tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post7154954613380546816..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Odd Things Rattling around in My MemoryScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-13081091183621270182008-09-15T04:55:00.000-08:002008-09-15T04:55:00.000-08:00Very Nice post man!Very Nice post man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-29123658147026350952007-03-16T08:48:00.000-08:002007-03-16T08:48:00.000-08:00Isnt it funny what sticks in there? I'm the quee...Isnt it funny what sticks in there? I'm the queen of trivia around here, mostly useless things no one will ever need. Not USEFUL stuff like the Gettysburg address...The Estrogen Fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995416882864545267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-28876631208224274552007-03-16T04:17:00.000-08:002007-03-16T04:17:00.000-08:00I'm now sitting here simultaneously humming "We Th...I'm now sitting here simultaneously humming "We The People", "Conjunction Junction", and "Hanker for a Hunk of Cheese" (does anyone besides me remember that one?). Gotta love Schoolhouse Rock, though I admit the simultaneous humming thing is coming off a bit strangely.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-62409415243261882742007-03-15T21:07:00.000-08:002007-03-15T21:07:00.000-08:00Schoolhouse Rock - "I'm just a bill, I'm only a bi...Schoolhouse Rock - "I'm just a bill, I'm only a bill, and I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill". Man, that takes me back a long way!<BR/><BR/>My university roomie and I used to have a not-so Shakespearean version of the "to be, or not to be..." speech on our answering machine on nights we went out to the bar.<BR/><BR/>Ah, thanks for the memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-45954021461449826852007-03-15T16:16:00.000-08:002007-03-15T16:16:00.000-08:00I taught my kids "We the People" when they were 2....I taught my kids "We the People" when they were 2. There is something too cute to hear toddlers sing "for ourselves and our posterity."<BR/><BR/>Terrific list. Something to be said about memorizing.soccer mom in denialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779961065417497337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-64979067700297208802007-03-15T14:58:00.000-08:002007-03-15T14:58:00.000-08:00When I was in high school I was in a special class...When I was in high school I was in a special class that was supposed to foster creativity. Our class project was to turn Canterbury Tales into a musical, which we performed with the drama club at the local & state drama competition. We didn't win, in part because one judge was really miffed that we didn't have period footwear. But that's all I remember about Canterbury Tales. :)<BR/><BR/>I don't remember most of what I "memorized" in school ~ I have excellent "medium-term" memory, which apparently is just long enough to pass a test. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-50336036337968371402007-03-15T14:38:00.000-08:002007-03-15T14:38:00.000-08:00The Tour Manager forgot to pick Spike up two weeks...The Tour Manager forgot to pick Spike up two weeks ago from a friend's house. Oops! I'm still not done giving him grief about that. <BR/><BR/>Neat stuff in your brain. I like the music especially, go figure. :)Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-44518187180697887972007-03-15T14:18:00.000-08:002007-03-15T14:18:00.000-08:00hahah! that's too funny, coach! i coached volleyba...hahah! that's too funny, coach! i coached volleyball for a while too, love it! wow, you've retained a lot of it, that's impressive! probably the two things that I remember most are "The Eagle" poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson that I memorized in the second grade.. "He clasped the craig with crooked hands..." And I was obsessed with Romeo and Juliet in high school, and still continually recite Juliet's monologue.. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any name would smell as sweet. So Romeo would.. were he not Romeo called..." well you get the drift. haha. great tt!!!Christie O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16119774914469200174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-16813004601093483342007-03-15T13:23:00.000-08:002007-03-15T13:23:00.000-08:00The laundry quote from #4 totally made me laugh!The laundry quote from #4 totally made me laugh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-80268062702697009132007-03-15T13:14:00.000-08:002007-03-15T13:14:00.000-08:00I have flute pieces that I can whip off still...ba...I have flute pieces that I can whip off still...badly, but they're there. And in 5th grade I had to memorize the Jabberwocky. I can still do most of it, and with a little review can nail it all. Must teach A.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600711458051601834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-63178069971970158352007-03-15T12:38:00.000-08:002007-03-15T12:38:00.000-08:00Okay physics equations???I still can't remember th...Okay physics equations???<BR/><BR/>I still can't remember the area of a circle formula. I didn't do so well in math or science though I'm surrounded by engineers over here. My Dad is one, brothers, they're all doing differential equations for fun. Odd.Scribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-51652374003279288412007-03-15T12:28:00.000-08:002007-03-15T12:28:00.000-08:00Great list. I have all sorts of random things lik...Great list. I have all sorts of random things like that in my memory too. There's an inordinant amount of music from flute lessons and band classes still stuck in my head. There's also tons of physics equations rattling around in there... <BR/>Happy TT! :-)L^2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116360024655645948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-47487851150615013332007-03-15T10:52:00.000-08:002007-03-15T10:52:00.000-08:00Michelle, I think you are the blogger with the big...Michelle, I think you are the blogger with the biggest brain on my blogroll and it's filled with so much educational stuff.<BR/><BR/>I know all the words to <I>Ice Ice Baby</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-55085805121086394422007-03-15T09:52:00.000-08:002007-03-15T09:52:00.000-08:00Wow! You have an amazing memory! I know what you m...Wow! You have an amazing memory! I know what you mean about setting things to music. My little guy loves Schoolhouse Rock. We bought the collected works off amazon.com this spring.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976869000808518440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-21709398967935634802007-03-15T09:50:00.000-08:002007-03-15T09:50:00.000-08:00As soon as I saw the words "We the people" the sch...As soon as I saw the words "We the people" the schoolhouse rock song started in my mind. <BR/><BR/>Don't even get me started on conjunction junction.Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619566335420317942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-21215639798368219292007-03-15T09:05:00.000-08:002007-03-15T09:05:00.000-08:00I was named after the Beatles song, Michelle ;) we...I was named after the Beatles song, Michelle ;) were you?<BR/><BR/>I, too, have a long list of English Lit stored in my long-term memory... Wordsworth, Keats and TS Eliot seem to stick best... and I still carry around a smattering of Jane Austen...<BR/><BR/>You know how songs or advertisements can get stuck on endless replay in your head? These days, for me, it's the children's books I read to Wombat. I find myself repeating the entire text of his books over and over and over again! I guess it helps when I'm 'reading' to him, because I can show him the pictures and I never have to look at the text!Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243071725565727650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-33637179776568763652007-03-15T08:58:00.000-08:002007-03-15T08:58:00.000-08:00Here's Gilligan with Hamlet...gotta love this mode...Here's Gilligan with Hamlet...gotta love this modern age sometimes, huh? :)<BR/><BR/>http://youtube.com/watch?v=OO2eEwoqzX4Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-38344832607842668842007-03-15T08:55:00.000-08:002007-03-15T08:55:00.000-08:00Does anyone remember the episode of Gilligan's Isl...Does anyone remember the episode of Gilligan's Island, when they did Hamlet? I can't think of that line without singing it in my head...both:<BR/>"They say to be, or not to be, that is the question that I ask of thee..."<BR/><BR/>and...<BR/><BR/>"Neither a borrower nor a lender be, do not forget, stay out of debt..." <BR/><BR/>HA! I know, I'm totally a loser.<BR/><BR/>I've memorized much Shakespeare and so on, but sadly, I have forgotten it all. Sigh. Love me some Rocky Racoon, though, and any other Beatles song that might be around. LOVE it.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-61395775708765489922007-03-15T08:34:00.000-08:002007-03-15T08:34:00.000-08:00I remember things I had to memorize for the frater...I remember things I had to memorize for the fraternity I was in at Tech, but that's it. Pretty impressive!Amy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16889460762363255735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-6119812960526971552007-03-15T08:10:00.000-08:002007-03-15T08:10:00.000-08:00Awww Yeeeah! School House Rock baby! I cannot re...Awww Yeeeah! School House Rock baby! I cannot recite the preamble to the Constution without my mind trying to force on my mouth the pacing of that song from School House Rock. Several years ago Lovely Wife bought them on DVD. They're a great mixture of knowledge and nostalgia for those of us who remember them.<BR/><BR/>I am a classical music illiterate. My parents only had one of those Best Loved Classical Songs type albums, so all the classical music I recognize the tune of is either from that easy listening album or from Bug Bunny cartoons. I know, I can't help being such a classy guy. I know nothing about the composers nor the titles of the pieces of music.<BR/><BR/>I loved, and still love John Donne.<BR/><BR/>I remember the lyrics, artists and where I was the first time I heard certain songs. My parents were more Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard, while my older Sister and Brother were the Beatles, Osmonds, and Pink Floyd fans. I have such a twisted knowledge of lyrics because of their tastes...<BR/><BR/>I still remember childhood addresses, childhood friend's phone numbers from the late 60s and early 70s. I like being able to remember numbers and math easily though. It's much more useful to me than remembering the lyrics to hundreds of songs.<BR/><BR/>I'll shut up now. This was a really cool T13.JAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272374108524693575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-35230220889761466332007-03-15T07:29:00.000-08:002007-03-15T07:29:00.000-08:00Sounds like I'm not the only English major out the...Sounds like I'm not the only English major out there. Mathematical equations? Gone--but those lines I had to memorize are stuck.<BR/><BR/>And a chuisle--I've totally wondered how actors do it, memorizing all those lines because I think my brain has a critical mass that has been reached and I can't memorize anything else. It's as if I've lost the ability once I reached 30 to memorize. Except maybe phone numbers. <BR/><BR/>They say memory is like a muscle . . . needing exercise and all that.Scribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-18032858082022502492007-03-15T07:14:00.000-08:002007-03-15T07:14:00.000-08:00Okay, now I think you are just bragging! ;-)I am g...Okay, now I think you are just bragging! ;-)<BR/><BR/>I am good with phone numbers too. I can still recall our number in Seattle. I was four years old!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570437173288571934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-84761464836394682007-03-15T06:51:00.000-08:002007-03-15T06:51:00.000-08:00You still have that all memorized? I am much more ...You still have that all memorized? I am much more the cram to memorize and forget it type! <BR/><BR/>The one thing that does stick with me is songs. It amazes me how many 80's I can sing right along even if I haven't heard them for years. Often I stop singing b/c I didn't realize how bad the lyrics were!<BR/><BR/>volleyball story - ROFLStephanie Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411714132368771649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-25421251154933674712007-03-15T06:18:00.000-08:002007-03-15T06:18:00.000-08:00I still do remember our Literature class where we ...I still do remember our Literature class where we were made to memorize so many but can't do them now.<BR/>Mine is up too.FRIDAY'S CHILDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743928680809286455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-44112217010843791252007-03-15T06:09:00.000-08:002007-03-15T06:09:00.000-08:00It appears my education was lacking - I don't thin...It appears my education was lacking - I don't think we memorized much of anything. But as soon as you mentioned the U.S. Constitution preamble, I started singing along with you. I've been trying to *say* it this morning and can't - the jingle is just too catchy!Lisa Wheeler Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386193798727387546noreply@blogger.com