What do they take us for?

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I sometimes wonder whether TV producers think that we all have the memory spans of goldfish.

Actually that is unfair on goldfish. People have been led to believe that goldfish can only remember things for three seconds. Of course scientists have proved that goldfish do in fact have quite good memories and tests show that they can learn what time of day they will be fed. Hence why my mother-in-law’s goldfish congregate at 4pm every day in the left corner of the tank - 16 wide eyes and gaping mouths silently saying, “Come on then!” Back to the TV producers who treat us as if we can’t retain memories for longer than a few minutes. The next time you watch a programme about someon...

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