An Egyptian idiom referring to a person with an unusually sharp or clear memory, especially in a situation when the person would normally forget something.
Dude, I was so drunk last night, but I remember EVERYTHING!
Shoot, you must have the memory of a cat!
Shoot, you must have the memory of a cat!
by squirrel_lover September 25, 2011
Memories and information are stored in the brain like files in an office. Stacks and stacks of irrelevant bullshit stored right next to stacks and stack of useful knowledge, however they are rarely confused. Unfortunately, there is no governing form of organization like alphabetical order or topical arrangement, but the thinker is still confident that after flipping through pages and pages of bullshit they will come to the idea/image/fact/etc they were looking for.
Person 1: "I love looking at leaves in the fall."
A person with Catalog Memory: Flips through the molecular process of photosynthesis, looks at the person, thinks about where their shirt was made and what language those people speak, imagines having sex with person 1 and where they would do it, thinks about photosynthesis again, then finds a memory relevant to the original comment. After about 10-20 seconds, person with catalog memory says: "My family and I used to take a road trip down the river every year. We'd stop at a bunch of parks to look at the leaves."
A person with Catalog Memory: Flips through the molecular process of photosynthesis, looks at the person, thinks about where their shirt was made and what language those people speak, imagines having sex with person 1 and where they would do it, thinks about photosynthesis again, then finds a memory relevant to the original comment. After about 10-20 seconds, person with catalog memory says: "My family and I used to take a road trip down the river every year. We'd stop at a bunch of parks to look at the leaves."
by patrick fitzpatrick February 20, 2011
A method of writing something down before you forget, whether on a piece of paper or on your arm or hand. May also include calling your own phone and leaving yourself a voice message, or emailing yourself. Basically a self-reminder.
Roommate 1: Can you give me a ride to the airport on Friday? My flight leaves at 6.
Roommate 2: Yeah hold on a sec, I'm gonna write that on a sticky note, just for memory insurance.
Roommate 2: Yeah hold on a sec, I'm gonna write that on a sticky note, just for memory insurance.
by ambermonk April 22, 2011
People who are affected by the hard side of life.
You remember all the things, all the moments, all the laughs, all the happiness, all the love.
Even though now you walk by them and sometimes you don't even get a "Hi, how are you?", you just know that they are also grateful for every single moment you spent with them. Although life made everyone follow different ways, no one can erase the history you had.
At the end, it was just good to live that with them.
You remember all the things, all the moments, all the laughs, all the happiness, all the love.
Even though now you walk by them and sometimes you don't even get a "Hi, how are you?", you just know that they are also grateful for every single moment you spent with them. Although life made everyone follow different ways, no one can erase the history you had.
At the end, it was just good to live that with them.
"Didn't you guys used to be friends?"
"Yeah, but we really don't talk anymore since he moved out. I guess we are just strangers with memories now..."
"Yeah, but we really don't talk anymore since he moved out. I guess we are just strangers with memories now..."
by borboletas May 10, 2023
"when interviewing a new gay best friend, it is a good idea to ask around about his homographic memory average, to keep the necessary emotional friction"
by JellyD October 23, 2013
When somebody tries to tell you a story or memory from the past but they change what happened, usually to favor them.
Nima: Rememebr when i beat you in smash?
Mikey: No I beat you and Navid
Navid: You got Fake Memories Mikey
Mikey: No I beat you and Navid
Navid: You got Fake Memories Mikey
by WinstonisChink March 27, 2019
I started saying this about 20 years ago to make the girl's laugh. It's pretty self explanatory. Use it instead of photo. It's one of those words people look back at you, like "did he just say that?".
by Tnutz May 25, 2023