"mnemonic possession" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Neal Whitman]

It's how I learned them, except of course for those that hadn't been discovered.

Neal

On Oct 25, 2013, at 11:36 AM, Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at STANFORD.EDU> wrote:

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> On Oct 25, 2013, at 7:49 AM, "Mullins, Bill CIV (US)" <william.d.mullins18.civ at MAIL.MIL> wrote:
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>> So, what other things have you memorized from a song?  I'm aware of (but
>> haven't learned):
>> Lehrer's song about the elements
>> Animaniacs songs of state capitals and countries
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> i can't believe that anyone has ever learned the names of the elements from Tom Lehrer's song.  it's a tour de force, but not really usable as a mnemonic,
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> arnold
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