Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge: The Book of Mnemonic Devices
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Most mnemonics today fall into one of four classes: acrostic sentences, acronyms, rhymes, or wordplay.
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Demonic Mnemonics,
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How to Remember Everything, Grades 9-12,
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The word loci means “places,”
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How to Remember Everything, Grades 6-8,
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When linking the images, try to visualize action because moving images will usually be more memorable than stationary ones.
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Ice grows even colder.
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Some constellations actually aid voyagers.
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Note: Alpha Centauri is visible in only the Southern Hemisphere.
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U.S. Manned Space Programs (Chronological Order)   ■ Many great astronauts skygaze.   Mercury Gemini Apollo Skylab
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Poison Ivy Identification ■ Leaflets three, let it be.
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Californium (Cf ): “California is full of Californium.”
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Manganese (Mn): “I have no Mnemonic for manganese.”
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Polonium (Po): “Do not mail polonium to the Post office.”
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The Temperature of Absolute Zero (Based on Numbers)   ■ Soon chill overtakes people totally.   Note: The number of letters in each word gives the correct answer: -459.67°F.
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Avogadro’s Number   ■ 6:02 a.m. on October 23   6.02 × 1023 atoms/mole Note: October is the 10th month.
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4 letters: left = fork • 5 letters: right = knife and spoon
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Cooking rice? Water’s twice.
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Power ■ PIE   Power = current × voltage
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Because fewer describes countable things and less what can’t be counted, you can have fewer sewers but less stress.
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In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
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Presidents: 1-11 (in Order)   ■ Washington’s army jogged many miles and jogged very hard to Philadelphia.
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Presidents: 12-25 (in Order)   ■ To find pretty British ladies, Johnson gave Hayes garish and clever heart-shaped clay maps.
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Presidents 26-42 (Presidents of the 20th Century in Order)   ■ Theodore takes Wilson’s hand, coolly hooting Franklin’s true experiences. Ken justly nixed Ford’s car, rated Bush clinker.
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If the last two digits are divisible by 4, the number is divisible by 4.
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If the last three digits are divisible by 8, then the number is divisible by 8.
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If the sum of the digits is divisible by 9 or 3, then the number will b...
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Army Ranks69 ■ Privates can’t salute without learning correct military command grades.
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Notes of the Treble Clef Lines • Every good boy does fine. • Every good boy deserves fudge. (My favorite!) • Empty garbage before Dad flips. • Elephants go belly dancing Fridays.
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asterisk: Is there a risk of misplacing the asterisk?
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attendance: At ten people took attendance for the dance.
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Massachusetts: The simple answer to this little riddle: Two Ss, two Ts, with one S in the middle.
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moccasins (type of shoe): There are a great many occasions for moccasins. • Can Carl see my moccasins?
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mosquito: Most people quit wearing shorts during mosquito infestations.
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pekoe (tea made from the youngest leaves): We wondered whether Michelle had ever put aloe juice in her pekoe tea.
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pilgrimage (trip): What made the pupil grim during the pilgrimage?
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raccoon: The raccoon had chewed on my account book.
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rhinocerous: A rheumatoid rhinocerous can use rhetorical rhythms to rhapsodize.
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sincerely: Since you rely on me, I’ll sincerely help you.
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www.netnaut.com/mnemonics.html
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/English_mnemonics
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www.eudesign.com/mnems/_mnframe.htm
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www.betterendings.org/homeschool/fun/mnemonic.htm
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www.medicalmnemonics.com
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