Reply to: Archived data in the brain.

[MarillionFan]

Not all.

I've always believed they got their name from the sound of it.

Tuk Tuks a notoriously good way to get ripped off in Thailand, especially in Bangkok. Even after all the times I've been plus speaking & understanding Thai the little bastards still try it on.

Cheaper to get an air conditioned metered taxi.

[Clever Hans]

The motorised rickshaws are also called 'pedicabs' which sounds dodgy.

The delayed recall you describe is closely related to 'Tip of the Tongue phenomenon', and as thats a cliche its a very common occurence; lots of interesting info on Wikipedia and the like if you want to read further.

[mudskipper]

What would be nice is if there was a way of selecting which bits of data to chuck.

For example George 3 operating system commands. Not likely to be of much use in 21st century Britain, but I can still recall on demand.

(... off to check jobserve for ICL 1900 operator...)

[norrahe]

Surely tuk tuk's are motorised, and the name derives from the sound made by the two-stroke engine?

Not all.

[minestrone]

I went to buy a couple of drum trigger pads for my left foot, I figured I should be able to play the kit pretty much single handed and free up the left hand for keyboard, so they do not have them in and I order, what is your post code "xxx xx" then what is your house number and then I just pause for 2 seconds.

I was saying a few days before you could be hitting the drums 5 times per second, each hit will make a decision on velocity and placement then you take a total mental brake when asked what is the house number you stay in.

[mudskipper]

<cranes forward>...</cranes forward>

[suityou01]

Surely tuk tuk's are motorised, and the name derives from the sound made by the two-stroke engine?

<cranes forward><left eyebrow jauntily raised>

Owly? Did you make a boo boo?

</left eyebrow jauntily raised></cranes forward>

[NickFitz]

God, that is surreal, seriously - I was thinking exactly the same driving through London yesterday. Only the phrase I was trying to remember was "tuk tuk", which is what they call the things in Thailand.

Surely tuk tuk's are motorised, and the name derives from the sound made by the two-stroke engine?

[cojak]

It's always seemed strange to me, how the brain works. Yesterday, travelling through central London I saw a lot of those hybrid cyclist/single taxi things. I knew there was a special word for that vehicle and that they originate in Asia (either Vietnam or Thailand? *), but I couldn't instantly think of that word. Of course 20 minutes later, the word - Rickshaw - came to mind. Does anyone else have this delay in the thought process, or is it just my senile brain?

* edit, it appears they originated in Japan

Rip-offs.

[wobbegong]

This happens to me with my kids' names

Well, you shouldn't have so many.

[OwlHoot]

It's always seemed strange to me, how the brain works. Yesterday, travelling through central London I saw a lot of those hybrid cyclist/single taxi things. I knew there was a special word for that vehicle and that they originate in Asia (either Vietnam or Thailand? *), but I couldn't instantly think of that word. Of course 20 minutes later, the word - Rickshaw - came to mind. Does anyone else have this delay in the thought process, or is it just my senile brain?

* edit, it appears they originated in Japan

God, that is surreal, seriously - I was thinking exactly the same driving through London yesterday. Only the phrase I was trying to remember was "tuk tuk", which is what they call the things in Thailand.

[suityou01]

Petrichor. Good lord, I just learned something from MF.

Me too, but it feels more like I caught it than learned it.

[xoggoth]

Petrichor. Good lord, I just learned something from MF.

[suityou01]

This happens to me with my kids' names

[xoggoth]

Happens all the time. At least the recollection usually gets there eventually, one day it won't