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- From: mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: alt.peeves
- Subject: Re: socks!
- Message-ID: <930127.122647.9Z2.rusnews.w165w@mantis.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 12:26:47 GMT
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- dmunroe@vcd.hp.com (Jesus Hernandez Christ) writes:
- > she: See a loose light?...! What a wonderful way to learn Spanish!
- >
- > (luz = light; silla = chair)
- >
- > Geez, what a dumb way to learn Spanish - or any other language. This might
- > work if all you want to know are 12 words and no grammar when you go to
- > Tijuana. I cannot believe anyone could learn a language this way. Suppose
- > our translator used this technique in delivering a message from the President
- > to the Iraqis and we could hear the mnemonic sentences he was using
-
- You should've seen some of the Spitting Image sketches during the Reagan era.
- When Larry Speakes became White House spokesman, Spitting Image did a sketch
- about how it was part of a new mnemonic scheme for Ronnie. Nancy was to be
- renamed "Larry Wife".
-
- Then there was the sketch about the idiot boards to remind him of the name of
- the new Russian premier. "Gob" -- picture of someone's mouth, "Baa" --
- picture of a sheep, "Chef" -- picture of a French cook poking his tongue out.
- Ronnie starts the speech... "Er... Mr... er... Mouth Sheep Tongue. Mouth
- sheep tongue? Isn't he the Chinese guy?"
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- mathew
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