"Things You Wouldn't Know If We Didn't Blog Intermittently."
02 June 2023
"King Philip, come out, for God's sake"
The title is a delightful mnemonic for remembering the order of "kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species." I found it in Anne Fadiman's most recent book "At Large and At Small," which I am currently thoroughly enjoying.
"King Philip crawls over France, going south."
ReplyDeleteKings play chess on fine green silk
ReplyDeleteKings Play Cards On Fat Green Stools
ReplyDeleteKing Philip came over from Germany seasick
ReplyDeleteI learned K P Company of Gene Smith back in the 60s. Obviously, it worked.
ReplyDelete"King Philip came over from Germany stoned", in my high school
ReplyDelete"King Philip came over from Great Spain". Learned in a paleobiology class, 1984, and coincidentally taught to my teenage son last night!
ReplyDeleteKing Phillip Came Over for Good Sex. mnemonics with sexual content stick in the mind really well!
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