The (Occasional) Curse Of Memory

Apr 09, 2008 14:15

OPEN: JANUS FILE #0240

I think I may have mentioned once or twice that I have a near-eidetic memory. Virtually everything I read, see, or hear seems to be locked away in various dark recesses of my brain, just waiting for the right stimulus to trigger an information recall.

(If you're familiar with the series Criminal Minds, look at Dr. Spencer ( Read more... )

music, memory, jeopardy

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shsilver April 10 2008, 00:32:17 UTC
Thanks for the shout out.

The last few months, I've been turning the show on in the afternoon. While I work and shout out the answers, my oldest daughter has been sitting on the bed watching and trying to answer before I do (if I think she might know the answer, I've been holding back). When I announced that the new job will mean I'm not home for Jeopardy!, she was very upset about the fact that we would no longer be able to watch together.

BTW, I figure that 85% of the time all three people on the show know the answer, 90% of the time, two of them do, and 95% of the time one of them does. People can read about my experiences in the Argentus Guide to Game Shows from 2005.

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