If someone asks you a question but you’ve forgotten the answer, you might respond with the phrase “I’ve slept since then.” The implication seems to be that it’s been more than 24 hours since you either learned the information or needed to remember it, so you’re excused. It’s a phrase that gets handier the older we get. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “I’ve Slept Since Then”
Here’s another expression I learned from my Texas friends.
I don’t know how widespread it is, but suppose you ask me a question, Grant, and I don’t remember the answer. What I could say to you is, I’ve slept since then.
Oh, really?
Yes.
I’ve slept since then.
Yes.
Which means you’ve forgotten it? Your time has passed and you’ve forgotten it?
Yeah, I think so.
Or it’s been more than a day, so I shouldn’t be expected to remember it.
Oh, right.
So it wouldn’t be in your short-term memory anymore.
Right.
Right.
But I was hiking with some friends from Texas, and they kept using that expression, and I Googled it. And, man, it’s all over the place.
That’s pretty cool.
I like it.
I wonder if they’re pulling your chain, though.
Maybe nobody says it except those people.
No, no.
It’s all over Google.
Yeah, I Googled it.
I slept since then.
Yes, it Googles very well.
So if you don’t remember something, just say, oh, I’ve slept since then.
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