Almost A Genius
Mrs. C is
almost a genius. I’m not sure what the
definition of genius is. I say it is any
extraordinary ability that cannot be explained by anything other than an innate
talent that less than .0001 percent of any other person who ever lived has demonstrated. It is also an unexplained ability that serves
some useful purpose to mankind.
Mrs. C’s
mind works in wondrous ways. She notices
things that no one else ever notices and she remembers things that no one else
would remember. She has an innate talent
that less than .0001 percent of any human has ever demonstrated. Unfortunately, her talent serves no useful
purpose to mankind.
Genius? Just a little bit short.
If I move a
piece of paper on the table by just a minuscule amount, she will notice.
“What were you looking for
downstairs?”
“What?”
“Last week’s receipt from the grocery
store was moved…what were you looking for?”
“Ah, my keys…and HOLY CRAP, how did
you notice?” Amazing,
but of no use to mankind.
The other
night we were watching “Wheel of Fortune”.
Mrs. C remembered the contestants.
“This is a re-run, I remember the
dude with the long hair.”
OK, nothing
remarkable about that. Then at the end,
the dude with the long hair won and was going for the big money…plus he had the
MILLION DOLLAR slice.
When the
letters of his final puzzle were put up they were
_ _ G E
_ _ _ OR
Mrs. C immediately
blurted out, “HUGE FAVOR!”
She was
correct.
“Did you know that, or did you just
remember it?”
“I’m not sure.”
Then Pat
Sajak opened the prize and it was $34,000 not the one million dollars.
“The million was with the “stars” in the
wheel.”
She was
correct.
“I guess I just remembered that too.”
Amazing, but
of no real use to mankind.
I can relate to that situation where she asked what you were looking for, those rogue receipts give me away every time also, I hate it when I'm watching something on TV and she changes the channel "because you have already seen this" but then turns it to another rerun.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how women can remember things we don't even remember happening.
My husband claims that some of my best memories NEVER happened!!
DeleteIt is just your opinion that she is not serving humanity .
ReplyDeletei count her an excellent human.
no wars against women please....
You should take her to trivia quiz nights, you'd win every time. Well, she would, but you'd benefit.
ReplyDeleteMaybe women just remember things better than men, especially domestic things. My Mrs. C. is a genius at finding things.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are married to and almost genius. Now you just need her on one of those game shows so she can win a lot of money. They being and almost genius would count.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day, Joe. ☺
You really have no clue how lucky you are, do you?
ReplyDeleteBut unnerving just the same.
ReplyDeleteA memory like that is actually a good thing to have in a number of fields, particularly criminal justice and psychology....
ReplyDeleteKind of hard to win an argument with a memory like that. Console yourself that it was her genius that picked you.
ReplyDeleteYou and Sweetie would love to compare notes, i'm sure. He does not comprehend how i remember things he has no recollection of at all.
ReplyDeleteMaybe she can calculate the best odds on winning lottery numbers. Now THAT would be very helpful for mankind. ;)
ReplyDeleteScary. I barely remember what I had for lunch.
ReplyDeleteLike an iceberg, she's probably only letting you see about 10 percent. DON'T TELL HER THAT! You don't want to sound like you're comparing her to an iceberg.
ReplyDelete"Almost a genius" - is that like "almost pregnant?"
ReplyDeleteI agree with the iceberg theory - you definitely want to keep her around (and on YOUR side)!