h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I quite like the new version!

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I like what he's done with it too, especially now it's approved

I was agoing to say somehting here but I forgot what it was.

I never saw the first version (I could say "Or maybe I did but I forgot," and thus try to be very ironic, clever and funny... but I won't) but yeah... very good entry.

Thanks it's nice to see my stuff being read

I agree, great article.

My memory problem is short term. I can remember entire conversations from years ago, what such-and such person was wearing my first day of fourth grade, etc. And I have problems with people who don't remember these things (like this stupid goth boy I used to know like 6 years ago, I tried to talk to him and he didn't remember me AT ALL, not even my face, this wouldn't bother me except this kid likes to think he's some famous person in the scene, and my remembering him [and his not remembering me] reinforced that. He wasn't any more important to me than any other person I occasionally saw at the club). (Sorry about that.)

What was I talking about? Ah, that is my problem, I'll be talking, rambling along just fine (I'm sure you can imagine what that's like just from reading this) and I'll look at something or someone will say something and my mind just goes blank. "What was I going to say?" is something I say at least once a day.

Another thing I do is repeat things I just said. This can be kind of embarrasing, like the time I asked my almost-boyfriend the same question three times in a row. (But maybe that's just because I'm struck dumb just being around him . [sorry again, I'm sure that's more than anyone wanted to know].) But, it's not just with him, it could be anyone.

That's the best thing about these forums, I can see what I've already said.

And I think that the amount of thoughts that can be held in short term memory is 7 + or - 2. For some people it's as few as five, others can hold up to nine.

GreyRose

Oh yeah, Hi Joanna!

I have the same problem. I can't remember anything transient. Anything that changes for less that a week, then I can't remember it. Long term, fine.

Well, My short term memory can need a bit of work since, well... what was I talking about again? Oh yeah. Short term memory. It needs a bit of work, i often forget things for less than 10.. umm.. minutes. Yeah. Minutes. that's it.


Er, wait, what is it again?

I killed that joke on the old, unapproved version of this page.

~Irving

I would say something here about forgetting that except for two little very important points.

1) I never saw the original one.

2) It would be driving it into the ground. Driving something into the ground is VERY bad for it, except in the case of sya, a railroad tye or a drill tank or something. But an airplane, really isn't good to drive those into the ground, especially for the passengers.

What if you're in a car and there's one of those ramps that goes to the subteranian levels of a parking garage and you drive down that, are you driving your car into the ground, or just under the ground?

I'd imagine that depends partly on how good of a driver you are.

You're not actually *in* the ground, since the ground in that area has been cleared out (and usually either relocated for use where ground is rare (such as water) or just piled on top)

If you drive -up- the ramp you are driving into the ground, but the ground pushes you in a different direction. This doesn't work if the ground is, say, the white cliffs of Dover.

Have you ever noticed though that when you get back from shopping or whatever, your car seems to have moved up/down a floor from where it originally started. The direction of change often relies on which way makes your life more difficult.

what I feel is forgeetfullness is all about what u want to remember...There are two kinds of people..people who live every moment and people who live in memories....the latter kind remember events from childhood...sweet little memories of being cuddled by their mom,or playing n squabbling with siblings or the names of their classmates at kindergarten...they have a long-term memory...
But the former kind are practical , live in the present & think about the future...but they miss out on a lot of beautiful memories...