The great juggle of memory

I remember seeing a Married With Children episode a long time ago now where Kelly went on Jeopardy. For whatever reason she could remember everything that Jeopardy was testing on, so she was a lock. At some point, Bud said that her brain was full and that if they tried to add anything else, she would start losing information. So they avoided telling her anything else until the show.

At the start of the show, or maybe after she had an incredible lead, Alex asked her something like, "What town are you from" or something like that. To which, it became clear that she had to process one more thing and that additional question popped something out of her head.

At the final jeopardy question, with much money in tow, Al convinces her to risk it all. The final jeopardy question? Which high school running back scored four touchdowns in the city championship game? And what any fan of the show remembers, the answer is Al Bundy. Needless to say, she got it wrong, lost all the money, and that was the show.

I, like many other bar studiers, feel much the same way - everytime you cram something into your head, another thing pops out. It's like a giant jenga tower of knowledge, and it's getting wobblier.

By the way, I've tried some of these advanced Barbri questions and they are good for nothing except damaging your fragile egos. Stay away from them - they are too picky to waste any valuable time over.

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