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25 Genius And Questionable Ways People Tried To Find Out Someone’s Name After Forgetting It, As Shared In This Viral Twitter Thread
Oh, that strange feeling of forgetting someone’s name! Even people with the best memory can probably sometimes lose this piece of important information about a freshly met person. Of course, going totally blank 2 seconds after learning it is one thing, but some people spend quite a surprising amount of time using the wrong name or not knowing it at all.
Has it ever happened to you that you forgot a person’s name immediately after someone told it to you? Well, you’re not alone. Below is a list of posts shared by people on Twitter as a response to a viral Tweet. Kristen Mulrooney, who goes by @missmulrooney on Twitter, shared a simple story of how her husband just simply said "I’m sorry, I forget your name?" But turns out that people on the internet have more stories related to forgetting people’s names and even more clever hacks for getting themselves out of a potentially embarrassing situation. Don’t forget to vote for the best posts and leave your comments!
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Same but then I just call them "sweetie" or something instead. I've had many students over the years and could recognize most even after they left my class, but names are 100% not my thing. Terrible with them.
But if you know where he used to sit and you remember names by seating you should know the name, no?
Yeah, but to be fair, they see a lot more pupils than you do teachers on a day-to-day basis.
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My maths teacher never even bothered, even after a few years she would go: "the girl next to the one in a pink sweatshirt" or "the boy behind the disruptive one" or "the one with crazy hair", etc.
First year of secondary school, I had an art teacher who I really liked. She was a very artsy person and gave a lot of cool art projects. We didn't actually have to turn in all the art projects since Art was one of the very few subjects you could fail and still get promoted to the next grade. I was one of the few in my class who always turned in our projects (and on time). She left for Italy the next year and I didn't see her again until a few years later when she came back to visit on school's open day. I couldn't remember her name but she totally remembered mine. I honestly felt bad that I cannot remember her name because she was the best art teacher I have ever had.
Many teachers I've met after school told me the same "oh, dear can't remember your name but I do remember your face" Part of me thought it was a lie but now that I a teacher I can tell u it is 100% true
I can tell you all about the personal things I know about them but not their name.
I was like that as a bartender. I don't know your name, it's been 5 years since I've seen you, but you drink rum and Coke.
Me, Animal Trainer: Nope, but do you still have Fido?
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actually laffed out loud at this. my high school chemistry teacher called me Eric the entire year. I never bothered correcting him, i was the only "Eric" in the class. and no...my name isn't eric...
nods. i have never used 'whistledick,' but i like it. besides just warning folks i'll be asking their names again a few times....i've been known to give individual folks their own individual nicknames. for whatever reason, a name i give them sticks in my head better than the name they actually have. weird, really...
If you have to do that with a Portuguese woman, just call her Maria. There's a 90% chance it will be her name.
Considering all the variations that people name their kids these days....I personally know a Phred.....
Huh, would this still work with Bob, Jim, Tim, Matt, or Ted? Lol, Bobb, Gym, Time, Mat, and Teed
Customers area always making me feel like I have to remember their names. Like "remember me? I'm here all the time!" ... I see like 500 people a week. I remember no one. And then it always turns out the last time they were in (after looking at their customer profile) was 3 months ago. :-|
I always tell my co-workers, if I remember a customer‘s name, that usually means they’re a trouble maker ^^,
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FYI: If someone ever hands over their phone for *YOU* to put your number in, you are also expected to put your name in. It's the best way to hide this awkward conversation gymnastics.
I wouldn't take someone's phone and get their germs on me nor would I want my fingerprints on their phone. It could be a scam.
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When someone tells me their name for the first time I group them in my mind with other people with the same name, or think of a song that uses their name, or make up a little rhyme about it. Anything to increase the number of connections their name has in my brain.
I don't even try to remember someone's name. I'd rather remember your face and actions. If your name stick in my head, it's usually because you made some sort of impact. As things have moved more online I've found it easier to remember profile names.
I once was introducing my friends to someone and the second I went to introduce one of my good friends, his name completely left my brain. It was like, "and this is my good friend.... uh..."
I just say, can you tell me your name again because it's just fallen out of my brain cell. You can get away with it when you get past a certain age. Besides which, it's perfectly true.
I used to work in kindergarten classrooms and daycares, and even though I would see these same kids everyday I would inevitably forget their names, I would just draw a complete blank. Fellow staff would tease me if they heard me call a kid Miss or Mister because they knew it was because I had forgotten their name
I'm faceblind. I don't recognize anyone. True story - saw someone at mall - said, "I know I know you, could you remind me of your name?" "I'm Marla, your cousin..." We got a good laugh.
I've just started to own it. "I'm terrible at names, please forgive me, I'm totally blanking..." most people understand because it happens to them too.
I’m going to start wearing name tags! I do love when I call people at restaurants and retail by their name. They look at me like “I know you?” No, you’re wearing a name tag!
I thought about doing that but I knew I'd forget I'm wearing it and freak myself out 🤪
Load More Replies... When I'm introduced to people at a party, I make an icebreaker out of it by repeating their names as I go round then all the names together like it's a memory test.
Just own up and say, "I'm so sorry, but I've forgotten your name." There's no shame. If you feel the need, then also say, "I'm really bad with names." Nothing wrong with that. I do it all the time and it's better than the truth. Which is, I couldn't possibly care any less about you or your name because you mean nothing to me. I'm a terrible person. But at least I admit it.
I have never been to this side of. Situation, what exactly must be going on in your head while remembering a person's name. Not only wil I remember the personage, but what we spoke, where we met, and given more time I wil even be able to picture what they wore. Attimes a curse mind up
I don't get it - if I don't remember somebody's name, I just tell them so. Everybody is more or less stressed out and some details, like names, tend to escape the overworked brain. No big deal, happens to most of us at some point. I'd rather remember our conversation and the things they told me than their name - the person is more important than the "label"...
Slightly different to this post, but how to find out someone’s age (has been used successfully by me). If they have a job, ask them this: ‘How long have you been doing your job?’ And then later, ‘how old were you when you started working here?’. Put the two numbers together and bingo, you have their age.
Customers area always making me feel like I have to remember their names. Like "remember me? I'm here all the time!" ... I see like 500 people a week. I remember no one. And then it always turns out the last time they were in (after looking at their customer profile) was 3 months ago. :-|
I always tell my co-workers, if I remember a customer‘s name, that usually means they’re a trouble maker ^^,
Load More Replies... FYI: If someone ever hands over their phone for *YOU* to put your number in, you are also expected to put your name in. It's the best way to hide this awkward conversation gymnastics.
I wouldn't take someone's phone and get their germs on me nor would I want my fingerprints on their phone. It could be a scam.
Load More Replies... When someone tells me their name for the first time I group them in my mind with other people with the same name, or think of a song that uses their name, or make up a little rhyme about it. Anything to increase the number of connections their name has in my brain.
I don't even try to remember someone's name. I'd rather remember your face and actions. If your name stick in my head, it's usually because you made some sort of impact. As things have moved more online I've found it easier to remember profile names.
I once was introducing my friends to someone and the second I went to introduce one of my good friends, his name completely left my brain. It was like, "and this is my good friend.... uh..."
I just say, can you tell me your name again because it's just fallen out of my brain cell. You can get away with it when you get past a certain age. Besides which, it's perfectly true.
I used to work in kindergarten classrooms and daycares, and even though I would see these same kids everyday I would inevitably forget their names, I would just draw a complete blank. Fellow staff would tease me if they heard me call a kid Miss or Mister because they knew it was because I had forgotten their name
I'm faceblind. I don't recognize anyone. True story - saw someone at mall - said, "I know I know you, could you remind me of your name?" "I'm Marla, your cousin..." We got a good laugh.
I've just started to own it. "I'm terrible at names, please forgive me, I'm totally blanking..." most people understand because it happens to them too.
I’m going to start wearing name tags! I do love when I call people at restaurants and retail by their name. They look at me like “I know you?” No, you’re wearing a name tag!
I thought about doing that but I knew I'd forget I'm wearing it and freak myself out 🤪
Load More Replies... When I'm introduced to people at a party, I make an icebreaker out of it by repeating their names as I go round then all the names together like it's a memory test.
Just own up and say, "I'm so sorry, but I've forgotten your name." There's no shame. If you feel the need, then also say, "I'm really bad with names." Nothing wrong with that. I do it all the time and it's better than the truth. Which is, I couldn't possibly care any less about you or your name because you mean nothing to me. I'm a terrible person. But at least I admit it.
I have never been to this side of. Situation, what exactly must be going on in your head while remembering a person's name. Not only wil I remember the personage, but what we spoke, where we met, and given more time I wil even be able to picture what they wore. Attimes a curse mind up
I don't get it - if I don't remember somebody's name, I just tell them so. Everybody is more or less stressed out and some details, like names, tend to escape the overworked brain. No big deal, happens to most of us at some point. I'd rather remember our conversation and the things they told me than their name - the person is more important than the "label"...
Slightly different to this post, but how to find out someone’s age (has been used successfully by me). If they have a job, ask them this: ‘How long have you been doing your job?’ And then later, ‘how old were you when you started working here?’. Put the two numbers together and bingo, you have their age.
