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As you may (or may not) remember, when I received Tagged by Richard Sanders, I also received a free VHS video of Daid Roth's expert coin magic made easy - volume 2.

Well, after nearly 5 months of it laying un-opened, gathering dust on my bedside cabinet - I've decided to offer it as a prize in a lil' competition.

Basically, I'm after a mnemonic that will help me remember all the birthstone months and their corresponding stones. Please note that I'm after traditional birthstones; not zodiac stones ...... Ruby is the zodiac stone for Capricorn; but it is the birthstone for July (which is what I'm after).

The list I have is as follows:

Jan - Garnet
Feb - Amethyst
Mar - Bloodstone or Aquamarine - can't seem to find out which one
April - Diamond
May - Emerald
June - Pearl
July - Ruby
Aug - Peridot
Sep - Sapphire
Oct - Opal
Nov - Topaz
Dec - Turquoise

The person that compiles the easiest (in my opinion) mnemonic to remember the list, wins the video, it's as simple as that - nothing to pay - I'll pay postage to mainland UK.

You can enter as many times as you want (fair usage policy applies ). Don't PM me - post your ideas on here and I'll let you know who's winning and who, eventually wins .

garry and barry didnt envy peter.robert preffered sex on the table.

daleshrimpton wrote:garry and barry didnt envy peter.robert preffered sex on the table.

That's not a bad start lol .

Ok I will give it a go even if english is not my mother tongue language.
A quick thought (while lunch breaking at work, hope it's not completely stupid )

G arnet
Amethyst
Bloodstone
Diamond
-----------
Gambled

Emerald
Pearl
Ruby
-----------
Emperor


Peridot --> . (Dot)

Sapphire
Opal
Topaz
------------
Shot

Turquoise ---> Turkey

Gambled, Emperor.Shot (in) Turkey

Go And Buy (or Acquire) Diamond Earrings Please. Really Polished Shiny Ones. Thanks Tom. (You could also end with Ta Ta as in thanks if you can remember it)

Not bad so far .

Extra points will be awarded for being able to distinguish between the 2 T's and the 2 P's. So, for example, I quite like Harry Guiness's mnemonic but the "thanks tom" at the end, doesn't help me remember which one is topaz and which one is turquoise .

to pass a tortoice

possibly

Well if you change it to Tom Thanks the To of Tom is Topaz and the PL in Please triggers PearL and the P....D in PolisheD triggers Polidot (They are the next most prominent phonetic in the word)

Wouldn't it be easier to just sit down for half-an-hour and memorise the list by rote? It's only twelve items and wouldn't take long to memorise.

Replicant wrote:Wouldn't it be easier to just sit down for half-an-hour and memorise the list by rote? It's only twelve items and wouldn't take long to memorise.

Prob true - but I wanna get rid of this video .... so let's have a lil' fun .

Jan - Garnet
Feb - Amethyst
Mar - Bloodstone
GABby

April - Diamond
May - Emerald
June - Pearl
July - Ruby
DEPRessed

Aug - PERidot
Sep - Sapphire
Oct - Opal
PERSOn [PER to be different from Pearl]

Nov - TOpaz
Dec - Turquoise
TOT [TOpaz before other T]

GABby DEPRessed PERSOn with TOT.

Feel free to use this how you want, I have only thought of this whilst my mind is clouded with You Bet...

moonbeam wrote:

Replicant wrote:Wouldn't it be easier to just sit down for half-an-hour and memorise the list by rote? It's only twelve items and wouldn't take long to memorise.

Prob true - but I wanna get rid of this video .... so let's have a lil' fun .

I wasn't trying to rain on your parade, by the way. Just trying to help, is all. And seeing as I don't have an entry for this competition, I'll go away now. Good luck, all.

Go And Buy Diamonds, Emeralds (and) Pearls............Remember, Pour Sugar Over Topaz (it) Twirls.

By using the words pearls and topaz any confusion over the repeated first letters is removed, and using a rhyming mnemonic makes it easier to remember the mnemonic lol!

If the two small words in brackets (that help it scan) are confusing, just take them out!

Girls always blame daemonic entities
Parents really prefer shouting over troubled teenagers

It's a close call between Harry Guiness and Scott Daly at the mo ............. this one gets my vote at the mo:

Scott Daly wrote:Go And Buy Diamonds, Emeralds (and) Pearls............Remember, Pour Sugar Over Topaz (it) Twirls.

I'll prob leave it just another day or so - and then I'll PM the winner for their poatage address, etc .