Mnemonics
I present a couple of cheesy mnemonics that for some reason jumped into my head from years ago. Sailing vessels have two sets of running lights, colored differently on each side so that one can tell in which direction the vessel is sailing. Many people have trouble remembering which side (port or starboard) matches with which color light (red or green.) So: “Port wine is red.” For some people this is not much assistance as they cannot remember which side is port and which is starboard. So: “Port and Left each consist of four letters.”
You are now all set if you want to head off to sea. But if you want to pack persimmons to take with you, you face another challenge. In the stores one regularly finds two kinds of persimmons, Fuyu and Hachiya. One is sweet and can be eaten out-of-hand, the other is highly astringent and is good for cooking. So remember: Fuyu persimmons are shaped like tomatoes and are sweet like tomatoes, while Hachiya persimmons are shaped like acorns and are astringent like acorns.
If the reader knows all of this already, this probably counts as the most useless post ever to appear on mcgees.org.
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