After watching Oceans 13, my roommate is moved to make an impromptu tribute to the late Bernie Mac. Also, a mnemonic for the names of the lions who live in the habitat at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (Ragu, Blue Moon, Tyra, Goldie, Metro, Peaches, Leo, Baby, Cowboy, Savannah, Armen, Sugar, Noelle, Paws, Rodney, Raja, Samantha).
Non-Essential Mnemonics
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In this space, writer Kent Woodyard shares all the mnemonics
you’ll never really need to remember.
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“Remember Bernie Mac? That guy made people laugh by combining standoffishness and slapstick—nuanced performances rarely repeated since.”
BY Kent Woodyard
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