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Author: PopFly
Date: May 13, 2008 22:06

Start quote:
"...Remember your nursery rhymes? 'When I am rich, say the bells of
Shoreditch.'"
Yes, Rebus had a vague memory. A memory of his mother, holding him on
her knee, or maybe it was his father, singing him songs and bouncing
the knee in time. It had never happened that way, but he had a memory
of it all the same.
- Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail
End quote.

What do you think, people? Can you have a memory of something that
never happened?
If you say yes, how common do you think it is?
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Re: Memory         


Author: turtoni
Date: May 13, 2008 22:13

"PopFly":
> Start quote:
> "...Remember your nursery rhymes? 'When I am rich, say the bells of
> Shoreditch.'"
> Yes, Rebus had a vague memory. A memory of his mother, holding him on
> her knee, or maybe it was his father, singing him songs and bouncing
> the knee in time. It had never happened that way, but he had a memory
> of it all the same.
> - Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail
> End quote.
>
> What do you think, people? Can you have a memory of something that
> never happened?
> If you say yes, how common do you think it is?

Very common.

Memory is a great subject. I was thinking earlier today of posting about
memory and forgot.

I'm actually fascinated by memory in general.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koGywVUJ9hE
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Re: Memory         


Author: Immortalist
Date: May 13, 2008 22:53

On May 13, 10:06 pm, PopFly gmail.com> wrote:
> Start quote:
> "...Remember your nursery rhymes? 'When I am rich, say the bells of
> Shoreditch.'"
> Yes, Rebus had a vague memory. A memory of his mother, holding him on
> her knee, or maybe it was his father, singing him songs and bouncing
> the knee in time. It had never happened that way, but he had a memory
> of it all the same.
> - Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail
> End quote.
>
> What do you think, people? Can you have a memory of something that
> never happened?
> If you say yes, how common do you think it is?
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Re: Memory         


Author: turtoni
Date: May 13, 2008 22:52

"Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:72d6e0db-0a24-41e6-9054-af9979e82815@k10g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
On May 13, 10:06 pm, PopFly gmail.com> wrote:
> Start quote:
> "...Remember your nursery rhymes? 'When I am rich, say the bells of
> Shoreditch.'"
> Yes, Rebus had a vague memory. A memory of his mother, holding him on
> her knee, or maybe it was his father, singing him songs and bouncing
> the knee in time. It had never happened that way, but he had a memory
> of it all the same.
> - Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail
> End quote.
>
> What do you think, people? Can you have a memory of something that
> never happened?
> If you say yes, how common do you think it is?

"Ian Rankin's series of Inspector John Rebus novels are often praised
specifically for his use of Rebus' home turf, Edinburgh, so it's a surprise
that in this early volume from the series (number three...
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Re: Memory         


Author: Immortalist
Date: May 13, 2008 23:40

On May 13, 10:52 pm, "turtoni" fastmail.net> wrote:
> "Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:72d6e0db-0a24-41e6-9054-af9979e82815@k10g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
> On May 13, 10:06 pm, PopFly gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Start quote:
>> "...Remember your nursery rhymes? 'When I am rich, say the bells of
>> Shoreditch.'"
>> Yes, Rebus had a vague memory. A memory of his mother, holding him on
>> her knee, or maybe it was his father, singing him songs and bouncing
>> the knee in time. It had never happened that way, but he had a memory
>> of it all the same.
>> - Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail
>> End quote.
>
>> What do you think, people? Can you have a memory of something that ...
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Re: Memory         


Author: PopFly
Date: May 14, 2008 20:11

On May 14, 1:52 am, "turtoni" fastmail.net> wrote:
> "Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:72d6e0db-0a24-41e6-9054-af9979e82815@k10g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
> On May 13, 10:06 pm, PopFly gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Start quote:
>> "...Remember your nursery rhymes? 'When I am rich, say the bells of
>> Shoreditch.'"
>> Yes, Rebus had a vague memory. A memory of his mother, holding him on
>> her knee, or maybe it was his father, singing him songs and bouncing
>> the knee in time. It had never happened that way, but he had a memory
>> of it all the same.
>> - Ian Rankin, Tooth and Nail
>> End quote.
>
>> What do you think, people? Can you have a memory of something that ...
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Re: Memory         


Author: zinnic
Date: May 15, 2008 08:47

On May 14, 10:11 pm, PopFly gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 14, 1:52 am, "turtoni" fastmail.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>> "Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
>>news:72d6e0db-0a24-41e6-9054-af9979e82815@k10g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
>> On May 13, 10:06 pm, PopFly gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> Start quote:
>>> "...Remember your nursery rhymes? 'When I am rich, say the bells of
>>> Shoreditch.'"
>
>
>>> Yes, Rebus had a vague memory. A memory of his mother, holding him on
>>> her knee, or maybe it was his father, singing him songs and bouncing ...
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