My wife and I go through this at least once a day. Sometimes it"s her, other times it’s me, but most times we both try to figure out the term we know is right there on the tip of your tongue. Welcome to the mid-sixties!:-)
It’s the primary reason to stay married when you become AARP eligible. At that point you have to have a spouse nearby to provide the word, the missing name, complete the sentence, remind you of the reason you went into the other room after you return with nothing, tell you what you said you had to do today, and…
If the spouse isn’t near then don’t sweat it. It’s just like waiting for public transportation. The word or whatever the missing link is will come to you…eventually.
Dirty Dragon about 4 years ago
Splunge!
pschearer Premium Member about 4 years ago
Getting older, Arlo. Getting older.
nosirrom about 4 years ago
How can he think about groping for a word when Janis is right there in front of him?
Nachikethass about 4 years ago
I know the feeling!
alasko about 4 years ago
Don’t just think grope.
tudza Premium Member about 4 years ago
Sure the word wasn’t groping him?
Tyge Premium Member about 4 years ago
Stop thinking about it and it’ll come to you.
Sephten about 4 years ago
That’s the worst of having a huge vocabulary: you KNOW there’s a word for it, but you just can’t … you know…!
well-i-never about 4 years ago
Zaftig?
Egrayjames about 4 years ago
My wife and I go through this at least once a day. Sometimes it"s her, other times it’s me, but most times we both try to figure out the term we know is right there on the tip of your tongue. Welcome to the mid-sixties!:-)
admiree2 about 4 years ago
It’s the primary reason to stay married when you become AARP eligible. At that point you have to have a spouse nearby to provide the word, the missing name, complete the sentence, remind you of the reason you went into the other room after you return with nothing, tell you what you said you had to do today, and…
If the spouse isn’t near then don’t sweat it. It’s just like waiting for public transportation. The word or whatever the missing link is will come to you…eventually.
Michael G. about 4 years ago
“Groping?” “On the tip of his tongue?” Down, boy!
John Smith about 4 years ago
On the other hand, we never have that problem with four letter words.
Autological about 4 years ago
Uh oh… SOMEBODY needs to join Toastmasters!
Yakety Sax about 4 years ago
“I don’t give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.” Mark Twain
“The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” Mark Twain
Uncle Bob about 4 years ago
Nice to know I’m uncombined, Arlo…
KEA about 4 years ago
that happens way too often for me now
KEA about 4 years ago
…and don’t even TRY to pull up a name
Clotty Peristalt about 4 years ago
Yeah, that’s a daily occurrence in our household. I personally blame the information flood we live in rather than our, ehm, … well, you know.
Ib12us about 4 years ago
Age, Arlo. Old age and I forgot what else its called but I know it happens to all of us.
Jimmyk939 about 4 years ago
If you don’t use it, you lose it. That doesn’t apply to just languages…or rules grammatic.
jonesbeltone about 4 years ago
“Janis, you look the essence of summer, my love.”
joedon2007 about 4 years ago
At first I thought he was trying to block a sneeze so he didn’t release an droplets.
royq27 about 4 years ago
My conversation is a crossword puzzle, lucky for me my wife has the clues.
John Leonard Premium Member about 4 years ago
Tell me about it.
Cincoflex about 4 years ago
Oh Arlo honey, been there, done that!
Plods with ...™ about 4 years ago
Happening more and more often. I stick out my tongue cuz’ it’s right there on the tip of it.
P51Strega about 4 years ago
too often!
cuzinron47 about 4 years ago
And the word doesn’t want to be groped.
RonaldDad Premium Member about 4 years ago
Like every fourth strip, Jimmy Johnson, you’ve nailed me, us, again.
MCProfessor about 4 years ago
As I’ve grown older this happens more and more often.
Back to Big Mike about 4 years ago
Been there, live that.
Back to Big Mike about 4 years ago
It took me five minutes to remember the term “bathroon sink”, just ten minutes ago, while I was IN the bathroom.
ktrabbit33 about 4 years ago
Yup. The Word Search game. Factory standard in all of us, usually kicking in when we hit our 60s. Ain’t getting old a hoot?
mysterysciencefreezer about 4 years ago
Been there, done that, looked like an idiot.
craigwestlake about 4 years ago
Actually, “Grope” was the word he wanted to say/use…
majobis. about 4 years ago
senior moments. I I have them all the time and I am 55..