tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post2268528531064306186..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Senile In Three LanguagesMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20646421715259294302011-08-09T09:36:53.074-07:002011-08-09T09:36:53.074-07:00Once again you nailed it! - only funnier than I co...Once again you nailed it! - only funnier than I could strive to say it! On a happy note - "they" say that if you can still remember what it does and what it looks like, and can describe it, even if you can't remember it's name - you do NOT have dementia! (Or maybe you do and "they" are terribly wrong!)debwardarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225105239355671724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64249800297708271302011-08-09T04:23:05.042-07:002011-08-09T04:23:05.042-07:00Joe Blair's Blog. Of course, there's a li...<a href="http://blog.joeblairwriter.com/" rel="nofollow">Joe Blair's Blog</a>. Of course, there's a link right over there on the sidebar, too. (I won't tell you how long it took me to remember "sidebar", so I could actually put up this messageonablogthingyouknowwhatImean.Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9661509971954932432011-08-08T22:18:05.224-07:002011-08-08T22:18:05.224-07:00This terrifies me.This terrifies me.DB Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484034493143850659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17789994530931178212011-08-08T21:15:56.480-07:002011-08-08T21:15:56.480-07:00Lethologica. Right. In German it's "Grand...Lethologica. Right. In German it's "Grandmaspolishingthecatagainheit."Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59066595082328460762011-08-08T19:21:07.630-07:002011-08-08T19:21:07.630-07:00I know you're looking for it so I will give it...I know you're looking for it so I will give it to you - the word is <b>"Lethologica"</b> which is the inability to find the word you are looking for.Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60713171441049067302011-08-08T14:36:55.103-07:002011-08-08T14:36:55.103-07:00My mother's side is a big Italian family. When...My mother's side is a big Italian family. Whenever any one of the adults wanted one of the kids, s/he'd go through a litany of names till they got the right one. I have a wonderful affinity for names, something about them captures my attention and I remember them, the stranger the better. Problem is ...who the hell do they belong to?Carol Roperhttp://www.carolroper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59711632969427632732011-08-08T13:16:51.760-07:002011-08-08T13:16:51.760-07:00I cannot remember a word of French Untill someone ...I cannot remember a word of French Untill someone starts speaking. I took Gaelic classes (scottish) but quit before I choked to death. There's tons of glitches in Gaelic. The best one was uhh...uhh...I'll get back to you on that. Good article.grinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916101406698502578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86114140852568539932011-08-08T11:13:13.302-07:002011-08-08T11:13:13.302-07:00Oh yeah, that. I've found that there are peopl...Oh yeah, that. I've found that there are people so gorgeous they make you lose your syntax.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75448655188353227422011-08-08T10:53:13.173-07:002011-08-08T10:53:13.173-07:00Wonderful one, Murr!!
The other "ottoman&quo...Wonderful one, Murr!!<br /><br />The other "ottoman" word is the one I struggle to remember: "hassock." I find myself fretting regularly in search of that one. The similarity to "cassock" further adds to my befuddlement. Can we just please call them footstools?<br /><br />I try never to threaten a list in conversation any more, as in "There are three reasons ohmemercylardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013968168715465399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76671661107683871222011-08-08T09:26:44.655-07:002011-08-08T09:26:44.655-07:00I have the same problem as well as the polar oppos...I have the same problem as well as the polar opposite problem....in exchange for the words I know but can't find, I now have the ability to insert words into my conversation that I didn't know I knew.<br /><br />My mother says I'm showing off but I kinda like it. Sometimes after I say them I have to go look them up...Brahahahahaha.<br />Thanks Murr,<br />Donna LooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32227065258512139252011-08-07T14:19:45.669-07:002011-08-07T14:19:45.669-07:00I lose words all the time (I just turned 50)...nam...I lose words all the time (I just turned 50)...names are the worst! "What was that guy's name?" Two hours later, while picking blueberries outside, I remembered "Charles! Not Richard!"<br /><br />WendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82594924193269337862011-08-07T10:34:12.592-07:002011-08-07T10:34:12.592-07:00I'm just happy that after fifteen years I can ...I'm just happy that after fifteen years I can say to my husband 'Hey, that's...' or "You know, the..." followed by a special flappy hand gesture and he knows exactly what I'm talking about.Shieldmaiden96https://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76455634747857025412011-08-07T07:24:59.670-07:002011-08-07T07:24:59.670-07:00Oh Murr. You are singing.
signed,
the choirOh Murr. You are singing.<br />signed,<br />the choirTiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56510743278710716542011-08-07T07:23:18.085-07:002011-08-07T07:23:18.085-07:00Roxie sez
I think of it as engaging in your partne...Roxie sez<br />I think of it as engaging in your partner in interactive conversations. "What's the name of that actor I can never remember the name of?" I ask. He says, "Donald Sutherland?" I say, "No, the other one - that did the Kodak commercials and was in Space Cowboys and didn't he play a detective on a TV show once?" He says, "Yeah, the guy thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91698557910874722292011-08-07T07:10:59.317-07:002011-08-07T07:10:59.317-07:00I tole you I couldn't manage a new language. A...I tole you I couldn't manage a new language. Anyway, he's always got a home in my blogroll.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48488857285372855502011-08-07T05:51:23.880-07:002011-08-07T05:51:23.880-07:00That other link didn't "jump" for me...That other link didn't "jump" for me. Let's try this one: http://blog.joeblairwriter.com/Colhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=607549290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9779695152618017152011-08-06T22:15:39.179-07:002011-08-06T22:15:39.179-07:00I have had this problem forever. I will be talkin...I have had this problem forever. I will be talking and suddenly a word (or name) dashes out of one of my ears and hides behind my neck. It always sneaks back in later on and I will announce it out loud! Trying to find the word before it decides to re-appear sometimes leads to short pantomimes, or sputtering something ("you know, the dohickey that goes on the thingamajig.")<br />One Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78513531405292874732011-08-06T21:41:30.303-07:002011-08-06T21:41:30.303-07:00You can probably tell from the two comments I alre...You can probably tell from the two comments I already deleted that I am also having trouble with learning new languages, like html, whatever the hell that is. So I'll try again: you should all trot over and see <a href="joeblairwriter.com/" rel="nofollow">Joe Blair's blog</a>.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47543708900342280832011-08-06T20:33:42.282-07:002011-08-06T20:33:42.282-07:00I've decided that Lethologica will be my super...I've decided that <i>Lethologica</i> will be my super hero name.Steph(anie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01345590378662641435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37899899066325750382011-08-06T20:18:29.639-07:002011-08-06T20:18:29.639-07:00It is so inaccurate for me to say that this post m...It is so inaccurate for me to say that this post may be one of your best......they are ALL one of your best.....but this one almost made me cry.....it was as though you had managed to crawl inside my head.<br /><br />Marvelous! (the post.....the condition is the pits.)Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56896499013242562512011-08-06T20:15:58.906-07:002011-08-06T20:15:58.906-07:00Oh, I have a good one for you! My 23-year-old son ...Oh, I have a good one for you! My 23-year-old son is in a Boston-based band whose lead singer is Beau Cassidy, son of David Cassidy (of "Whah think ah love you" fame). I had to give Beau and another guy a ride to the bus station about 30 miles away. I was trying to make conversation (which makes both of my sons very nervous), and I asked Beau, "Do you feel as if your father's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65848967108049351612011-08-06T19:44:33.300-07:002011-08-06T19:44:33.300-07:00I started having this problem so young that I coul...I started having this problem so young that I could not attribute it to old age. Now in my older age, I still think I'm not so old, just the way I've mostly always been. <br /><br />Great post.Marilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14468196685746296752011-08-06T19:05:30.990-07:002011-08-06T19:05:30.990-07:00"Yes, we have no bananas!" Loved your n..."Yes, we have no bananas!" Loved your negatives on negatives.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84838149074667114872011-08-06T18:22:45.757-07:002011-08-06T18:22:45.757-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67911801226935049442011-08-06T18:20:45.881-07:002011-08-06T18:20:45.881-07:00Oh my. I spent the day at the Willamette Writers C...Oh my. I spent the day at the Willamette Writers Conference where I got to rub elbows (or, you know, whatever) with Other Aspiring Writers, and, theoretically, agents, who kept their elbows well tucked in. So it is a delight to come home to all these wunnerful, wunnerful comments. One thing that is pretty clear is that my readership is for the most part well on the road to dotage. Yay, fellow Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com