Geography

Never Eat Shredded Wheat

From ih2@ukc.ac.uk, who contributed a computer science one, too.

Never Eat Slimy Worms

Never Eat Soggy Waffles

(From mackflo@pop.k12.vt.us's students, who have imagination!

Never Eat Sour Watermelon

To remember the directions on a map, place the first letter of each word in a clockwise circle starting at the 12 o'clock position:

   N

W     E

   S

Thanks go to Darlene.K.Carlson.2@nd.edu for the watermelon one, and also for:

I Am A Person

The 4 Oceans (Indian, Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific)

Eat An Aspirin After A Nighttime Snack

The 7 Continents (NOTE: The 2nd letter in the 1st 3 A words help to remember the A continents) : Europe, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America

Eat AN ASpirin AFter AUgmenting Noah's Ship.

Another one for the 7 continents, from JREE6201@acc.fau.edu, who adds "Not only are ALL the A's served by the first two letters of the A words, but it adds in a little vocabulary too!!!"

HOMES

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior : the Great Lakes in North America.

Sam's Horse Must Eat Oats

For the Great Lakes in order of size: Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, Ontario (by water surface area)

See Mr. Huron Eating Oranges

The Great Lakes, in order from west to east (Thanks, andre@psinet.net.au!)

She Makes Horses Eat Oats

Ditto, from csbarnes@wowway.com

Elephants Lie Lightly, But Under Mattresses

This is one of three that I made up during a Russian Geography class, to remind me of the Republics (pre-glasnost, etc.) along the western edge of Russia: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (the L's are in alphabetical order), Belorussia, Ukraine, Moldavia.

George Adores Apples

Again, for the Geography class, the next grouping of Republics to the southeast: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaydzhan.

Cossacks ooze back to Turkey, cursing dead sheiks

The cleverest of all, since the sounds of the words reminded me of the sounds of the names of the Republics: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kirghizistan, Tadzhikistan. Those are the ones to the east of the Caspian Sea.

Sultry Carol Languished Grumpily Near Carl, Always Aware Virginal Men Frequently Take Time.

The Confederate States of America: South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas.

BeeGee's Hen! See 'er pee?

These are to remember the countries of Central America, in geographic order.

Bee (Belize)
Gee (Guatemala)
Hen (Honduras and Nicaragua )
See 'er (C R - Costa Rica)
Pee (Panama)

jgibson@friend.ly.net, who teaches 7th and 8th grades, contributed this, and she says that it was one of the most successful ideas for remembering the countries. She also claims it was the most stupid (that's debatable!) and says that stupid is a helpful requirement for a mnemonic device. I have to agree with that one!

Can Dead Men Vote Twice; Add East

To determine true north from compass north. Compass, Deviation, Magnetic, Variation, True. Add east and subtract west. For more detailed info, check here.

True Virgins Make Dull Company

TV Makes Dull Company

True Variation Magnetic Deviation Compass, the process (forward and backward) to go between compass reading and the course line drawn on a nautical chart. (Thanks, Mark K!)

Jesus Christ Made Seattle Under Protest

This gives the order of the streets in downtown Seattle, south to north, two at a time. They are: Jefferson, James, Cherry, Columbia, Marion, Madison, Spring, Seneca, University, Union, Pike and Pine. Thanks to mica@crick.com, who gave me the mnemonic, but made me go hunting for the street names!

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