It doesn't really flow but a spelling mnemonic taught by one of my HS nuns that I use to this day is:
Desert = Sahara Dessert = Strawberry Shortcake
Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.
Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
lisah - Jul 29, 2005 11:05:33 am PDT #4133 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
tommyrot - Jul 29, 2005 11:09:37 am PDT #4134 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
righty-tighty, lefty-loosey
When I was about six, I remember reading "Turn Left to Open -->" on the rim of a peanut butter jar, and being terribly confused. The arrow pointed to the RIGHT.
As a kid, all that confused me, because when you're turning something, the top is going one way and the bottom is going the other way. You might as well say "Turn Up to Open," meaning turn so the right side goes up.
-t - Jul 29, 2005 11:13:49 am PDT #4135 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've never actually heard My Very Easy Memory Jingle Seems Useful Naming Planets, but it's cute.
My Dear Aunt Sally.
I thought I knew one for stationary and stationery but I can't remember it.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 29, 2005 11:16:55 am PDT #4136 of 10002
What is even happening?
You're channelling Julia again, aren't you?
Channelling. Indoctrinating. Something like that.
P.S.A. Tim's in his 'verse. FOX says no more of The Inside will air.
dcp - Jul 29, 2005 11:16:58 am PDT #4137 of 10002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
stationery
Letters have Es.
-t - Jul 29, 2005 11:17:15 am PDT #4138 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Come to think of it, I learned "righty-tighty lefty-loosey" after I learned the right-hand rule for cross products. I generally use it when I'm loosening a screw, because my muscles automatically try to tighten when I hold a screwdriver
Topic!Cindy - Jul 29, 2005 11:17:47 am PDT #4139 of 10002
What is even happening?
Cross products?
tommyrot - Jul 29, 2005 11:18:45 am PDT #4140 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cross products?
Math stuff. Matrices.
Scrappy - Jul 29, 2005 11:21:56 am PDT #4141 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Wolfram - Jul 29, 2005 11:25:02 am PDT #4142 of 10002
Visilurking