Comments on: Mystery men

By: Tdave

Tdave — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:37:08 +0000

Well, that’s the second creepy post I’ve put on Mental_floss.

By: Tdave

Tdave — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:48:34 +0000

My buddy, Jimmy, had severe pneumonia and went into a coma that lasted for three weeks. When he woke up he was disoriented and had some amnesia symptoms. He was acting odd, which would be expected, and I figured it would take a while for him to fully recover. It turned out that he didn’t remember me. I thought he was kidding, but he wasn’t. I had explain how we knew each other and every time we met I had to answer questions. We had to become friends all over again, but it wasn’t the same, and it was too weird, – I had to stop (”trying”) being friends.

By: Antanas

Antanas — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:55:35 +0000

The canoeist was arrested today, December 5th, at his son’s house. His wife has been collecting life insurance and lives in Panama City. She vehemently denies she knew he was alive and “she accepted that the life insurance payouts might have to be given back, saying: ‘If that happens, of course it won’t be easy, but I’ll deal with it. It is not the money I ever wanted – it was having my husband back.’”

By: GTT

GTT — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:28:16 +0000

Has anyone seen the series SAMANTHA WHO? It´s about this woman who gets run down by a car and wakes up with amnesia and no recollection of what a horrible human being she was. The whole show is about how she tries to change who she is, better her relationships, etc. Actually kind of fun to watch.

By: gus

gus — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:16:19 +0000

One can only imagine living fully in the present, with no mental baggage.

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:18:54 +0000

Fascinating. I always think of amnesia as a Soap Opera convention. You’ve got to wonder how this kind of thing happens.

By: MoneyPenny

MoneyPenny — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:44:46 +0000

I remember reading about the “Piano Man.” I never knew the mystery was solved. At the time, hospital workers had classified him as a savant. Interesting… without striving to, I think the situation speaks to the cryptic nature of autistic spectrum disorders.

By: KJ

KJ — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:48:42 +0000

RE:Piano Man
There was a movie entitled “Ladies in Lavender” with Maggie Smith and Judy Dench. They find the young musician on the beach. An enjoyable movie (anything with Maggie and Judy is bound to be good)