Comments on: Weekend Word Wrap: mnemonics

By: mtc

mtc — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:20:23 +0000

Some great ones all!

Here’s two of mine:

In the days before Pluto’s ignominious fall…
My
Very
Elegant
Mother
Just
Stepped
Upon
Nine
Planets

I still sing this kindergarten ditty in my head to recall # days in the months:

Thirty days hath September, April, June and November, all the rest have 31.
Except that quite contrary February which has 28 most of the time, but in Leap Year 29!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:13:50 +0000

When I was doing physics for GCSE I always remembered the formula V(oltage) = I(current) x R(esistance) because when you say V I R you can say baboon at the end and it sounds like “I R baboon” that old cartoon with the weasel in it and it just stuck and now im doing physics at uni and still say it in my head every time i see anyting with that formula in it.

By: Haha

Haha — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:32:21 +0000

My favorite is Kinky People Come Over For Good Sex
to remember Kingdom, phylum, class, etc. those things

Haha…i’m still in HS. That explains it all. This will stick with me 4EVA

By: SweetiePie xx :D

SweetiePie xx :D — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:57:44 +0000

Mr Vampire eats my juicy sandwich using no pepper.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
LOL:)

By: al

al — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:08:10 +0000

If you’re still looking:

Washington and Jefferson met many a jeer;
Van Buren had troubles, plenty to fear.
Poor bankbills let Johnson go home grumbling;
And Cleveland heard clearly McKinley’s rumbling,
Til Wilson held currency “Hooverly” rare.
The End

When I was in high school, they ended with Eisenhower. Perhaps someone had added new lines since then.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:17:08 +0000

I learned the first part of the president’s poem in 9th grade from a wonderful history teacher:

“Washington and Jefferson met many a jeer. Van Buren had troubles plenty to fear.”

I wish I could find the rest to teach to my grandchildren.

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:56:04 +0000

I remember having spelling test and one girl in my class could never spell ‘together’. So someone else suggested saying ‘to get her’. Its not very impressive, but it stuck!

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:03:04 +0000

I remember part of one the Chicago Tribune published in the 1940′s. I’ve lost it now, but it covered all the Presidents at the time.

Washington and Jefferson met many a jeer,

What a shame to have lost the rest!

By: big mike

big mike — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:13:19 +0000

BRASS mnemonic for Breathe, Relax, Aim,Stop (breathing), Squeeze.

How to fire a rifle accurately without jerking the sights off target

By: Leigh

Leigh — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:54:30 +0000

We were taught “King Paul Cries Out for Good Soup” in Biology. Of course, the 7th grade boys used the word sex instead of soup.