The doorway effect

The gangster got up

and walked into the next

room. But when he got

there he could no longer

remember why he got up.

***

“That’s the Doorway Effect.”

said Sancho, laughing.

“Just come back in the room.

Sit down. And the idea will

return to you.”

***

So the gangster did. And as

soon as he did he remembered.

***

“Oh yeh! Get the gun. Kill Sancho.”

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40 thoughts on “The doorway effect

  1. This reminds me of the riddle of the cowboy who rode into town on Wednesday, stayed for three days then rode out on Wednesday…..How is it possible?

  2. I didn’t remember why I came into this room just now, until I saw my Acer on the table, the Trefology page lighting its screen. Now I have to go back for what I now remember I’d gone for. But even if I still remember what it was when I get there, a silencer wouldn’t save Sancho from the doorway effect. Oh, the perplexity in a house with more than one room.

    • That gangster? Nah, he never used silencers. For he was hard of hearing. He used louderers. So he would know when to stop pulling the trigger. Thanks, E Sum

  3. Upon hearing that, Sancho panicked, and ran out of the room. But then, due to the Doorway Effect, he suddenly couldn’t remember why he’d taken to the exit. So he returned, and sat down calmly to gather his thoughts. And then it hit him… BANG! Unfortunately, the bullet was faster than his brain.

    • Sancho was never seen again. Though, as in the tale of Ichabod Crane, it’s rumored he married a wealthy widow in a distant county. Thanks, Nancy

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