Mnemonic device to remember the Great Lakes

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pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de · 12 pts · 44d

Including a map that doesn't show the lake names is a nice touch.

DaddleDew@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 45d (3 replies)

Clearly the mnemonic device is

Shake My Head ... Ehm... Ooooooooh

Monument@piefed.world · 7 pts · 44d (1 reply)

Shaking My Head. Ew, Ohio.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 44d

i was just suggesting another but this seems appropriate

Jyek@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 44d

Some Men Have Erectile Overfunction

Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 44d

Oh. I learned it as Lucy Loves Licking Labia Lustily. Still, same thing.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 44d

i prefer Schmoe

Squirrels Hate Mice Or Elephants

Drekaridill@lemmy.wtf · 5 pts · 44d (2 replies)

Is Lake Michigan the one next to Michigan or the other one next to Michigan?

modus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 44d

Michiganagain.

drcobaltjedi@programming.dev · 1 pts · 44d

The western lake, though lake Michigan and Huron are actually a single lake, and also Michigan borders 4 of the 5 great lakes.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 44d (5 replies)

Which one is superior?

cm0002@lemdro.id · 7 pts · 44d

Superior

drcobaltjedi@programming.dev · 5 pts · 44d (1 reply)

The northern most lake. Fun fact about Lake Superior, it contains 10% of all surface freshwater in the world.

Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 44d

And where is lake posterior?

Trail@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 44d

The one that gives +1 swimming.

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 44d

It's the one that looks like a big lake

Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 45d

'Homes' for just the names. Or, for largest to smallest, 'Some Horses Must Eat Oats'.

Etterra@discuss.online · 3 pts · 44d

Alternatively, Lazy Lizards Like Lettuce Lunch.

sundray@lemmus.org · 2 pts · 45d

It's important to know that the "Lisa" in question is the one from Minneapolis stalwarts Wendy & Lisa.

Chee_Koala@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 44d (2 replies)

Jokes on them, they accidentally gave us the amazing mnemonic device of SMHEO

Jyek@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 44d

Some Men Have Erectile Overfunction

DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 44d
wraekscadu@vargar.org · 2 pts · 44d

Does anyone remember the Great Lakes analogue in the Geronimo Stilton books?

Lake Lake, Lake Lakelake and Lake Lakelakelake

ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 44d

You had one job, MOSHE

Go homes

user1234@fedinsfw.app · 1 pts · 44d

All that I ever see when I look at a silhouette map of the Great lakes is a dog pooping.

NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 44d

This is similar to how I remember the relative locations of West African nations. Sierra Leone is left of Liberia.

Kraiden@piefed.social · 1 pts · 44d
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londos@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 44d
zakobjoa@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 44d

I can only remember Huronsohn.