Two elderly couples were enjoying friendly conversation when
one of the men asked the other, “Fred, how was the memory
clinic you went to last month?”
“Outstanding,” Fred replied. “They taught us all the latest
psychological techniques: visualization, association. It was
great.”
“Wow! What was the name of the clinic?”
Fred 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 turned to his wife, “Rose, what was the
name of that memory clinic?”