My friend David always talks about his torture chamber idea – it’s a room that isn’t high enough for you to stand up all the way, but isn’t wide enough for you to sit down. Yeah, that’s miserable. But, what about when you’re introducing your new friends and you only remember 4 out of their 5 names?
If this has never happened to you, it will. So, here are some outs:
- say all of their names except for the guy you can’t remember, and act as though it was an accident. Then, hopefully, someone will chime in with, “what about John?” At this point laugh innocently.
or
Don’t introduce anyone. Simply talk to the guy who just walked up. If you rush the conversation enough, your friends will still be standing there and you can explain by saying, “Sorry, I didn’t introduce you. I forgot that guy’s name” (DON”T DO THIS IF YOU ALREADY USED THE GUYS NAME)
or
Have celebrity name in your back pocket such as “Barack Obama” that you can use as a joke. I wouldn’t advise using my example if the guy your forgot is the only black guy standing there.
or
- Just pick a random name. Usually you’ll get a reaction from from your friends like “Who’s that?” Now use the line, “Wha’d I say?” You can trick everyone into figuring out for you which name you left out.
or
Give the guy you don’t remember a cool nickname like, “razzle dazzle” or “champion chip” (make sure you wink at him as if he should have known it was coming)
What other “outs” are their?
Tags: barrack obama, name amnesia
letting others cover for you works great. Unless no one else knows the guy's name. Happened to me once. Group of five, four of us couldn't remember the fifth guy's name.
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I personally like leveraging Tiger or Champion, or because I am Australian and many people think I am slow, I just flat out say I missed your name because I'm foreign….it seems to work well.
Yeah, best non-graphic torture chamber idea ever.
I'm curious, If they are your friends, why could you not remember their name?
Let's say they are new friends.
I'm sure they are, Tripp.
I'll be in your fair city Thursday & Friday – fortunately, you'll not have to introduce me, as I'll probably not see you.
If you ever do need to introduce me, and can't recall my name, it's posted above this comment.
there is one real easy solution to this problem…just start calling everyone Joe. Every person, all the time, then when the time comes your friends are so afraid that you will introduce them all as Joe, they will introduce themselves.
"I'll let you all introduce yourselves, far easier!" works for me
There's always the "Fletch" strategy. Ramble some indistinguishable jibberish under your breath as you introduce the guy, slightly turning your head to the left and coughing.