"Hey! I have no idea who you are."

[Darthphere]

This has happened to all of us. Some of us fear going out because it might happen to us. Somebody coming up to you and saying they know you, you can only look back with a **** faced blank stare. They quickly realize that you have no clue as to who or what they are. You're embarrassed, scared, sometimes, you don't give a ****. This happened to me last night. I was working, when I heard my name. I turned around and it was a girl, all I could say was "Hey, how you doing?" She responded with "You have no idea who I am do you?" I responded truthfully, "No, sorry can't say I do." It takes a weird turn when she reveals that we were in the second grade together. Now, how am I supposed to remember anyone from the ****ing 2nd grade? Apparently she had recently found our class picture and had been sending out friend requests on Myspace. I haven't checked mine in months so I had no clue. Long story short, this was an unexpected blast from the past, but a welcome one.

So, share your stories of being *******s and pretending like you know who the hell you're talking to. I did it to Wiseman the other night.

 

[Wiseman]

So, share your stories of being *******s and pretending like you know who the hell you're talking to. I did it to Wiseman the other night.

I thought it was weird when you asked if my sister was still hot, considering she died in the 5th grade

 

[The Original Bamfer]

This happens to me frequently. But I'm really good at pretending I know what I'm talking about... and not just when it comes to people I don't remember. So, I think I get away with it.

But no one ever seems to forget me. It's strange.

 

[Darthphere]

Dude, I totally forgot she had that heart condition....it was a heart condition right?

 

[The Original Bamfer]

I thought it was weird when you asked if my sister was still hot, considering she died in the 5th grade

Haha, Darth thought your eleven-year-old sister was hot.

 

[Darthphere]

Two posts in, we run into pedophilia jokes. I love the Hype.

 

[Wiseman]

Dude, I totally forgot she had that heart condition....it was a heart condition right?

No, she fell into the elephant crap pile at the zoo. She suffocated before help was able to get to her.........or was it drowned. I heard gurgling that's all I remember.

 

[enterthemadness]

Happens at the rec center. First guy I see a lot there and were exchange some words usually. I know he went to my High School, but not the same class grade. Had to have him in one of the weight lifting classes I took.

Other guy I thought I knew from High school....nope, Babe Ruth, the summer before High School began for me. I was like '...Oh...oh...yea.' I remember people, just not their names.

 

[Ghostvirus]

Man. I cannot count the number of times this has happened. I hate it. I feel so bad that I don't remember them. I just want to bow before them & beg their forgiveness.

 

[Darthphere]

Well there was this one time where I saw some kid and he was like "Dude, we were in Biology together!" And I recognized him but didn't know his real name, so I responded "Oh yeah, they used to call you Big *****." He said yeah, and kind of walked away. Long story short, they called him that because some guy made out with his girlfriend and he refused to deck the guy.

 

[Majic Walrus]

This happens to me a lot. I guess many people from my past cling on to that part of their life and don't want to let it go. People from college or high school or old jobs will always come up to me which is fairly annoying anyway, but it's even better when the person only thinks they know you.

A cashier at a local grocery store said I looked familiar and asked if I knew "Megan". I know a couple of "Megan"s so I said... "Yeah..." He immediately assumed that I was Jeff a person who was interested in his sister Megan when they were in high school. Normally I would've corrected him but I was in a playful mood.

We talked for a solid 5 minutes about the good ol' days before I asked him this, "Hey... Did Megan ever tell you about when we did it?" He told me that she never told him anything about that but he didn't seem too upset so I said, "Did your mom ever say anything?"

I don't go to that store anymore.

 

[Darthphere]

Hahahaha, you didn't.

 

[Drakon]

Working retail, and having the reputation that I do when working [I tend to be the guy everyone goes to because I know what the hell I'm talking about] it happens a lot. It's even worse when you run into customers who recognize you outside of the work environment, and they're all "Hey, you're the Video Store guy", and all I can think is "Hey, you're that customer!"

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Just happened to me Sunday. I was helping my parents out DJ'ing a girls debut and I see this guy who look familiar but can't place. He ends up approaching me a little while later and I spent the first 3 minutes of our conversation not knowing which group of friends we had in common. Towards the end of convo he mentions one name I recognize and it all came back to me. Coincidentally I actually had a picture of him on my ipod from a group picture back in high school.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

This has happened to me a couple times.

What I hate more is when people ask my what school I go to. After I tell them, sometimes they say "I know someone who goes/went there, too." I think "Uh, great." Happened to me today as I was being prepped for my wisdom tooth extraction.

 

[Nirvana]

The worst is when they come up and say hi and I'll reply with something like "Hey, how are you?" and they begin to tell me what they've been up to recently...and I have no idea who they are.

 

[Eggyman]

The worst is when they come up and say hi and I'll reply with something like "Hey, how are you?" and they begin to tell me what they've been up to recently...and I have no idea who they are.

I beg to differ, sunshine

The worst is where you wake up, roll over, and then get the "Hey! I have no idea who you are."

 

[Majic Walrus]

Hahahaha, you didn't.

Did too.

 

[Catman]

It takes a weird turn when she reveals that we were in the second grade together. Now, how am I supposed to remember anyone from the ****ing 2nd grade?

So...you're saying that you haven't changed since the 2nd grade?

 

[The Lizard]

I turned around and it was a girl, all I could say was "Hey, how you doing?" She responded with "You have no idea who I am do you?" I responded truthfully, "No, sorry can't say I do."

This is really the only correct action in this situation. Despite all the funny scenarios seen in sitcoms where people fake their way through not remembering someone, it doesn't really work in real life, so it's better just to 'fess up.

Now, what's more difficult is when you HAVE been introduced to someone previously and you still forget their name all the time for whatever reason. I have faked my way through a couple of those situations, I'll admit.

 

[Superfreak]

I was sitting in grad school seminar room at my uni the other day... and this preggers prof walked in and sat down. Turned out that she was in my elementary french immersion from grade 1-6. I thought that was pretty impressive.

 

[Erzengel]

This has happened to all of us. Some of us fear going out because it might happen to us. Somebody coming up to you and saying they know you, you can only look back with a **** faced blank stare. They quickly realize that you have no clue as to who or what they are. You're embarrassed, scared, sometimes, you don't give a ****. This happened to me last night. I was working, when I heard my name. I turned around and it was a girl, all I could say was "Hey, how you doing?" She responded with "You have no idea who I am do you?" I responded truthfully, "No, sorry can't say I do." It takes a weird turn when she reveals that we were in the second grade together. Now, how am I supposed to remember anyone from the ****ing 2nd grade? Apparently she had recently found our class picture and had been sending out friend requests on Myspace. I haven't checked mine in months so I had no clue. Long story short, this was an unexpected blast from the past, but a welcome one.

So, share your stories of being *******s and pretending like you know who the hell you're talking to. I did it to Wiseman the other night.

Was she cute?

 

[Darthphere]

So...you're saying that you haven't changed since the 2nd grade?

Dude, actually not really. Though I suspect she recognized me by my Myspace pic. Angles and all that.

Was she cute?

Yeah, but apparently, she's taken and I was like in the middle of work so my game was slow played.

 

[WompuM]

Well, I have been known to throw large drunken parties over the years before graduation happened last month, so it wouldnt be out of the ordinary for someone on campus t recognize me but I don't know who they are. Especially if they were one of my roommates' friends. That's all I can think of.

I'm kind of a big deal.

 

[kane9321]

This happened to me the other day. I'm walking through the mall with my fiancee and this woman comes up to me gives me a hug and says "hey its been a long time. How have you been"? I'm looking back at her with a straight face, she says"you dont remember me at all do you".."I dont I'm sorry" was my reply. She said we went to high school together and we had alot of classes with one another. Went home found my yearbook...yes we did have tons of classes together Her name was kym dyson