Someone losing their memory is a serious matter. It’s a time where you’d want to reassure them and encourage them to keep trying to remember.
But it also creates an opportunity to ease the tension and make everyone laugh about it (in a good way).
So for those popular cheesy questions that people ask: If your partner lost their memory what would you tell them? The answer is to strike a humour. But in a nice way.
In this article, we list 40 different hilarious things you can say to someone who lost their memory and the best cases to use each comment.
Key Takeaways
- When someone loses their memory, the focus is to make hilarious comments that dwell on the brighter side of the situation—not things to put them down.
- It helps to say a funny thing in the form of a question, rhetoric or otherwise.
- When someone loses their memory, you can strike humour by asking them, “Oh no, does this mean you don’t remember how awesome I am?” or say “On the plus side, every joke is a new joke now!”
Whatever you say to the person doesn’t have to be complicated. Even without trying to sound funny, you can encourage the person to focus their attention because forgetfulness often means they have much on their mind.
But of course, there are hilarious ways to say these things. You can get ideas from our list below:
List of the Best Funny Things to Say to Someone Who Lost Their Memory
- Guess I’ll just have to introduce myself every time I see you.
- Looks like we get to relive all our best moments.
- You forgot? Well, good news! You owe me 20 bucks.
- Don’t worry, I can’t remember what I ate for breakfast either.
- Oh no, does this mean you don’t remember how awesome I am?
- Looks like you have an excuse to miss all the boring stuff.
- On the plus side, every joke is a new joke now.
- Don’t worry—I’ll make up all the details for you.
- Do you remember forgetting, or is that forgotten too?
- Now you have the perfect excuse to avoid my stories.
- Don’t worry, I’ll keep reintroducing myself until you remember.
- Good news! You can never have déjà vu.
- I’ll just keep telling you what a great person you are. You’ll have to believe me!
- Well, at least you’ll never get bored of your favourite movie.
- It’s like life’s giving you free extra storage space.
- That’s 100% less embarrassment than the rest of us.
- On the bright side, you don’t have to remember all my mistakes.
- New to this? Hi, I’m your tour guide.
- If you forget, does that mean it didn’t happen?
- One advantage—no spoilers in life.
- Remembering less means remembering less laundry to do!
- Good thing for you, Mondays will always feel new.
- You could tell the same story over and over, and it’ll never get old.
- Well, every day’s a new day with you, that’s for sure.
- Oh, so we’re strangers now? Nice to meet you.
- Does this mean I can be your new favourite person every day?
- Guess we’ll need name tags.
- So…have I ever told you that I’m a billionaire?
- Well, look on the bright side—you never have to hold a grudge.
- Good news, you get to dodge all the awkward small talk twice.
- Every joke you hear is a fresh one now!
- Hey, at least you don’t remember my bad cooking.
- Now you can skip all the embarrassing stories.
- I guess I’m meeting the ‘new you’ every day now.”
- I’ll remind you of my birthday every day if I have to!
- Think of it as a life reboot—with cooler people.
- I promise, you were a superhero in your last memory!
- Wow, you don’t remember the terrible haircut you had last year.
- Guess what? You won the lottery yesterday! …Just kidding.
- You must love surprises. Good thing—your life is full of them.
There are many ways to think about this scenario. Is the person just returning from a coma? Is it a temporary memory loss situation? Is it a more serious medical condition?
All these will matter and determine which of the lines you choose to say to them. Continue reading to understand the different contexts in which each of our suggestions will slap the most.
1. Guess I’ll just have to introduce myself every time I see you
We begin the list of funniest things to say to someone with memory loss by recommending this all-time classic. Works like a charm.
2. Looks like we get to relive all our best moments
Focusing on the brighter side of the tragic event, but saying it in a funny way will sure inspire some chortle.
3. You forgot? Well, good news! You owe me 20 bucks
You can tease the person about what it would cost them since they forgot important stuff. But sure in all fun. Nothing serious.
4. Don’t worry, I can’t remember what I ate for breakfast either
Forgetting what you ate for breakfast isn’t as serious as memory loss, but it helps establish common ground with the victim for comic relief.
5. Oh no, does this mean you don’t remember how awesome I am?
Call it cocky, but jokes like this one never go old….especially when said with the right tone and facial expression.
6. Looks like you have an excuse to miss all the boring stuff
Forgetting many things about your pasts and habits means you’ll always play catchup. But this joke draws in the positive aspect of such.
7. On the plus side, every joke is a new joke now
Making a joke about dry jokes is a solid joke. Does it make sense?
8. Don’t worry—I’ll make up all the details for you
In English, to “make up” things means to fabricate a story especially when it’s a lie or exaggerated. Telling them this intention upfront will sound funny.
9. Do you remember forgetting, or is that forgotten too?
Another hilarious thing you can tell someone with a memory loss is a joke about forgetting things itself. Works every time.
10. Now you have the perfect excuse to avoid my stories
If the victim is your bosom friend who you share even boring stories with and they know you for that, this line will surely inspire a long laughter.
11. Don’t worry, I’ll keep reintroducing myself until you remember
When people experience memory loss, they need reassurance from people close to them. This line is an hilarious but reassuring statement.
12. Good news! You can never have déjà vu
Déjà vu is a feeling of having already experienced the present situation. But people with memory loss can’t relate. Ouch.
13. I’ll just keep telling you what a great person you are. You’ll have to believe me
When people experience memory loss, they need reassurance from people close to them. This line is an hilarious but reassuring statement.
14. Well, at least you’ll never get bored of your favourite movie
Nothing sucks as having to rewatch a favourite movie to the point that it becomes boring. But for someone who has forgotten the past, what an opportunity.
15. It’s like life’s giving you free extra storage space
Using electronic storage space as a metaphor for their memory loss will be something they didn’t see coming. Surprise is an element of good humour.
16. That’s 100% less embarrassment than the rest of us
Ignorance is bliss, they say. Saying it that way may sound somehow. But rebranding the proverb to sound like an advantage to them makes much sense.
17. On the bright side, you don’t have to remember all my mistakes
An effortless way you can sound funny when addressing someone who just lost their memory is to talk about the brighter side in a cheesy way.
18. New to this? Hi, I’m your tour guide
This line would suggest that you’ve also been in their position of memory loss. It may not be in the same magnitude but the joke will sit perfectly well.
19. If you forget, does that mean it didn’t happen?
This is a rhetoric question and a recipe for laughter outburst especially when you pose the question to someone who just lost their memory.
20. One advantage—no spoilers in life
Again, joke about the brighter side of forgetting the past. It works. But the special thing about this option is its succinctness.
21. Remembering less means remembering less laundry to do!
You can pick a core that the person doesn’t like (in this case, laundry) and connect it to their position of memory loss.
22. Good thing for you, Mondays will always feel new
Nobody likes monday because it aggressively ends all the enjoyment of the weekend. This line is befitting if the person is a 9-5er and has lost his/her memory.
23. You could tell the same story over and over, and it’ll never get old
You can pick any typical characteristic of people who lose their memory and trivialise it, as it applies to the person.
24. Well, every day’s a new day with you, that’s for sure
Again, this line is all about focusing on the brighter side of losing your memory, especially if it’s one that is full of boring stuff and no adventure.
25. Oh, so we’re strangers now? Nice to meet you
Sarcasm and humour can never be separated. Use it to your advantage when talking to someone who just lost their memory and trying to recover.
26. Does this mean I can be your new favourite person every day?
I have heard this one a lot in SitComs and it cracks my rib all the time. So you can try it. Of course, say it as though you mean it. That’s when the joke reflects well.
27. Guess we’ll need name tags
The classic name-tags joke will always work for people who have issues with their identification senses such as memory loss.
28. So…have I ever told you that I’m a billionaire?
You can make an obvious lie that you know even if they had memory loss, they would still know it’s a lie. Stuff like that can really come out funny.
29. Well, look on the bright side—you never have to hold a grudge.
Joking about the good side of their memory loss is one thing, connecting it to the kind of person they are (in this case, holding a grudge) makes it funnier.
30. Good news, you get to dodge all the awkward small talk twice
One thing that is common among many people who lose their memory is that they can’t have those small talks since all they will do is catch up. This is a funny angle to come in with.
31. Every joke you hear is a fresh one now.
Sometimes, the funniest things we can tell people are simply statements of facts but in rather blunt manner.
32. Hey, at least you don’t remember my bad cooking
It doesn’t have to be bad cooking. You can pick any aspect of you that you know the person always complained about. Then apply it to this joke.
33. Now you can skip all the embarrassing stories
If the victim is your bosom friend who you share even boring stories with and they know you for that, this line will surely inspire a long laughter.
34. I guess I’m meeting the ‘new you’ every day now.”
Do you want a funny remark to tell this person that is also witty? This is the one.
35. I’ll remind you of my birthday every day if I have to!
If the memory loss is not a serious one, you can use this line. Maybe the person forgot your birthday and you call that memory loss.
36. Think of it as a life reboot—with cooler people
There are many more interesting ways to describe someone forgetting 90% of their lives. This is one of the hilarious descriptions.
37. I promise, you were a superhero in your last memory!
You can make an obvious lie that you know even if they had memory loss, they would still know it’s a lie. Stuff like that can really come out funny.
38. Wow, you don’t remember the terrible haircut you had last year
The person may not have had any terrible haircut. But the intent of such a remark becomes obvious the moment you say it.
39. Guess what? You won the lottery yesterday! …Just kidding.
You may think that saying “just kidding” will defeat the purpose of cracking the joke. But that’s the opposite of what will happen. Imagine this is the first thing you say after meeting with a friend that lost his memory, very comedic.
40. You must love surprises. Good thing—your life is full of them
This is another witty, yet hilarious thing you can tell someone who forgets things a lot or lost their memory. They may not laugh at it, but it’s surely a recipe for chuckle.
Final Thoughts
While we enjoy coming up with funny things to say to someone who has lost their memory, let’s not forget that getting memories back isn’t easy, and memory loss can happen to anyone.
That’s why our suggestions lean more on the lighter side of memory loss. We tried to blend humour with a gentle push to help the person move forward.
Do you have other phrases you think would fit well in this list? Share your ideas in the comments below.
