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  1. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!caen!cliff
  3. From: cliff@engin.umich.edu (clifford  kaminsky)
  4. Subject: Re: mnemonics in general
  5. Message-ID: <pqF=jL@engin.umich.edu>
  6. Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 00:04:50 EST
  7. Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
  8. References: <1992Nov9.110145.1@wombat.newcastle.edu.au> <1992Nov9.043447.5968@dg-rtp.dg.com> <1992Nov10.122923.25536@black.ox.ac.uk>
  9. Sender: cliff@engin.umich.edu
  10. Nntp-Posting-Host: inthehat.engin.umich.edu
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  13. >>
  14. >>OK, I don't *think* I'm stupid, but how does one use "God, I need a drink"
  15. >>to remember 3.14159?
  16. >
  17. >Count the number of letters in each word....
  18. >
  19. >Again, it can't be a good mnemonic since I can't remember it, but isn't it
  20. >something like 
  21. >"God, I need a drink (alcoholic of course) after that heavy
  22. >lecture involving Quantum Mechanics?" 
  23. >(Would give 3.14159265457979... is that right, anyone?)
  24. >
  25. >Marc Read
  26.  
  27. Get ready for this:
  28.  
  29. 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937511
  30.  
  31. Now maybe someone can write a new mnemonic.
  32.  
  33. -Cliff
  34.  
  35.