To: snarks_when_bored
Very very interesting. I wish I could do things like that too; although when it comes down to it, having far less "special ability" but enjoying a normal, "average-joe" life is much more preferable.
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02/19/2005 7:03:28 PM PST by
k2blader
(It is neither compassionate nor conservative to support the expansion of socialism.)
To: k2blader
Very very interesting. I wish I could do things like that too; although when it comes down to it, having far less "special ability" but enjoying a normal, "average-joe" life is much more preferable.
If you're ever tempted to make a pact with the Devil in order to be granted a perfect memory, first read A.R. Luria's The Mind of a Mnemonist. You might also want to read Jorge Luis Borges' short story, "Funes, the Memorius".
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