Remember This (2)

[Tilly2]

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

Winds blow from high to low.

The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.



Anymore rote learning stuck in your head? Poems welcome as long as you actually do know them off by heart.

[bookbinder]

I before e, except after c.

[bookbinder]

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour.

[MargoTester]

My son's teacher was called Mrs Hicks and when the were learning their 'times tables' she used to say six sixes are thirty six, get ut right for Mrs Hicks he always remembers it - and come to that so do I.

[Tilly2]

Yes, I remember those, BB. Thanks for them.

[Tilly2]

I like that, Margot. :-)

[Jackdaw33]

i before e except after c is incomplete. It should be followed by 'when it sounds ee'. Otherwise you have numerous exceptions. With the full version there is only one exception.

[Tilly2]

....and 11x6 is sixty six, get it right........

[Tilly2]

weird, eh?, Jackdaw.

[Togo]

Tom On A Ship Of His Caught All Herring.
Trig.

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/SOHCAHTOA.html

[Jackdaw33]

No, not weir or weird because they are actually two syllable words, weuhr or weuhrd. The single exception is seize.

[hellywelly4]

Never eat cheese, eat salmon sandwiches and remain young. Necessary

[MargoTester]

They had a reunion at their school (they were about 19/20 at the time) the Headmaster and most of the teachers and the class went along with a lots of the Mums. They had a group photo taken and guess what they all chanted...... it was brilliant.

[Tilly2]

I don't know some of these, now.

Togo's, Hellywelly's and Margot's

[Jackdaw33]

Monarchs of England.

Willy, Willy, Harry, Ste,
Harry, Dick, John, Harry three,
One, two, three Neds, Richard two,
Henries four, five, six – then who?
Edwards four, five, Dick the bad,
Harries twain and Ned the lad,
Mary, Bessie, James the vain,
Charlie, Charlie, James again,
William & Mary, Anna Gloria,
Four Georges, William and Victoria,
Edward, George, then Ned the eighth
quickly goes and abdicat’th,
leaving George, then Liz the second,
and with Charlie next it’s reckoned.

That’s the way our monarchs lie
since Harold got it in the eye!

PS. Sorry, Lady Jane Grey – you got the chop!

[Tilly2]

Didn't know that one either, Jackdaw. Thank you.

[Prudie]

I made up my own to help with remembering the Cotswolds were limestone whereas the Chilterns chalk:
Churchill and Limcot
Daft but it worked in geography tests and I still remember it now.

[TWR]

I likes cider
cause it makes me farts
And when Is farts
I knows Im healthy

[Tilly2]

Good one that, Prudie. :-)