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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2015 13:27:45 GMT
Absolutely, my brain is so full of useless info it's no wonder I can't remember why I just went in to the kitchen
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Post by Katie on Jun 30, 2015 13:29:24 GMT
When I was 13 my Dad and I took a road trip to pick Mom up from her sister's. A few miles in, Dad says to me "remember this number -- 67980" -- but he said it as sixty seven nine eighty. To this day, I can't get that # out of my head. It was the mileage on the car!
I also know tons of celebrity and pop culture trivia that is totally useless.
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Post by littlefish on Jun 30, 2015 13:34:39 GMT
I can't remember what I walked into the kitchen for but I can remember that a giraffe's tongue is 18 inches long, and is black so it doesn't get sunburnt (because they spend so much of their day eating).
So there ya go.
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tincin
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Jul 25, 2014 4:55:32 GMT
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Post by tincin on Jun 30, 2015 13:42:13 GMT
Not me so much anymore as my sons. They know so much about so much they frighten me sometimes. The get started on topics and I am lost after the first couple of sentences. Very annoying now that I am lucky I can still find my way home each day. Where did my memory go?
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georgiapea
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Jun 27, 2014 18:02:10 GMT
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Post by georgiapea on Jun 30, 2015 14:17:35 GMT
Honey, I can barely recall VITAL information that I have a need to know, let alone anything that might come under 'useless'. But my MIL remembered everything. When telling a story about some trip they took in, say 1953, she would include the highway number, how far it was from the nearest town, the time of day, day of week, which side of the road it was on (NSEorW) of where they stopped for gas. And of course the brand of gas it was. Heck she probably remembered which side of the building the restrooms were on and what was dangling from the key! So I congratulate you for having such a great memory. But really, I feel knowing your vendor's numbers would be usefull info.
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marimoose
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Jul 22, 2014 2:10:14 GMT
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Post by marimoose on Jun 30, 2015 15:34:24 GMT
Include me as long as it isn't song lyrics. I don't remember lyrics but can sing along with prompts. My son and I are the same and trivia games are our thing. We watch Jeopardy together and like to challenge each other. Because of the way I seem to file info away in my brain, I have warned my family to never try to lie to me because I recall dates and times really, really well and I will always catch them in a lie. I can tell you what I got for Christmas when I was 5, where we were, what I thought, stupid stuff like that. And still my family has tried to test me - dumb!
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Post by mollycoddle on Jun 30, 2015 15:46:53 GMT
Oh my, yes. Completely useless. But fun! I love trivia, especially historical trivia. Weird, I know.
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Post by sillyrabbit on Jun 30, 2015 15:59:11 GMT
I am bad about reading a book that mentions some certain subject (say for instance, foot binding) and then researching the hell out of it until I know everything there is possible to know about it. Then, I'll discuss it with my DH ad nauseum until he tells me it's time to move onto a new subject.
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Post by pierogi on Jun 30, 2015 17:09:01 GMT
I know a lot about a lot of things...esp literature, civil war cannons and coastal artillery, the rise of the textile industry in new england, hydroelectric dams, alcatraz and its prisons. science, weather, ecology, ...on and on... totally useless stuff. I'm not joking when I say this, but have you ever auditioned for Jeopardy?
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Post by pierogi on Jun 30, 2015 17:16:01 GMT
Oh my, yes. Completely useless. But fun! I love trivia, especially historical trivia. Weird, I know. History trivia is my crack. I have a Rainman-like obsession with Robespierre, and the N. Ireland hunger strikes of 1981. Not at all useful, but stuck in my noggin anyway.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 30, 2015 17:40:41 GMT
Sadly from 46-48 I couldn't remember how old I was. Now that I hit 50 it's easy!
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