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Gnomon - time to move on Started conversation Sep 27, 2000
Colours of the rainbow: Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
Digits of Pi: are you sure about "of quantum mechanics"? I thought it was "involving quantum mechanics". I haven't got the value of Pi to hand at the moment.
The musical staves:
Treble clef lines: Every Green Bus Drives Fast
Treble clef spaces: FACE
Bass clef lines: Good Boys Deserve Fine Apples
Bass clef spaces: All Cows Eat Grass
Spelling of "Catechism" backwards: Master Sits In His Chair Eating Toffee And Chocolate
Spelling of "Difficulty": Mrs D, Mrs I, Mrs F F I, Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs L T Y.
The planets starting near the sun:
MEn VEry EAsily MAke JUgs Serve Useful NEeds and Purposes.
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Sep 27, 2000
How to remember which are stalagmites and which are stalactites?
"The tites come down"
If you are French,
"les mites montes"
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Sep 27, 2000
How to remember the distinction between "stationary" and "stationery"?
PapER is stationERy, cARs are stationARy.
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Thomas Posted Sep 28, 2000
WOW! These are great! I'll add them ASAP. It might be a little while though, so don't think I'm ignoring you. 
Thanks a billion, TTFN.
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