There was some research a few years ago that showed that there’s something about going from one room to another that makes the mind forget. My wife thinks that’s bogus and that I’m just losing it.
Middle aged son told me that when he walks into a room but forgets why he came in, if he backs out the door, he remembers. But, he said, it doesn’t work with 2 doors.
Someone said that works because when you retrace your steps, your mind connects what you see with what you were thinking at the time, and thus you remember.
Don’t know if that is accurate but it works, so I don’t mind.
Reminds me of the red transparent 45 rpm record I played as a kid. Sing along with me now…The bear went over the mountain (x3) to see what he could see. And all that he could see (x2) was the other side of the mountain (x3). Was all that he could see
One thing’s for sure, when I have a comment in GC and want to make sure I’m not redundant, I read all the comments. By the time I get to the end I often forget what I was going to say
Imagine over 1 year ago
Kitchen. All the time.
seanfear over 1 year ago
if i had a view like that, i wouldn’t mind forgetting. honestly
Grandma Lea over 1 year ago
One cannot explain why they get to where they need to be, but it happens to often to be a fluke
yoey1957 over 1 year ago
Ha! ’Tuther day I walked into a room and knew exactly why I was there. Ok, it was the bathroom, but still!
kbyrdleroy123 over 1 year ago
Many times.
blunebottle over 1 year ago
You did it because it’s there.
Gizmo Cat over 1 year ago
Not just places. I can pick up my iPad to look up something and then completely forget what it was I wanted to look up.
John M over 1 year ago
You went there to forget the problems in life – see it worked
BigDaveGlass over 1 year ago
I forgot what I was going to say….
Enter.Name.Here over 1 year ago
Why? Because it’s there. Ask any climber.
Imagine over 1 year ago
Here I am. Now what.
Purple People Eater over 1 year ago
Going into a room and forgetting why you went there is not a problem, unless it’s the bathroom.
Doug K over 1 year ago
Maybe today’s Frazz has the answer:
https://www.gocomics.com/frazz/2023/06/18
littlejohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
Now you know what King Sisyphus felt when he finally reached the top of his hill.
sirlaughsalot23 over 1 year ago
I forget before I get up, why I’m getting up.
MayCauseBurns over 1 year ago
Maybe it’s the journey, not the destination.
zerotvus over 1 year ago
The bathroom. And I remember as soon as I get in the car………….
njchris over 1 year ago
I believe in the “here after”, there are times when I walk into a room I say “what did I come here after?”
Kaputnik over 1 year ago
What’s really annoying is when you go back to where you started from, and then remember what you went into the other room for.
cdward over 1 year ago
There was some research a few years ago that showed that there’s something about going from one room to another that makes the mind forget. My wife thinks that’s bogus and that I’m just losing it.
[Unnamed Reader - dd3817] over 1 year ago
I’ve named this condition “Destinesia”. While more common in theelderly, it’s easily induced in youth by smoking pot.
ladykat over 1 year ago
Yes.
gammaguy over 1 year ago
That used to happen to me, but I don’t remember it happening recently.
Just-me over 1 year ago
“Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.” Unknown Author
mckeonfuneralhomebx over 1 year ago
Yes Marriage!
erledbet over 1 year ago
Don"t have to go that ……………….oh yeah…..far……..
djtenltd over 1 year ago
@Imagine- You stole the words right out of mouth.
Count Olaf Premium Member over 1 year ago
Where’s the Wise Asp from Pearls Before Swine?
sandpiper over 1 year ago
Middle aged son told me that when he walks into a room but forgets why he came in, if he backs out the door, he remembers. But, he said, it doesn’t work with 2 doors.
Someone said that works because when you retrace your steps, your mind connects what you see with what you were thinking at the time, and thus you remember.
Don’t know if that is accurate but it works, so I don’t mind.
Chris over 1 year ago
yes, often. Even on long trips. :}
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Yes. The internet. Every dam day.
PoodleGroomer over 1 year ago
Ever get distracted by something and so tied up with it that you forget lunch?
rshive over 1 year ago
“Because it’s there.” Who knows why?
assrdood over 1 year ago
In my case, it would have happened much earlier in the journey.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Well, the view is worth the trip…
blakerl over 1 year ago
I don’t remember why I’m reading this comic????/
ms-ss over 1 year ago
Except the bathroom.
Mediatech over 1 year ago
If you don’t remember where you’re going, how would you know you’ve arrived?
colinmac2 over 1 year ago
“Because it’s there”. Now, if I could only remember who originally said that.
Alad52 over 1 year ago
Ever open a cabinet and forget why?
poppacapsmokeblower over 1 year ago
New vistas.
johnaapc over 1 year ago
kitchen yes, but not the top of a mountain!
andersjg Premium Member over 1 year ago
How did I get HERE?
zenyattafan over 1 year ago
All too often, sad to say.
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member over 1 year ago
For me it was an awakening. One day in Sunday school I realized I didn’t need to be there. I left the church and never went back!
Ji535m over 1 year ago
Through any door . . .
mindjob over 1 year ago
The view. Its always about the view
zeexenon over 1 year ago
Well, you ARE King of that Hill.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 1 year ago
Many times. Just not to the top of a mountain.
BigBoy over 1 year ago
Reminds me of the red transparent 45 rpm record I played as a kid. Sing along with me now…The bear went over the mountain (x3) to see what he could see. And all that he could see (x2) was the other side of the mountain (x3). Was all that he could see
T... over 1 year ago
And I forgot why I wanted to go…
PaintTheDust over 1 year ago
His confusion could be from hypoxia. Answer is “because it was there”. (Or is that only for Mt. Everest?)
DadToFivePlus over 1 year ago
Don’t need a reason to be there. Just sit, breathe deeply, and enjoy the view.
pflutke59 over 1 year ago
Seems to be happening more frequently as the years go by.
yoey1957 over 1 year ago
I just bought some memory foam house slippers, no more will I walk into a room and wonder, “Now, why did I come in here for?”
Troy over 1 year ago
All the time, Mason. All the time. It’s called getting old. :)
tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 1 year ago
One thing’s for sure, when I have a comment in GC and want to make sure I’m not redundant, I read all the comments. By the time I get to the end I often forget what I was going to say
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Oh yes… the top of Half Dome in Yosemite.
I climbed up there once by myself in the early morning (way back in 1956).
I was the only person up there all day.
I ate my lunch in the little cave that is in the overhang at the very tip of the top of the North Face.
I walked down the west side until the slope was so steep that I had to use hand holds in the granite to hang on to while I climbed back up.
I suddenly realized that the sun was setting and I had to get down off of Half Dome quickly.
I managed to do it, but never saw anyone while climbing up the cables, while on top, and while climbing back down the cables.
I often dream of that day.
Surely there are places like that in Heaven?
jossy138 over 1 year ago
Same reason I completely forgot if I have read today’s installment or not.
PAR85 over 1 year ago
More often as I get older.
martinman8 over 1 year ago
just like walking into the bathroom and forgetting why your there
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 1 year ago
Molecular assembler and dream machine set him up to climb.
MT Wallet over 1 year ago
We can’t link (seriously, those who do get in trouble and disappear) but search for Chris Highland.
falcon_370f over 1 year ago
The most important reason for climbing a mountain; because it’s there!
WentHulk over 1 year ago
Yup