Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 14, 2024

reminds me of big nate not being able to remember any social studies knowledge but knowing sports trivia

Beer lubricates his brain, making it less rusty.

Would you buy pastries from a Dusty Baker?

An easy one. I knew it

Short term memory loss. If you don’t already know it, just wait a few years!

I’m terrible with names too, despite knowing lots of history facts…

Selective memories do have a special connection to sports lineups that are near and dear to our heart.

Because you learned those names in the lineup when you were much younger and they were important to you. Neighbours come and go, but passions are forever.

great line up, especially Steve (forearms) Garvey and the Penguin (Ron Cey)

Big deal. Pig would remember things well enough to be president, right?

Who’s on First, Pig?

I can remember the topic and much of the content of books I glanced at more than fifty years ago. I can remember the library I found them in, and their location on the shelf.

What did I have for dinner last night?

For a REAL “proper” discussion of this topic, just talk to Mr. George Feeney from BOY MEETS WORLD!!!! Dan aka…

Thanks, Pig, I forgot about Bill Russell and Davey Lopes.

Steve Garvey for Senate!

Caring for my 90 year old mother who has short term memory loss. She will ask a question, then two minutes later say, “I think I asked you this already, but…” then same question.

I have this, and I can’t explain it either

I remember having this at work once:

Q: Who was FDR’s Secretary of State?

A: Uh, I dunno.

Q: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

A (from entire room): Spongebob Squarepants!

That’s why I never asked the people I worked with for information….

Same

I though Bill Russell played basketball for Boston.

Note: Sutton was only every 4th day.

Sounds like me! Old age thy say!

I can do this with rock bands.

Pig and I have something in common. I can remember all kinds of trivia, but I have trouble remembering names.

My favorite I’m trying to remember a movie title or actor etc. A hour later I have it and 5 minutes after that it’s gone again.

I have that same. Can’t remember people but I can tell you that Rock Hudson had a small part in “I was a shoplifter”, 1950, directed by Charles Lamont. My shrink says that it’s because I like movies. And he wants me to process that thought to understand where the problem lies. I’m still trying to understand what’s the problem… movies are nice, aren’t they? :D

It’s all in what matters!

Tomorrow, Today, Who, What, I Don’t Know, I Don’t Give A Darn, Why, Because. There is no Right Fielder.

I was hoping for a pun today. Sigh.

When I meet new people at church, I add their names to a list in Notes on my phone, if I can remember them long enough to do it.

I could answer that exact question as easily as Pig…only because I happen to have a 1977 Dodgers souvenir pennant hanging right above my desk with all the team members names on it!

Wow! Didn’t think Pig would be the type to be too lazy to remember names.

I;m @ the point where I can be IN the shower.. mid scrub.. and reach for a blop of shampoo and WITH my hand on the bottle… forget what I was doing…

Yeah, that’s relatable. Though given the context he maybe should have played dumb in front of Tim.

Yeah, but what about the second game?

Had a dream I was back in second grade (50 years later). Remembered the name of every, single, classmate. How weird is that?

Tim is a cartoon character. He could wear a name tag for pig.

Let’s see, the 75 Reds: Bench, Morgan, Perez, Concepcion, Rose, Foster, Geronimo, Griffey……..and I hated this team…………that’s how I became a Dodgers fan.

I’ve never been good with names. Sometimes I can’t recall names of people I work with on a daily basis. I am, however, good at spatial memory. Go figure.

I can remember having my diaper changed when I was still too young to roll over.

I can remember sitting naked in a washtub in the back yard in the summer before I could walk.

OTOH I did not speak until I was four because it took me too long to remember the words I wanted.

When I was eating in a restaurant at age 31, I forgot my girlfriend’s name. Four minutes later, I remembered her father’s name. (Make that ex-girlfriend. And yes, I can remember her name now at age 75.)

If you can remember people’s faces but forget their names, that is normal. Our brains have been developing for eons but words and names are recent inventions.

I know exactly how Pig feels. I’ve got so many relatives that I’ve lost count. I can’t be expected to remember all of them.

Short and long term memory live in different parts of the brain. My long-term is phenomenal, short term always iffy.

It’s well known that there is a sports memorabilia section of the brain that is unaffected by age or alcohol

Too easy… God Bless and SAVE America and May God Bless Donald Trump

I have to think twice every time the ATM wants my 4 digit PIN, but I can rattle off my childhood phone number with ease.

Same, Pig. Same. I can name several players on my teams, but not the people I’ve met multiple times.

My husband can’t remember things I tell him but rodeo stats, names of bulls, winners of timed events from 5 yrs ago? Oh, yeah. Those, he remembers.In fact, one of the rodeo magazines he gets (and there are 8 of them), one is nothing BUT stats. No stories, no pictures. Just numbers.

it also helped that the Dodgers had the same infield for about 9 years.

The only names I recognize are Bill Russell and Steve Garvey. However, I had no idea Garvey was a basketball player

That’s just Stephan showing off!

Hey! That’s my superpower. Always has been. I can forget a man’s name before I let go of his hand.

Here’s the word from Colby College: We remember what we see better than the information we hear and generally, we see faces and hear names (Higbee, 2001). Additionally, difficulties in name retrieval arise because names are less activated than other units of semantic information because names are usually unique to individuals. Apr 26, 2022

OMG… All the time!

1972 New York Rangers lineup, no problems.

Anyone I’ve met just twice, fugeddaboutit. And it’s been like that since 1972.

It happens to me all the time.

Brooklyn Dodgers! Go Sandy Koufax.

I don’t remember Rick Monday or Reggie Smith, but that was the team of my childhood. And a few years later add in Fernando Valenzuela,Mike Scioscia,and Orel Hirscheiser. Stopped watching for a few years, now Kansas City Royals is my team. Bobby Witt Jr doing well, but Salvy is my fav.

As a kid I asked my mom if I’d ever been on a train because I had such a vivid memory of cuddling with her on a train. She said yes but I was only a month old.

What did I come here for? Nevermind.

and it’s gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. Wait. What?

Pig sure has a lot of neighbors

“Santo, Kessinger, Beckert, Banks, the infield third to first…” Thanks Harry!

Moved to Cleveland in 73, can still remember Cincinnati phone #. Can I remember passwords? No.

Well, Who was on first?

In Pig’s defense, that was an awesome team.

“There are some who call me. . . Tim.”

Just because I can remember the lyrics from Gilligan’s Island …

That was my Wiffle Ball line up! Only two left hand batters so so I didn’t have to hit lefty much! Man we had Good Times!

yep… that’s the way it works

Sounds about right. IIRC 1954 NY Giants regulars: Wes Westrum, Whitey Lockman, Davey Williams, Alvin Dark, Monte Ervin, Willie Mays, Don Meuller. Could be wrong.

He remembered the important thing.

I have trouble with remembering school stuff and science, but I know most of the characters in Funky Winkerbean/Crankshaft

The inability to remember names runs in my family. Either we can’t learn the name or we get it mixed up with someone else’s name. My mother was the worst — she just stopped trying and called everyone “you know who I mean.” My grandparents and my many aunts and uncles combined my name and my sister’s name into one (like “JeannieLynn” but names changed to protect the innocent) and just referred to us individually and collectively by that combo, when they could even remember that. I had good friends named Pat, Pam, and Jan; they never knew which name I would call them.

Just rattle thru their wallet or pocketbook. That’s what Seinfeld did

I can still remember most of the starting defensive lineup for the 1965 Buffalo Mills: the line:Ron McDole, Jim Dunaway, Tom Sestak and Tommy Day; the linebackers: Mike Stratton who broke Keith Lincoln in half in the AFL Championship game, Harry Jacobs, John Tracey, with Paul McGuire as a backup and punter; The backs: Butch Byrd – best shutdown CB in the AFL, Booker Edgerson on the other corner, Hagood Clarke at strong safety and the best free safety I’ve ever seen, George Saimes. My knowledge of the offense is spottier. You had future HUD Sec’y and failed VP candidate Jack Kemp at QB backed up by the Mad Bomber Darryl Lamonica, who is widely considered to have thrown the most beautiful deep passes in Pro Football history. Wray Carlton and Billy Joe were in the backfield. Bo Roberson played on WR with future Erie County Chief Executive Ed Rutkowski on the other end. Charlie Ferguson and the great Ernie Warlick were at tight end. Warlick retired after catching the lone TD pass in Buffalo’s 23-0 upset over the San Diego Chargers in the AFL Championship game and broke the color bar in Buffalo TV where they started him out in general interest reporting. I met him coming out of a Lackawanna City Council meeting while I was waiting for a bus home from my job. Spent a memorable 30 minutes chatting with one of the friendliest guys alive getting the inside scoop on James Harris. On the other hand, I can’t remember my cardiologist’s name.

As my sister said, we only remember the important stuff. I do love this strip— especially when it’s secretly about me.

I can name about four sports personalities.

bro its just like big nate

Context is everything.

That Dodger lineup sounds about right.

I once met Dusty Baker when he played for the Atlanta Braves. Heck of a nice guy.

Omar Moreno, Tim Foli, Dave Parker, Willie Stargell, Bill Robinson, Bill Madlock Phil Garner, Ed Ott, Burt Blyleven. In the bullpen, Kent Tekeulve. Your 1979 World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

You never forget the important stuff.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. So sad.

Oh c’mon. I know remember more about episodes of Star Trek I first saw in the 60’s then I remember what I had for dinner last night…

At least Pig remembers the important things!

I have the 1968 Tigers at a moment’s notice.

It’s just long-term memory vs short-term memory. There’s a Reason or Two why they call it short-term memory, especially for us seniors.

That’s different

I’ve always thought that was a guy thing. Or maybe it’s just selective memory.