[Arwen]

Whatzhyzname/Whatzhername Medical Condition (from the Amnesiac -- Non memorabliam)

This cry can be heard from individuals of the Butch persuasion as well as those individuals of the femme persuasion. Often found in a certain age category, this is the call of the terminally forgetful.

Frequently this hits certain individuals of the Butch persuasion in the Home Depot or at the ballpark while those individuals of the femme persuasion seem to suffer more often at the grocery store or the MAC counter.

A certain look steals across one's face when this affliction strikes. They are out and about. Someone walks up to them cheerfully calling them by name. They even ask them about their partner/cat/dog/bootblack.

There could be an aroma of smoke or even a small plume of white rising from the back of the cranial protection as the gears start spinning in a mad effort to recapture the name of the person in front of them.

A kind person, recognizing this problem, would immediately stick their hand out and say, "Hi! Do you remember me? I'm __________" thereby eliminating the grey matter overload occurring in front of them.

However, there is a sadistic variety of person who will stand there continuing to talk knowing that this person has no clue who they are.

The sadistic type will ask the sufferer about their partner by name. They will inquire after each pet and child also by name. They may even offer condolences for a co-worker's dead plant. With each comment, their infernal glee is fed by the look of "deer in the headlights" as the Whatzhyzname/Whatzhername sufferer goes deeper and deeper into the cobwebbed filled corners of their mind.

The staff at MirriFemme-Webutchster's New BFP Dictionary would like to encourage everyone to be kind to those older or more forgetful. Otherwise, karma is gonna suck when you get there.