Russian Shcmussian...!

Who needs that stuff anyhoo? (apart from the Russians)

Being less-than-brilliant at Russian simply meant that your bulging brain had a bit more space for more worthwhile stuff

To quote Homer, one of the great philosophers whom I'm sure you're familiar with:

"Every time I learn something new it pushes some old stuff out of my brain...Remember when I took that home winemaking course and I forgot how to drive?"
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 10:27, 3 replies)

Hehehehe
It's true. I once read the back of a Pot Noodle and forgot where I lived.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 10:38, closed)

Heh,
I used that Homer quote in a lecture last week on memory and information decay. It's the theory of retroactive interference.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 10:39, closed)

Well DUH! Everybody knows that...*

*might be a lie
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 10:47, closed)

I read Homer and thought
Ancient Greece.


Imagine my surprise when the quote mentioned driving.

Doh!
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 13:54, closed)