# I can't remember...
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-remember/73334
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 21, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-remember/73334 "2001-07-21T17:42:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-remember/73334/1 "2001-07-21T17:42:48Z")
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[li]The number of feet in a mile.[/li][li]Whether the door key for the passenger side of my car turns right or left.[/li][li]The name of my State Representative.[/li][li]The Reds record this season.[/li][li]How many kilograms I weigh.[/li][li]Most of my relatives’ phone numbers.[/li][li]How to spell village and restaurant.[/li][li]Who Michael Dukakis’ running mate was.[/li][li]The Dewey Decimal number for Catholicism.[/li][li]99% of the dirty jokes I’ve ever been told.[/li][li]What the “b” in “bhp” stands for.[/li][li]Whether my girlfriend’s birthday is in April or May.[/li][li]What key Cheap Trick’s “surrender” is supposed to be in.[/li][li]The IP number of my web hosting account.[/li][li]Which Kennedy spawned which Kennedy.[/li][li]Whether Justin Timberlake is in the Backstreet Boys or N\*Sync, and whether he’s dating Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera.[/li][li]How to spell “Britney” and “Aguilera.”[/li][li]The rule on apostrophes for plural words.[/li][li]What the other stuff I can’t remember is.[/li][/ul]
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### Author:  [@Turbo\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turbo_Dog)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-remember/73334/2 "2001-07-21T18:43:12Z")
1. A bunch
2. Nobody does. Everyone turns it the wrong way first.
3. You’ll know during voting time cuz he’ll be your best friend.
4. It’s the Reds… who cares?
5. I use pounds. I’m metrically challenged.
6. As long as you know your own, you’ll be okay.
7. Make sure you only eat at city diners.
8. Someone less impressive than he was, if possible.
9. Full time ones have blue dots. The Sunday catholics have red ones.
10. Most aren’t worth remembering. Don’t sweat it.
11. What’s bhp?
12. Play it safe. Buy her something in March.
13. Cheap Trick plays in keys?
14. Use the automatic selection.
15. They all look alike anyway.
16. There’s a difference between the two? There’s a difference between the two?
17. Neither can either one of them.
18. When in doubt, spell it out
19. If you forgot it, it’s not worth remembering anyway.
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### Author:  [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-remember/73334/3 "2001-07-24T07:31:06Z")
_Originally posted by black455 \*
**[ul]
[li]Who Michael Dukakis’ running mate was.[/ul]**[/li]
Lloyd Bentsen.
\*\*[ul][li]Whether Justin Timberlake is in the Backstreet Boys or N_Sync, and whether he’s dating Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera.[/ul]\*\*[/li]
N’Sync; Spears.
\*\*[ul][li]The rule on apostrophes for plural words.[/li][/ul] \*\*
Plural words do not take apostrophes ever.
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### Author:  [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-remember/73334/4 "2001-07-24T07:58:27Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Rilchiam \*
> \*\*Plural words do not take apostrophes ever. \*\*
A random sampling of 43 Charles’ opinions might indicate otherwise.
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### Author:  [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-remember/73334/5 "2001-07-24T11:35:17Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Rilchiam \*
> \*\*Plural words do not take apostrophes ever. \*\*
The Smiths are back in town.
They have a trailer.
That is the Smiths’ trailer.
(That’s the way the nuns said to do it in parochial school.)
-Rue.
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### Author:  [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-remember/73334/6 "2001-07-24T11:39:56Z")
Wow. **Chas.E** ’s post was sitting right there and I didn’t see it. I thought I was to the bottom of the page, but I guess not. Didn’t mean to jump on you **Rilchiam** redundantly.
**black455** about not remembering your girlfriend’s birthday… you do live dangerously don’t you? Maybe you should keep an Emergency Back-up Card and Gift in your sock drawer.
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### Author:  [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-remember/73334/7 "2001-07-24T15:58:25Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \*
> \*\ ***black455** about not remembering your girlfriend’s birthday… you do live dangerously don’t you? Maybe you should keep an Emergency Back-up Card and Gift in your sock drawer. \*\*
Hey! Keep it down. Women read this board too. Are you trying to give away all our secrets? Next you’ll be telling them the real reason we leave the seat up. Sheesh.