A mnemonic for remembering the names of the five Great Lakes of North America:
"Lisa Likes Licking Lettuce Lightly"
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Isn't that helpful?
In the past, American schoolchildren were taught to think of the word HOMES because the names of the lakes are indeed Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. However, HOMES refers to the lakes in random order.
Perhaps one of the following senetences would work better because the lakes are referred to in geographic order from west to east:
Saying Mnemonics Helps Everybody Out
Some Men Hate Exercising Outdoors
Sarah Made Henry Eat Octopus
Spencer Meanly Hid Elizabeth's Oboe
Here's proof:
The "L" hint is a good quiet funny. I was taught to use HOMES and I need it. I always forget Erie. Guess which of the Great Lakes was closest to where I lived. And Sarah has a cruel streak. Calamari looks and tastes and chews like a large rubber band.
ReplyDeleteTechnically, calamari is squid, not octopus. It took me a long time to work up the courage to eat some of it, and it definitely is rubbery as you said. You managed to avoid being lewd, crude, rude, salacious, or obscene. Thank you, Emma!
ReplyDeleteI'm missing something (a brain, probably!) as I cannot associate Lucy and her licking with the names of the Great Lakes, only the number of them.
ReplyDeleteEasy to explain The names of the five lakes all start with the word Lake: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. Once you see it you can’t unsee it. Maybe American humor appeals to the simpleminded, which most residents of the UK are not. Thank you, Janice!
DeleteOh dear, I still don't get it even after you explained to jabblog. I grew up in our home on the cliffs above Lake Michigan and love that lake. All summer friends would gather at my house and we would spend the day on the beach.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I will explain a little more. The mnemonic about what Lisa Likes is completely absurd and of no use whatsoever as a mnemonic for remembering the names of the Great Lakes, which start (as we all know) with H, O, M, E, and S. Making the word “Lake” a part of each lake’s name and using a mnemonic based on the letter L is ridiculous and that is what makes it funny. When I said, “Isn’t that helpful?” I was being facetious because clearly it isn’t helpful at all. Somehow the humor disappears when you have to explain it, but I will do anything for my readers. Well, maybe not anything but almost anything. I am glad that I made you think of good times at Lake Michigan. Thank you, Terra!
DeleteToo subtle for me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a strange turn of events! Emma recognized the “quiet funny” of the post but the joke didn’t even register with jabblog, Terra, or you. Every day I learn something new. But if I said 65536 you would probably be the only one to recognize it. Thank you, Tasker.
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