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[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ironweed
I tend to suppress the most disturbing ones. Which, coincidentally, all seem to involve GA happy hours gone wrong. I am an infallibly smoove operator at all other times.

Except when called on to remember someone's name. I often find myself at the point where, having met someone several times, it is no longer possible to ask to be reminded of their name again. This is the point at which, if I am lucky enough to be with my darling wife, and luckier still that she has not met the person yet, I will stand like a mannequin when it is time to introduce the acquaintance to her. This is our universal signal that I have forgotten the acquaintance's name. Usually, my darling wife catches on quickly, introduces herself and the name is revealed with a minimum of suspicion on the acquaintance's part. Other times, especially when I have done something to anger my darling wife in the immediate (or distant - who can remember?) past, she will introduce herself and then helpfully add that "[ironweed] forgot your name, you know." Then we all laugh. Ha ha ha.

Are the repeated references to your darling wife intended to make me uncomfortable?