What are some mnemonics you use/made up?

I STILL use righty tighty, lefty loosey. I use it for turning screws.

Apple Pie Is Awsome

for the oceans

I still use My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles [planets]

and

Every Good boy deserves fudge [music notes]

Even George Bush Drives Fast [music notes]

I use

Never Eat Soggy Wheat

Those are just a few!

Well, I've never shared this with anyone, but I made up PHOCAMP to help me to remember the seven wonders of the ancient world (as written by second century bc author, Antipater of Sidon).

P = Pyramids of Egypt (Giza)

H = Hanging Gardens of Babylon

O = Status of Zeus at Olympus

C = Colossus of Rhodes

A = Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

M = Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus

P = Pharros of Alexandria

BTW, tighty right, loosy lefty refers to tightening and loosening of bolts, screws, etc.

Here, let me look for a link to the seven wonders...

Here you go...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_...

Oh, another one I like (I didn't make this one up, I see it all the time in Crosswords, though) is HOMES for remembering the Great Lakes of North America (I know you are a Kiwi, but it means a lot to us here in America).

H = Huron

O = Ontario

M = Michigan

E = Erie

S = Superior

Moh's scale (it's a scale of mineral hardness, from softest to hardest):

The Girls Can Flirt And Other Queer Things Can Do

Talc

Gypsum

Calcite

Fluorite

Apatite

Orthoclase

Quartz

Topaz

Corundum

Diamond

:)

For the Scandanavian (European) countries: 'FINDS' (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden). The random house dictionary says 'sometimes finland and iceland', just fyi.

I never drink T

My first language is Dutch ...

Ik drink nooit T