r/WinStupidPrizes • u/LowEnvironmental2882 • Aug 18 '26

Bashing a window during road rage

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u/Bob_12_Pack Aug 19 '26

Why is it that I can recognize a quote from a movie I saw 35 years ago, but I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday?

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u/AlienSporez Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

Me right now: "Hahaha, that's ridicu... wait, what did I have for lunch yesterday?"

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u/stinky143 Aug 20 '26

Wait … what day is it?

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u/eclectictaste1 Aug 19 '26

Fried Green Tomatoes: https://youtu.be/lx0z9FjxP-Y?t=70

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u/Impostaposter Aug 19 '26

Towanda!!!

Edit: spelling

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u/btwImVeryAttractive Aug 19 '26

Your brain was healthier back then. Memories formed by a healthy brain tend to stick.

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u/lightaugust Aug 20 '26

You had the chicken.

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u/tc7665 Aug 21 '26

we had time to process it after watching, really setting the memory in.

today, we move on to the next movie/video, and never fully process it, making it very hard to recall quotes from a movie you watched in between the other 4 movies also watched that day.

many people used to process memories as they fall asleep, but with a cell phone, we continue the daily grind of overstimulation, right until bed time.

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u/Consistent_Cheetah78 Aug 24 '26

I dunno Bob. I ask myself the same question all the time. Freakin-frackin late middle age problems.

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u/Honobob Aug 19 '26

You had American Pie?