My favorite joke

I have a horrible memory. Its not surprising considering the flood of information we are faced with everyday. Most of the time forgetting details is of little consequence, however failing to remember somethings can prove socially embarrassing. That's why I have my bad memory fall back joke. Its mostly open in the middle but the beginning and the end are always the same. You start telling someone how bad your memory is and how you ALWAYS forget things. And forgetting got to become so embarrassing that you invented a hilarious joke about how bad your memory is. Next is the open ended part where your rely on your creativity. For instance, "I told it at the company holiday party and had the Manager of accounting sprayed Ginger Ale out of her nose". This is all the buildup. You just talk for awhile telling your captive listener how funny the joke is, until they ask "What is it?". Then the obvious response.."I forgot."

On occasion your story won't interest the distracted listener and she'll fail to speak the set up phrase. In which my best advice is to use your imagination and play out the appropriate conclusion in your head. Laugh at your simulated response then walk away from said listener.