Funny...I don't remember

'member that funny joke? -- eh? (me neither...)

'Reading that Science Times article -- "In One Ear and Out the Other" that says -- "researchers who study memory, the ease with which people forget jokes is one of those quirks, those little skids on the neuronal banana peel, that end up revealing a surprising amount about the underlying architecture of memory."

It's much-ado-about that our -- "short-term working memory" has a really limited holding pen and a "fast turnover rate."

Our brains have this sort of -- "save button: the hippocampus, deep in the forebrain is essential for translating short-term memories into a more permanent form." --

Also points out -- “What makes a joke successful are the same properties that can make it difficult to remember.” -- really funny things are so forceful it bowls you over...but, if there's no emotions or side bars attached that might hit transfer or save button...well, then...it's gonna get lost in the shuffle when we reset...

“We humans are pretty good at gist recall but have difficulty with being exact,” that articles points out -- "jokes live or die by nuance, precision and timing."

“Emotionally arousing material calls your attention to a central object,” Dr. Schacter said, “but it can make it difficult to remember peripheral details.”

Geez...and here I thought I was just getting too old to remember stuff...