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106 It Pays to Remember Dates
of December is a Sunday, then the 23rd is Monday, the 24th
is Tuesday, and the 25th of December (Christmas) must
fall on Wednesday this year!
Here is the way my mind actually works when I want the
day of the week for any date this year:— I use the words,
chum, mug, linger and dishmat to remember the twelve
digits. I know that the word, "chum," gives me the first
Sunday of the month for January and February. The word,
"mug" tells me the first Sunday of March and April. "Lin-
ger" gives me the same information for May, June, July and
August, and I know that "dishmat" represents September,
October, November and December.
Now, if I wanted to know the day of the week for, say,
November 9, 1957—I immediately think of "dishmat." I
know that the third consonant sound of this word represents
the first Sunday of November. The first Sunday is the 3rd,
therefore the loth of November is also a Sunday; and, if the
loth is a Sunday, the 9th of November must be a Saturday.
If, in your particular business, it would be a help if you
knew the day of the week for the present year and the fol-
lowing year—get a hold of next year's calendar, and memo-
rize the twelve digits for that year by making up a link of
four or five words. You could do this for as many years as
you want to, but I don't believe it's practical for more than
two years. However, the memory feat that follows is also a
practical method of knowing the day of the week for any
date in the twentieth century.
As a stunt, you would tell your friends that you've memo-
rized all the calendars of the twentieth century. To prove
it, ask them to call out any date; a date of which they them-
selves know the day of the week. This is necessary, of
course, so that they can check your answer. Most people
remember the day of the week of their weddings, gradua-
tions or other important anniversaries. When the date is