Is it possible to make Mac forget unwanted wi-fi networks?

I need someone to tell me if this is even possible. When I log into my computer and want to select my wi-fi network, there is a list of about 20 networks available. These are my neighbors' networks and I don't want my computer to even recognize them. I thought I found my answer by clicking on the wi-fi tab, selecting open network preferences, then advanced settings. It allows you to indicate to the computer to forget the networks you have joined in the past, but it doesn't seem to allow the ability to ignore networks that have not been joined, like the neighbors' networks. Do you see my quandary?

As long as they were present and broadcasting an SSID, they will show up in the list. "Forgetting" a network just clears the credentials and tells your machine not to join them automatically.
I don't see your quandary... If you're not set up to connect to those networks automatically, just ignore them. The only way they will go away is if the owner of the network turns off their access point or hides the SSID.

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Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 256 MB
Software Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53)
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          iMac
Model Identifier:          iMac9,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.93 GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo)
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          4 GB (1067 MHz DDR3)
Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          IM91.008D.B08
SMC Version (system):          1.45f0
Serial Number (system):          W89183P80TL
Hardware UUID:          1F41E5E2-3C48-571F-B8E9-02F70DA7485A

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If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
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Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
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For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
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Carbon Copy Cloner
Data Backup
Deja Vu
SuperDuper!
SyncTwoFolders
Synk Pro
Synk Standard
Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
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Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
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Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
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