Samantha Stevens

Mnemonics are often verbal, something such as a very short poem or a special word used to help a person remember something, particularly lists….they were helpful early on during grade school while trying to remember a series of things.  I used them in music class….All Good Boys Deserve Fudge (musical notes A, G, B, D, F).  I recall one for the rainbow light spectrum.  ‘Roy G. Biv…..red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.  Did you have one for our solar system too?  ‘My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.’….Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.  That one has to be updated now with the ‘demotion’ of Pluto and the addition of Eres and Ceres.  The old science project for our solar system seems to be getting more complicated:)  No matter, my fave was always the exploding volcano anyway:)

 I think if you made the mnemonics ‘r-rated’ kids would remember all they were supposed to memorize!!  Do you recall what ‘Adidas’ stood for?  All Day I Dream About Sex!!  It’s funny what one recalls from childhood….read on for proof and when you’re done enter adidas for some extra Jack Nation Points!

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Carol writes:  I just heard you talking about what ADIDAS stood for. Did you know that backwards it’s Sex All Day Is Delightful Always.

From Lorraine:

To remember which way east & west was going clockwise,
Never Eat Shredded WheatTo remember what side the oceans were on when looking at Canada  PA  (as in PA Day)
Pacific, Atlantic

From Andrea:Be Good Eat Honey Nut Cherrios PleaseBelize, Guatemala,  El Salvador,  Honduras,  Nicaragua,  Costa Rica,  Panama