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Briefing Room Polls (Guests Welcome!) => The Briefingroom Polls => Topic started by: corbe on June 25, 2022, 02:04:46 am
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Going to the docs and discovering that I have yet another illness that has no treatment. Joy!
However, each day is a blessing and I am thankful!!
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As for being taken seriously; the older I get, some of those around me are starting to realize I was right after all, which is somewhat satisfying actually.
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You left off ED. :thud:
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The worst thing for me is having to pay people to do odd jobs around the house that neither I or my husband can do anymore....
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You left off ED. :thud:
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You left off ED. :thud:
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You left off ED. :thud:
Thats's below the belt @Ghost Bear
WE don't discuss those issues here, on TBR. :rolling:
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Thats's below the belt @Ghost Bear
Why, yes, yes it is.
WE don't discuss those issues here, on TBR. :rolling:
Oh, ok, fair enough. It still sucks though. :shrug:
*edit* Or so I've heard. :whistle:
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Yes, it does @Ghost Bear but that it is the only hope of overcoming this debilitative disease in our Society,
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Remember being young, and staying pain free. At age 65, something now aches or hurts all the time.
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Falling apart...
And knowing it will never get better...
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What bothers me is the aches and pains, but in some respects the aches and pains are a gift. Without hem, I would not be as motivated to work out and keep my body physically able to do the things I want to do (especially play golf).
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Remember being young, and staying pain free. At age 65, something now aches or hurts all the time.
That's right... I am 5 years behind you (but gaining in the corners :laugh:)
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As for being taken seriously; the older I get, some of those around me are starting to realize I was right after all, which is somewhat satisfying actually.
:beer: :seeya:
The only reward for wisdom.
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That's right... I am 5 years behind you (but gaining in the corners :laugh:)
At some point, it ain't the age, it's the mileage... :shrug:
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, getting forgetful.
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Running out of RAM and hard drive space.
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Remember being young, and staying pain free. At age 65, something now aches or hurts all the time.
I must be ahead of schedule.
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You left off ED. :thud:
I still get Morning Wood about once a month when I sleep thru the night without having to pee. So I have that going for me.
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When I turned 50, several years ago, on my birthday and such everyone had 'old man' jokes and laughs. I can't use the toilet without getting my balls wet, was a common jibe. I just shook my head and thought forgive them because they know not what they do. You are going to be right here where I am before you know it, if you are lucky enough.
Many of the guys derisively laughing it up, were in their 40s. So to them 50 is a million years away. They don't know the time creep arc. They do not know that from age 1 to 30 takes a hundred years. From age 30 to 50 is a blink of an eye. My only response was, hey man, you are tailgating me and you don't even know you are right behind me. Once you are as they say 'over the hill' you pick up speed on the other side.
What bothers me about being old is the burden of wisdom, which makes suffering fools almost unbearable.
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What bothers me about being old is the burden of wisdom, which makes suffering fools almost unbearable.
As I get older, I notice my filter disappearing. That's a good thing.
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At some point, it ain't the age, it's the mileage... :shrug:
Well.. I ain't got half the mileage you might think... But all of it was off-road, so... :shrug: :whistle:
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When I turned 50, several years ago, on my birthday and such everyone had 'old man' jokes and laughs. I can't use the toilet without getting my balls wet, was a common jibe. I just shook my head and thought forgive them because they know not what they do. You are going to be right here where I am before you know it, if you are lucky enough.
Many of the guys derisively laughing it up, were in their 40s. So to them 50 is a million years away. They don't know the time creep arc. They do not know that from age 1 to 30 takes a hundred years. From age 30 to 50 is a blink of an eye. My only response was, hey man, you are tailgating me and you don't even know you are right behind me. Once you are as they say 'over the hill' you pick up speed on the other side.
What bothers me about being old is the burden of wisdom, which makes suffering fools almost unbearable.
Wait @240B! It gets even better! (74 in September)
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Wait @240B! It gets even better! (74 in September)
When you hit 80, you can poop yourself and nobody can say nothing.
That's right. It's the rules.
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Wait @240B! It gets even better! (74 in September)
Congratulations! You are blessed. Now I am tailgating you ... I guess? LOL
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When you hit 80, you can poop yourself and nobody can say nothing.
That's right. It's the rules.
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:cheerlead: YEA! :cheerlead: I get to do something that I once could not! Most things go the other way and that is particularly frustrating for old soldiers!
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:cheerlead: YEA! :cheerlead: I get to do something that I once could not! Most things go the other way and that is particularly frustrating for old soldiers!
:yowsa: 888high58888
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Sorry for my ignorance... But when am I supposed to start putting out little crystal dishes on doilies full of peppermints, butterscotch, lemon drops, and butter mints? 65? 70? 75? It's not in the handbook. :shrug:
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Sorry for my ignorance... But when am I supposed to start putting out little crystal dishes on doilies full of peppermints, butterscotch, lemon drops, and butter mints? 65? 70? 75? It's not in the handbook. :shrug:
Dunno! But I can tell you that some missionaries from my Church learned to be careful about dishes full of almonds!
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Dunno! But I can tell you that some missionaries from my Church learned to be careful about dishes full of almonds!
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What, turned out to be olive pits or something? Dried chaw? :pondering: :shrug:
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What, turned out to be olive pits or something? Dried chaw? :pondering: :shrug:
At the end of the visit the missionaries felt compelled to apologize to the old ldies they were visiting for eating the entire dish of almonds. One of the ladies responded; "Oh! That's quite all right! At our age all we can do is suck the chocolate off!"
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At the end of the visit the missionaries felt compelled to apologize to the old ldies they were visiting for eating the entire dish of almonds. One of the ladies responded; "Oh! That's quite all right! At our age all we can do is suck the chocolate off!"
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That's beautiful, man! :laugh:
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Sorry for my ignorance... But when am I supposed to start putting out little crystal dishes on doilies full of peppermints, butterscotch, lemon drops, and butter mints?
Your crystal dish offering is not complete unless you include a few Halls Mentho-lyptus, Werther Originals, a rock hard tootsie roll from 1973, a bobby pin, some unwrapped ribbon candy (stuck together), an old key which nobody knows what it goes to, some of those strawberry thingies, and a single odd safety-pin. You don't have to be told when. When the time comes it will simply happen on its own by itself. It is a law of nature. They just appear pre-stocked with a complete set of everything.
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Your crystal dish offering is not complete unless you include a few Halls Mentho-lyptus, Werther Originals, a rock hard tootsie roll from 1973, a bobby pin, some unwrapped ribbon candy (stuck together), an old key which nobody knows what it goes to, some of those strawberry thingies, and a single odd safety-pin. You don't have to be told when. When the time comes it will simply happen on its own by itself. It is a law of nature. They just appear pre-stocked with a complete set of everything.
HAHAHAHA! That's gotta be right! Forgot about the strawberry thingys... And the menthyl-lick-mes. :beer:
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I have a crystal candy dish and it hold just that; candy. Wrapped mints and various different types of wrapped dark chocolates. Nothing else goes into that dish but candy, period. There is no other crystal dish set out in our home. I have various pieces of crystal in my china cabinet, but the crystal candy dish stays out (candy only).
At Christmastime I have a candy dish shaped like an ornament -- Christmas candy only. (The crystal candy dish is put away).
At Easter time I have a small crystal shaped basket (no handle) just for jellybeans and the other crystal dish is still out for mints and chocolates.
I have candy rules in our house -- lol!!!
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I have a crystal candy dish and it hold just that; candy. Wrapped mints and various different types of wrapped dark chocolates. Nothing else goes into that dish but candy, period. There is no other crystal dish set out in our home. I have various pieces of crystal in my china cabinet, but the crystal candy dish stays out (candy only).
At Christmastime I have a candy dish shaped like an ornament -- Christmas candy only. (The crystal candy dish is put away).
At Easter time I have a small crystal shaped basket (no handle) just for jellybeans and the other crystal dish is still out for mints and chocolates.
I have candy rules in our house -- lol!!!
See, now that's how I know I have not graduated to being a duffer yet :laugh:
I keep a standard half gallon glass jug full of a Snickers, Milky-way, and 3 Musketeers assortment... Another is always full-to-brimming with Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies... Yet another has my mamma's world-famous oatmeal-raisin cookies. Got either the giant 3-dollar bag of popsicles or fudgesicles in the freezer. depending on whether the popsicles happen to have banana and rootbeer... If they have the blue or green popsicles I pass and get the crappy fidgesicles.
See... That is active grandkid bribery.. They cannot drive by without stopping in.
I think after the grandkids grow up enough that they no longer come by, one moves to the lemon-drops and butterscotches... I don't know where that line is exactly. guess I will be finding out. :laugh: :shrug:
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All the ladies stopping by with a hot dish.
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See, now that's how I know I have not graduated to being a duffer yet :laugh:
I keep a standard half gallon glass jug full of a Snickers, Milky-way, and 3 Musketeers assortment... Another is always full-to-brimming with Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies... Yet another has my mamma's world-famous oatmeal-raisin cookies. Got either the giant 3-dollar bag of popsicles or fudgesicles in the freezer. depending on whether the popsicles happen to have banana and rootbeer... If they have the blue or green popsicles I pass and get the crappy fidgesicles.
See... That is active grandkid bribery.. They cannot drive by without stopping in.
I think after the grandkids grow up enough that they no longer come by, one moves to the lemon-drops and butterscotches... I don't know where that line is exactly. guess I will be finding out. :laugh: :shrug:
Yeah, I have a great-grandson who said to his mom: "We're out of popsicles. Do you think Papa has any?"
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Yeah, I have a great-grandson who said to his mom: "We're out of popsicles. Do you think Papa has any?"
:beer: I love it!!
My grandkids always raided the candy dish (that's why I originally put it out). One time one of my grandson's had a sleep over at our place and got up before we did and helped himself to several pieces of chocolate candy, peanut butter cheese crackers and cookies. The wrappers that he didn't put in the trash can were a dead give away. To top it off he had his favorite; Grandma's french toast!
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:beer: I love it!!
My grandkids always raided the candy dish (that's why I originally put it out). One time one of my grandson's had a sleep over at our place and got up before we did and helped himself to several pieces of chocolate candy, peanut butter cheese crackers and cookies. The wrappers that he didn't put in the trash can were a dead give away. To top it off he had his favorite; Grandma's french toast!
It is such culinary wonderments that establish fond memories and family traditions, the sinew that binds generations together.
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Yeah, I have a great-grandson who said to his mom: "We're out of popsicles. Do you think Papa has any?"
And that's why Papa always does. :beer: :seeya:
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:beer: I love it!!
My grandkids always raided the candy dish (that's why I originally put it out). One time one of my grandson's had a sleep over at our place and got up before we did and helped himself to several pieces of chocolate candy, peanut butter cheese crackers and cookies. The wrappers that he didn't put in the trash can were a dead give away. To top it off he had his favorite; Grandma's french toast!
I just figgered me out some french toast... Make it with super fresh french bread from over to the Albertson's... I only have that around when I am making spaghetti... But it will burn up the end of the loaf, for sure.
I am very happy with the result, though the grandkids ain't had none yet. Just me :D
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It is such culinary wonderments that establish fond memories and family traditions, the sinew that binds generations together.
IOW, pack em full of sugar and send em home... Sweeet revenge! :silly:
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IOW, pack em full of sugar and send em home... Sweeet revenge! :silly:
Noisy toys are fun, too... :beer: 888high58888 :silly:
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IOW, pack em full of sugar and send em home... Sweeet revenge! :silly:
:beer: So true. I used to take my oldest grandson for ice cream just before I had to drop him off back home --- so --- I would have him run up and down the sidewalks to get rid of some of that sugar high before taking him home.
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Noisy toys are fun, too... :beer: 888high58888 :silly:
And weird pets...
:beer: 888high58888 :silly:
I keep threatening to buy em ponies... :smokin:
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:beer: So true. I used to take my oldest grandson for ice cream just before I had to drop him off back home --- so --- I would have him run up and down the sidewalks to get rid of some of that sugar high before taking him home.
Now see, I would probably bet him he couldn't eat THREE scoops... With sprinkles. And a waffle cone...
THEN bring him home.
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Now see, I would probably bet him he couldn't eat THREE scoops... With sprinkles. And a waffle cone...
THEN bring him home.
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888high58888 :silly:
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It bothers me that my friends are getting older yet I seem to stay the same. :laugh:
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I can still remember when I was limber enough to do this.
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I can still remember when I was limber enough to do this.
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Hunger Games, the contortionist version!
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Tried to vote,but chose too many options to suit the software.
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On a party line.
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On a party line.
Eight on one line!
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Eight on one line!
I confess. As a young kid when I was at my grandma and grandpa's I used to listen in. happy77
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I can still remember when I was limber enough to do this.
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Where do you get this stuff, @corbe ?
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That one I borrowed from https://thenewamericanist.com/official-sunday-open-thread-118/ (https://thenewamericanist.com/official-sunday-open-thread-118/) @Hoodat
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I'm so old I need to start using a tag line that says " I used to know,but I forgot."
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I'm so old I need to start using a tag line that says " I used to know,but I forgot."
It bothers me that I can't do most of the things that I used to do; heck I can't even comfortably sit down.
I used to be able to clean the entire house in hours -- now it takes days -- I do a couple of rooms at a time. **nononono*
My daughter comes over and does the weeding in the butterfly garden - I can't pull as it hurts my back. **nononono*
Forgetfulness is settling in too.
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That one I borrowed from https://thenewamericanist.com/official-sunday-open-thread-118/ (https://thenewamericanist.com/official-sunday-open-thread-118/) @Hoodat
I figured that somewhere on the internet, there was a site called 'CoolStuffThatCorbePosts' chock full of funny stuff.
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I'm so old I need to start using a tag line that says " I used to know,but I forgot."
Tagline @sneakypete ? Heck that is my standard answer :laugh: :laugh:
Besides all that we had so much knowledge stored up we needed to purge. NOBODY needs that much knowledge!
The thing that bothers me is how people start treating you. Like you are some kind of imbecile. But I've decided to use that to my benefit. Old and clueless (even though I'm not) is more advantageous than young and cute. In many ways.
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I'm so old I need to start using a tag line that says " I used to know,but I forgot."
That directly applies to languages. I hear a sentence or a word and I know that I used to know all of that. It is so weird to know that you used to know something so easily, but now you can't remember. In other words, it is weird to know directly what you have forgotten. Why wouldn't I forget that ever knew it?
But languages and math are like that. They are both use it or lose it knowledge.
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That directly applies to languages. I hear a sentence or a word and I know that I used to know all of that. It is so weird to know that you used to know something so easily, but now you can't remember. In other words, it is weird to know directly what you have forgotten. Why wouldn't I forget that ever knew it?
But languages and math are like that. They are both use it or lose it knowledge.
That's right... But old ears can hear some funny dang things. And old eyes can see print in hilarious ways.
I actually heard my sainted mother say 'Pull that damn clicker out of your butt' ... Now I don't remember anymore what it was that she actually said that I heard that way... But those words never left her mouth. How they got in my ears is a mystery to me. But pretty friggin funny.
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On a party line.
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Tagline @sneakypete ? Heck that is my standard answer :laugh: :laugh:
Besides all that we had so much knowledge stored up we needed to purge. NOBODY needs that much knowledge!
The thing that bothers me is how people start treating you. Like you are some kind of imbecile. But I've decided to use that to my benefit. Old and clueless (even though I'm not) is more advantageous than young and cute. In many ways.
I gotcha about the being treated like an imbecile. On occasion, I remind the guy I work for that I was doing this when he wasn't a twinkle in his daddy's eye. That I was working with computers using punch cards and paper tape, and remember when the PC became something.
It isn't that I can't use the platform, just that I refuse to use it for some things.
If you could have had your life history, your web activity all recorded, your reading habits, music, shopping and banking all in one hand held unit in the 1970s (like a phone), Would you?
While I appreciate the access that tech gives me (when it isn't behind a paywall), I prefer to keep that partitioned.
Likely not, as we were all more conscious of our privacy then, and less likely to put that many eggs in one basket.
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I still don't tear tags off of mattresses.
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I still don't tear tags off of mattresses.
I cut them. Tearing them is likely to pull out important stitching.
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This may not be true for everyone, but so many of the significant people in my life have already passed. So, being without them is the worst part, although I did vote for watching my country fall apart.
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This may not be true for everyone, but so many of the significant people in my life have already passed. So, being without them is the worst part, although I did vote for watching my country fall apart.
That is so profound and often overlooked @AllThatJazzZ though I sometimes look at it as curse.
Willie Nelson - Gravedigger
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This may not be true for everyone, but so many of the significant people in my life have already passed. So, being without them is the worst part, although I did vote for watching my country fall apart.
I have outlived all of my enemies, but also far too many of those I hold dear.
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I remember dialing just six numbers on a rotary phone, little juke boxes on the tables of a Thrifty Drug Store and paying five cents for a scoop of ice cream, Montgomery Wards and Sears selling guns, motorcycles and cars. I'm so old I remember when being patriotic was normal and no one had a commie fit over reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance or swearing an oath on the Bible. I'm so old I can remember there was a time when you needed a sponsor and approval to immigrate and were prohibited from asking for or receiving government assistance or were thrown the hell out!
I know the Korean War was happening and Vietnam was on the verge, but I think I would prefer the fifties to now.
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I'm so old I need to start using a tag line that says " I used to know,but I forgot."
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Calculus proved its usefulness to me, but I still hate it.
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I used to know,but I forgot.
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Walking from one room into another and forgetting why the heck I went there, that bothers me. Reaching for a tool I used five minutes before and not being able to remember where I left it. Having a car that can't be worked on because it's so loaded with smog, and computers.