Ionce knew an old man whose bad memory made himfamous. John Smith was so forgetful that he sometimesforgot what he was talking about in the middle of asentence. His wife had to constantly’ remind him abouthis meetings, his classes—even his meals! Once he forgothe ate breakfast twice, at home and at school. His wifeliked to remind her neighbours,“If John didn’t have hishead tied on, he would forget that too!”Since Smith wasa professor at a well-known university, his forgetfulnesswas often an embarrassment. It wasn’t that he was not Ionce knew an old man whose bad memory made himfamous. John Smith was so forgetful that he sometimesforgot what he was talking about in the middle of asentence. His wife had to constantly ’remind him abouthis meetings, his classes-even his meals! Once he forgothe ate breakfast twice, at home and at school. His wifeliked to remind her neighbors, “If John did not have hishead tied on, he would forget that too! ” Since Smith wasa professor at a well-known university, his forgetfulnesswas often an embarrassment. It was not that he was not