Two elderly men were sitting in the living room having a conversation when one of the men asked the other, "Fred, how was the memory clinic you went to last month?"

"Great," Fred replied. "They taught us all the latest psychological techniques like visualization, association and repetition. It was worth it."

"Well, I'm thinking about going. What was the name of the clinic?"

Fred's mind went blank. He thought and thought, but couldn't remember. Then a smile broke across his face and he asked, "What do you call that flower with the long stem and thorns?"

"You mean a rose?"

"Yes, that's it!"

He called to his wife in the kitchen, "Hey, Rose, what was the name of that memory clinic?"


(unknown author)