

[CatrionaGrace]

And who can forget 867-5309? (Even if they wanted to.)

Um, me? I had to ask Professor Google to tell me what you meant.

yeah, I think it was towards the late 1960s that they added two numbers to the front of the number

In my hometown, only 4 numbers were necessary clear up until I was in high school.

 

[Louanne Learning]

We had party-lines throughout the 1960s, too

 

[Trish]

Um, me? I had to ask Professor Google to tell me what you meant.

I thought it was just part of our DNA at this point.

 

[Link the Writer]

I can barely remember anything from last week. Yet I can recite my dad’s cell number from when I was in high school.

 

[Trish]

I can barely remember anything from last week. Yet I can recite my dad’s cell number from when I was in high school.

I know every phone number I've ever had and the lyrics to way too many songs, but I need post-it notes to take meat out of the freezer. It's ridiculous.

 

[Rad Scribbler]

Lately I have a memory like a sieve. My short term memory is, well, short.

 

[Trish]

Lately I have a memory like a sieve. My short term memory is, well, short.

My long term is excellent, short term not so much.

 

[Louanne Learning]

What day is it?

 

[Trish]

Yesterday. Or tomorrow.

 

[Louanne Learning]

Tomorrow is garbage day. I put all the recycling and garbage out at the road. So today must be Tuesday.

 

[Trish]

Oh. Now I'm not sure if you were joking. I thought you were. Apologies. Yes, it is Tuesday. Interestingly-ish, our garbage went out today as well.

 

[Louanne Learning]

Now I'm not sure if you were joking.

lol, yes I was joking

But retirement does make you less likely to follow the days

 

[Trish]

lol, yes I was joking

But retirement does make you less likely to follow the days

I'm glad you were joking! I'm not old enough to be retired, but I also forget what day it is fairly often.