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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2022 21:29:47 GMT -5
Watching Disney's Fantasia for the first time in 20+ years & realizing how foundational it was on my conception of dinosaurs as a kid. The cartoon images of the prehistoric era really shaped my imagination's concept of the era until I learned more as a young adult and adult. I had a lot of dinosaur books and toys as a kid, saw some stuff with dinosaurs in sci-fi movies, etc. but the stuff from Fantasia informed my conception of dinosaurs more than any of it. And this with me having forgotten that section of Fantasia entirely as other sections stood out more in my memory. -M I was bummed to find out that hippos did not dance in pink tutus, in the wild. All depends what you had ingested or imbibed, with the right ingredients you could find dancing hippos in tutus in the wild wherever you went. -M
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Post by Calidore on Dec 7, 2022 7:44:28 GMT -5
I really hate it when, in the short time it takes to bring up Google, I forget why I was bringing up Google.
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 7, 2022 11:54:36 GMT -5
I really hate it when, in the short time it takes to bring up Google, I forget why I was bringing up Google. Welcome to my world, where I go into another room and forget why I went there. Then I remember 3 days later.
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Post by impulse on Dec 7, 2022 12:07:47 GMT -5
There is science behind going through doorways and our brains swapping into something else. That's why you can often remember what it was if you go back to the room you were in when you had the thought.
Now, how you prevent forgetting it again when you go back to where you were going may be another story.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Dec 7, 2022 12:15:46 GMT -5
I can remember part numbers from obsolete manufactures for the industry that I work in that I haven't used in 20 years like *snap*. But still struggle to remember my own children's birthdays when I am prompted to when I get their prescriptions at the pharmacy.
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Post by Batflunkie on Dec 7, 2022 13:19:04 GMT -5
I really hate it when, in the short time it takes to bring up Google, I forget why I was bringing up Google. Welcome to my world, where I go into another room and forget why I went there. Then I remember 3 days later. Not being able to retain a consistent thought is the bane of my existence. Usually before bed, I'll think of something to look up and write it down on a piece of paper so I know that I won't forget
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 7, 2022 16:44:02 GMT -5
I can tell you who the villains were in the first 100 issues of Fantastic Four, Avengers, and Amazing Spider-Man but I have to look up my own phone number.
Cei-U! I summon the slipshod cerebrum!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 7, 2022 17:25:09 GMT -5
I can tell you who the villains were in the first 100 issues of Fantastic Four, Avengers, and Amazing Spider-Man but I have to look up my own phone number. Cei-U! I summon the slipshod cerebrum! I know mine and my wife's. But I can't remember anyone else's because I really don't need too. But I can remember my phone number from when I was a kid.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Dec 7, 2022 18:01:33 GMT -5
I can tell you who the villains were in the first 100 issues of Fantastic Four, Avengers, and Amazing Spider-Man but I have to look up my own phone number. Cei-U! I summon the slipshod cerebrum! I know mine and my wife's. But I can't remember anyone else's because I really don't need too. But I can remember my phone number from when I was a kid. Yep, pretty much the same. And I remember both phone numbers we had when I was a kid and, for some reason, the license plate numbers of my mom's car and my dad's pick-up from my teens (I often use them, or combinations thereof, for passwords).
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Dec 7, 2022 18:26:26 GMT -5
The lyrics from the Yogi Bear cartoon? No problem. Our zip code at work? I got nothin', even after 20 years.
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Post by Calidore on Dec 7, 2022 19:10:23 GMT -5
I really hate it when, in the short time it takes to bring up Google, I forget why I was bringing up Google. Welcome to my world, where I go into another room and forget why I went there. Then I remember 3 days later.
Ha! I solved that problem by moving into a one-room apartment. Or at least I thought I would....
Not being able to retain a consistent thought is the bane of my existence. Usually before bed, I'll think of something to look up and write it down on a piece of paper so I know that I won't forget
I'll do that sometimes. Downside is when I later run across a two-word note that obviously made perfect sense at the time, but now I'm left wondering what the hell I was talking about.
Remembering old, useless stuff while struggling to hold onto important present-day info is definitely a thing, too. Glad to see I'm among like-brained people here.
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Post by Batflunkie on Dec 7, 2022 19:43:46 GMT -5
Remembering old, useless stuff while struggling to hold onto important present-day info is definitely a thing, too. Glad to see I'm among like-brained people here. I think the fact that I was raised on sugar, caffeine, and too much tv was certainly part of it. I'm 33 and I have the brain of 98 year old, same interests too
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Post by Confessor on Dec 8, 2022 7:01:43 GMT -5
SHAMELESS PLUG TIME:For those who might be interested, my band The Kynd (pronounced 'kind') have a new single "Whispers & Tones" being released tomorrow across all the major streaming platforms. You can pre-save it here: orcd.co/qjgb6mkIt's already been played on BBC Radio London and has been added to the playlists on BBC 6 Music and Radio Ulster. It's even been played on a couple of small radio stations in New Jersey and L.A. over in the States in the last week. Gryfta say Whispers & Tones is... " A song that you can't help but singalong and tap your foot to. Soaring guitars, poppy keys and an earworm of a chorus that rolls around your brain." ThisIsTheMusic say... " The Kynd are back stronger and hungrier than ever and determined to make up for lost time. Whispers and Tones is a quality track, which sets things up nicely for the album, which based on this single release will be immense and will see the band become a huge hit across the UK and beyond." There's lots of new music coming from The Kynd over the coming months, so give us a follow on Spotify or whichever streaming platform you prefer. And here's the video...
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Post by impulse on Dec 8, 2022 18:35:47 GMT -5
One random thing I have observed here that reinforces to me we are generally an older crowd than some other online communities is at least on the threads I subscribe to, posting activity plummets around close of business eastern time. Everyone is off work and doing family stuff now, haha.
Love it. Might be a total coincidence, but I'm amused.
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Post by Batflunkie on Dec 10, 2022 14:13:20 GMT -5
So today I was suddenly curious about what Stan's favorite food was and one quick internet search brought up this answer from a Reddit AMA
I'm kind of the same, love a good thick sauce. It's probably why I love Curry so much
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