“I before E, except after C, and when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh, and on weekends and holidays and all throughout May, and you’ll always be wrong, no matter what you say.”
That’s kinda funny for me as a former pony fan because that exact bit got turned into a super-popular animation that at least cemented itself in the brains of all my friends.
“I before E, except after C, and when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh, and on weekends and holidays and all throughout May, and you’ll always be wrong, no matter what you say.”
Boxen!
The big yellow one is the sun
“It’s a cup of dirt! …I took a cup… and I put some dirt in it.”
That’s a hard rule… That’s a rough rule…
I think this is the first time I’ve ever quoted Brian Regan and had anyone know what I was referencing. Right on!
Edit: For anyone not in the know, here’s a clip of the routine and here’s that exact bit.
That’s kinda funny for me as a former pony fan because that exact bit got turned into a super-popular animation that at least cemented itself in the brains of all my friends.
That’s funny! Now I’ll always have to wonder if folks think I’m quoting Brian Regan, or that animation.
This is the type of mnemonic device I can get behind. Now if only it were subtly rooted in class consciousness…