# Frequency of Forgetting

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-forgetting/702312>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 24, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-forgetting/702312 "2014-10-24T01:40:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-forgetting/702312/1 "2014-10-24T01:40:56Z")

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Once a year:  
To close the garage door when I leave the house  
To put coffee in the coffee maker when attempting to make coffee  
That I really need a LOT of flour on the rolling pin to make springerle cookies  
Measure twice, cut once  
That skinny jeans will never, ever work for me

Once every couple of months:  
That I really need to wear gloves while gardening

Once every couple of weeks:  
That this quantity of oatmeal in this saucepan at this temperature _will_ boil over

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2014, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-forgetting/702312/2 "2014-10-24T11:16:05Z")

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At least weekly:  
Where the hell are my keys?  
Why did I come into this room?  
What day is it?? (I’m retired, so I lose track.)

Every couple of years:  
This cookie recipe looks good - I should try it! (I have a wonderful oatmeal cookie recipe, yet I always try new ones that suck!!)

Far too often:  
What was it I meant to do? (If I get interrupted, I tend to completely forget what the heck I was thinking about.)