Subject: Memory Woes
>
>
> An elderly couple were having problems remembering things, so they
> decided to go to their doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was
> seriously wrong with them.
>
> They explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with
> their memory. After his examination, the kind doctor told them that they
> were physically fine. He suggested that they might want to start writing
> things down and make notes to help them remember things. The couple
thanked
> the doctor and left.
>
> Later that night while watching TV, the old man got up from his chair.
> His wife asks, "Where are you going?"
>
> "To the kitchen."
>
> She asks, "Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?"
>
> "Sure, honey."
>
> She then asks him, "Don't you think you should write it down so you
can
> remember it?"
>
> "No, I can remember that."
>
> She then says, "Well, since you're going anyway, I'd like some
> strawberries on top. You had better write that down cause I know you'll
> forget that."
>
> "I can remember that - you want a bowl of ice cream with some
> strawberries."
>
> She replies, "And I also would like whipped cream on top. I know you
> will forget that so you better write it down."
>
> Steam creeping into his voice, he replies, "I don't need to write that
> down I can remember that." And he stalks off into the kitchen.
>
> Twenty-five minutes later he returns from the kitchen and hands her a
> plate of bacon and eggs.
>
> She stares at the plate for a moment, shakes her head and says, "I
knew
> it, I knew it! You forgot my toast."
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