tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211773395857840723.post851003692072983298..comments2023-05-13T06:25:38.107-08:00Comments on Our Third Thirds: The Mystery of the Corn FrittersCloudyinAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04354513104617596508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211773395857840723.post-79122620803619027742015-10-15T08:57:43.325-08:002015-10-15T08:57:43.325-08:00I will sometimes watch a movie "I have never ...I will sometimes watch a movie "I have never seen before." After about half an hour I might suddenly realize that I actually have seen it. Not right at the beginning, but after watching it for half an hour or so.<br /><br />Putting on my lawyer hat, I will also point out that your story illustrates why eye-witnesses are not necessarily reliable in trials.<br /><br />My theory, which doesn't hold water all the time, is that you remember things that are important to you better than things that are not important - or things with an emotional impact. This is why you can remember what you were doing when you heard about 9/11, but you can't remember anything from the day before. And why you can remember your favorite dress when you were in high school, but you can't remember the dresses your mother bought you (unless you really hated them).<br /><br />This suggests that eating corn fritters is/was more important to you than cooking them. <br />The Noodlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931727195407264781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211773395857840723.post-64356591690969116572015-10-15T08:48:45.596-08:002015-10-15T08:48:45.596-08:00Fritters must always be deep fried.Fritters must always be deep fried.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com