So I'm terrible at names. Not just people I've met but people I've known for years. Also people on TV and movies. Also the names of said movies and TV shows.
I am however very good with faces. Really good with faces, which is why I haven't pissed off every friend and acquaintance I have.
So the following are typical examples of the conversations JP (fiance and all around awesome dude) and I have while watching a show or movie:
Scenario 1
Me: Hey, it's that guy! You know.., he's in that movie where he kills himself and he's in college or something.
JP: Huh?
Me: And he's on that show with the angry man.
JP: Robert Sean Leonard?
Me: Yeah!
Scenario 2
Me: Hey, it's that guy! From that show you like with the alien robots?
JP: James Callis?
Me: Yeah?
JP: Battlestar Galactica.
Me: Yeah, that one!
Scenario 3
Me: Hey, it's that lady! You know, she was on that superman show.
JP: ...
Me: Uhm.., and that show with the.., ladies? Uhm.., you know, one looks like an alligator, the other one looks plastic?
JP: Sex in the City?
Me: No, she looks like a horse and the other one looks like a drug addict. I'm talking about the one with apples? And they don't have jobs or something?
JP: Desperate Housewives?
Me: Yeah!
JP: Teri Hatcher?
Me: Yeah!
I really don't think anyone else could understand the way my brain remembers things except JP.
Also, this is a few examples of how I have people listed in my cell phone so I can remember who they are when they call or secret nicknames I've given them to jog my memory:
Chris - Artist, Sally's
Chris - Good cook, Diana's
Chris - Navy
Chris - Stupid
Cliff - Atari (Atari is my way of abbreviating someone who gets up in my personal space too much. As in space invader. Usually a hugger. Get it?)
Joe - White trash
Joe - Car fixer
Amy - DA DNR (Drug Addict - Do Not Resuscitate as in do not answer the phone.)
Johnny - Stinky Squirrel Pants
Josh - King Tut
John - French Jesus
Julie - MHI DNR (Mental Health Issues)
If this were in fact a game show, I would totally be the Ken Jennings of it.
ReplyDeleteHe's that guy who won a lot on that quiz show with the guy who had a mustache but doesn't anymore.
The one with the rows of questions and was all like "Doo doo doo doo-doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo! Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo" and they won money?
ReplyDeleteI daren't even figure out what my name is tagged with. :P
ReplyDeleteWell, you are Squid, duh! You came preloaded with a nickname. Less work for me, yay!
ReplyDeletestopping by from SITS - my husband and I take turns playing that game... I love IMDB.com for helping deal with the trickier pieces of the puzzle....
ReplyDeleteas for your cell list - love the DNR idea - wish I could use it for facebook, lol
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I belong to Diana, but I'm a good cook! Woot!
ReplyDeleteWell thanks for dropping in Balanced Mom! The really sad thing is I even used JP to figure out the names of people I was going to use in the blog. I used IMDB for the rest. As far as Facebook is concerned I usually consult my cell phone before approving anyone!
ReplyDeleteChris that is a good cook and belongs to Diana: There are worse things than belonging to Diana. ;)
ReplyDeleteOMG, hilarious. Can we be friends? I found you over at Friday-Follow as your avatar pic was too cute and now I know I'll like it here.
ReplyDeleteI got the Teri Hatcher one from the first clue, but the others, not so much ... :P
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I'm a new follower from Friday Follow! I thought I was the only person having trouble remembering names. It was something I was great at in my twenties...but not anymore!
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Andrea, Ron, Mamma Hen and Marianne, Welcome and thanks for the kind words!
ReplyDeleteOh Rikki, this was hilarious! I liked this much.
ReplyDeleteWell thank you!
ReplyDeleteI am really, really afraid to ask what mine is. No really, don't tell me.
ReplyDeleteDavid - INTJ. Because you won't shut up about the fact that you are an INTJ. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteSee? I told you not to tell me and you did anyway. That's SUCH an INTJ thing to do. *snicker*
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