Why do brains turn off sometimes?

[Malruhn]

I just read this story about a poor guy who had his twin brother helping him parallel park. Car went out of control, and he killed his own brother. A couple days later, he commits suicide. It's truly a SAD story (and you all now how hard-hearted I can be!!)

Well, I read the linked article - and read it again - and again - and got supremely ticked off. They say that the guy that shot himself was 56 years old... but they never tell the age of the brother that was run over! Those illiterate, uncaring bastages in the editing department didn't tell us how old the twin brother was!!

Wait...

Did I say, twin??

Am I the only one here that considers themselves at least modestly intelligent - and then has total brain-farts like this?

[wanderwoman]

Originally Posted by Malruhn

Am I the only one here that considers themselves at least modestly intelligent - and then has total brain-farts like this?

No.

Today I was panicking because I needed to leave for work and I couldn't find my purse.

It was hanging on my shoulder the whole time.

[Dropbear]

Malruhn - to be entirely fair to your brain it is at least possible the other twin was 55.

Dropbear

[WildaBeast]

Yesterday I went down to the cafeteria at work to get a cup of tea. I got a teabag, placed it in my mug, filled it with what I thought was hot water from the coffee urn, and went back to my desk. At that point I took a drink and discovered I had filled the mug with coffee, not hot water (it's a travel mug with black plastic inside, if you're wondering why I didn't notice sooner). Tea + coffee is *nasty*.

I was actually about to share that story in Unhijackable yesterday, but I got distracted by Cervus's announcement, and forgot about what went there to post.

[MichiganGirl]

Originally Posted by wanderwoman

No.

Today I was panicking because I needed to leave for work and I couldn't find my purse.

It was hanging on my shoulder the whole time.

I've done that but with my sunglasses on the top of my head

[Just Jocko]

Originally Posted by Dropbear

Malruhn - to be entirely fair to your brain it is at least possible the other twin was 55.

Dropbear

Or 57.

wordy wordy words

[Silas Sparkhammer]

Me: Where's the screwdriver.
My Friend: Right in front of you.
Me: Where?
Friend: There. (points.)
Me: Where?
Friend: Right there. Directly in front of you.
Me: Here?
Friend: No, to the left. Um... I said left. Your *other* left.
Me: Where?
Friend: (with the patience of a saint) It's directly under your hand.
Me: ....oh.

Screwdriver. Bright yellow handle. If it'd been a snake...

Silas

[Miki Fantastico]

When I was in a college room with a self-locking door, I had incidents about once a fortnight where I'd reach my right hand into my pocket for my key, not find it there, begin to panic because the door had already closed, scrabble through bags and pockets madly, then realise the key was still in my left hand.

[Anyte]

I have an issue at times wherein I can't think of the word I want, so I substitute a grouping of words that gives a similar meaning. This leads to things like "clothing recipe" (pattern) and "human vet" (doctor). I don't know why it happens, but it amuses my friends and family. See also: Carbon Monoxide Poisoner (instead of detector)

[Magdalene]

Originally Posted by MichiganGirl

I've done that but with my sunglasses on the top of my head

I can do one better--or worse, rather--my friend was in a panic because she couldn't find her sunglasses, and I was helping her look for them.....and it never registered to me, as I was looking at her, that they were on her head.

Magdalene

[Wild Redhead]

I was talking on the phone with my mom one day and I noticed she seemed to be huffing and puffing. I asked her what she was doing and she said "Looking for the damned phone. I can't find it anywhere." I said "Mom, you're talking on it." Her reply..."Well shit!"

[JoeBentley]

George Carlin described some that I have all the time:

"You ever look at your watch... and then you don't know what time it is?"

"You ever take a nap on a late afternoon... and wake up after dark... and you have no idea what goddamn day it is?"

[Lainie]

Originally Posted by Wild Redhead

I was talking on the phone with my mom one day and I noticed she seemed to be huffing and puffing. I asked her what she was doing and she said "Looking for the damned phone. I can't find it anywhere." I said "Mom, you're talking on it." Her reply..."Well shit!"

Originally Posted by JoeBentley

George Carlin described some that I have all the time:

"You ever look at your watch... and then you don't know what time it is?"

"You ever take a nap on a late afternoon... and wake up after dark... and you have no idea what goddamn day it is?"

The latter, yes. Oh yes.

[Floater]

I'm very certain I could think of some examples with myself involved but this, one of my favourites, happened to a friend of mine. He had gone to the loo at some sports arena and when he tried to get out again the door just wouldn't budge, no matter how hard he pushed it. Eventually he panicked and started banging on the door until some guard or janitor or something opened it the other way and explained to him that for crowd control purposes there where two doors, one, opening inwards, at one end of the room to let people in and another, opening outwards, at he other end to let them out.

[jw]

Yesterday, DW arrives home from work.

DW: "Where's your car? It's not outside."
Me: "It is."
DW: "I didn't see it."
Me: "It's right beside the ESB van (works going on outside)"
DW: Still can't see it.
Getting worried, I come out from my office to check.
Me:"Yep. Still there"
DW: Looks again. "Oh yeah, I forgot you changed to a black one." (I did. EIGHT months, ago)

As for me. the amount of times I've traversed between my workshop and office, because I've forgotten what I've gone to the other room for, makes me a case for the early onset of alzheimers.

However, when I look at this, I'm reassured that all is still well in my myriad of brain cells.

[Banrion]

Originally Posted by JoeBentley

"You ever take a nap on a late afternoon... and wake up after dark... and you have no idea what goddamn day it is?"
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Even better, take a nap in the early afternoon, wake up while it is still light out and think you overslept for work the next day. Yep I've done that one.

[Lainie]

Last night, after a trip to Half Price Books, I asked DD if she wanted to go anywhere else while we were out. She said she wanted to go the music store, which is north of HPB on the same road. I started out heading north, and she changed her mind -- she said she wanted to go to Tim Horton's "instead." So I turned around and headed south of HPB toward Tim Horton's. Halfway there she asked me a question about what we were going to do at the music store.

We ended up going both places.

[RLS]

Have you every gone out with a friend for the day. Came home in passenger side of friends car look at your drive way and wonder why the neighbors are parking in your spot again. Then realize it is your car. And no it was not a recent purchase.

[DemonWolf]

Originally Posted by JoeBentley

"You ever take a nap on a late afternoon... and wake up after dark... and you have no idea what goddamn day it is?"
[/i]

Especially in the winter when it gets dark very early.



One, I was walking to my car and took my key out to unlock the door while I was a long distance away. As I got closer to the car, put my hand into my pocket to pull out my keys - OMG! They weren't there! Transferred my keys to my other hand and checked my other pocket. OMG! They weren't in that side either! I checked my chacket pocket and they weren't there either! As I transferred my kes to the other hand again to check my other coat pocket, it occured to my what I har passing from hand to hand...

[geminilee]

I have been sitting in the car with the engine running, searching for my car keys in a total panic.

I found them eventually.