phonographic memory

For those too young to remember, music used to be distributed on vinyl records (commonly known as a "phonograph" record). These records were played using a needle that would pick up the inscribed spiral grooves in the disk and, with the use of an amplifier, emit from a set of speakers.

Inevitably these records would get a scratch in them causing the record to skip a groove. The result was that a few milliseconds of the song would be missed. As audio tradition would have it, the listener would end up memorizing the song and lyric precisely as it was played back...skip and all. This is referred to as phonographic memory.

Me: I remember this song...I had it on LP.

Her: Geeze. You're old.

Me: Quiet...here it comes...wait for it...

Her: What are you talking about?!

Me: My LP had a skip in it…and it skipped…right...THERE!

Her: It's amazing how much useless information you store in that head.

Me: What can I say? I have a phonographic memory.

by DoctorWatson February 3, 2010

Memory Turd

Remembering what you had for dinner the night before, whilst having a shit.

Last night you had a really hot curry and the next morning on the toilet you have such ring sting that it jolts your memory into remembering what you ate the night before, therefore giving birth to a memory turd straight out of your raw ass.

by GmanDownUnder September 15, 2010

memory foam

Some Crap Nasa Made To "Help Sleep"..Bull
And Sometimes Cheap versions are made by other retarded companies

This Memory foam Sucks! It Gave me a Back Ache!

by Nedakh August 18, 2006

Short-term memory loss

When you can't remember things for short periods of time. Also when you can't remember things for short periods of time.

I may have short-term memory loss, but at least I don't have short-term memory loss.

by Intelligence001 June 25, 2016

core memory

Core memory (aka. magnetic-core memory, ferrite-core memory) is a type of non-volatile random access computer memory, that was popular before Pixar even existed.

- User: "Computer, what is core memory?"
- Computer: "Segmentation fault (core dumped)"

by ea7ababe September 22, 2022

Memory bank

Where you put a mental image of a hot girl you just saw, to save for 'alone time' later on.

Mike: Wow did you see that girl?
Joe: Yeah she's going in the memory bank!

by Highkingofscotland March 29, 2011

Lizard Brain Memory

A long-forgotten memory that has been dormant in the back of your mind for years or decades. Different from a regular memory because it's something you haven't thought of since you first experienced it.

Usually more personal, because the more people have the same memory, the more unlikely you are to have forgotten it

Examples:

VHS movies from your childhood (i.e Goodnight Moon VHS 2000, literally any straight-to-VHS Disney movie)
TV shows or commercials (i.e Crashbox on HBO Kids, )
Flash games (i.e Cartoon Network Resort, Interactive Buddy, Habbo Hotel)
Discontinued food/drink brands (i.e Dunkaroos, Blue Pepsi, Green Hulk Hershey's Syrup, Heinz EZ Squirt)

"Dude I just found this old Peter Rabbit VHS that my mom used to put on for me when I was a kid. I haven't thought of this since I was like 6 years old, it's a complete Lizard Brain Memory"

by cormacwalsh September 11, 2021