An elderly woman goes to the doctor about her failing memory. The doctor suggests writing lists to help her remember things. When the woman returns home, she tells her husband and suggests that he, too, might benefit from making lists.

Her husband explodes with mild invective ending with "I'm NOT making any lists! My memory is just fine!"

While watching TV that evening, the wife says "I could just kill for a dish of ice cream."

"Me too", he exclaims as he totters toward the kitchen.

"With strawberries and chocolate syrup" she adds, followed by, "You better make a list!"

"I saw the freshly cut strawberries and the Hershey's chocolate syrup is on the top shelf in the refrigerator. So I don't need your confounded LIST." The old man bangs around the kitchen for 14 minutes and returns with two plates of bacon and eggs.

His wife looks at her plate and stridently exclaims "See I told you to make a list. You have forgotten my toast."