Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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.
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.
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.
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.
stationery
Letters have Es.
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
Cross products?
Cross products?
Math stuff. Matrices.
Company too SUCCESSFUL to make complete sentences. Understanding what the hell we are talking about NOT a requirement.