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162 Telephone Numbers
(rope) a tomb; whereas if you made a link you would asso-
ciate steam to rope, and then rope to tomb. Since the link
system makes you remember in sequence, you would know
that you've memorized the number in its correct order.
Another idea, and one I use quite often, is to simply make
one complete ridiculous picture, but to make the ridiculous
picture itself in a logical sequence. Let me explain that for
you. Actually I've done it in the example I just gave you.
The picture of a radiator lassoing a tomb is quite ridiculous,
but it is a good example of a logical sequence in an illogical
picture. Having made the association in this way, you
couldn't possibly think of tomb being first, or lasso (rope)
being second—the words (which, of course, are transposed
back to numbers when you want to dial the phone number)
are pictured in the correct order to begin with. Let me give
you another example of this, so you'll know just what I'm
talking about. For the phone number DE 5-3196—the
words, deal, mat and beach would suffice in aiding your
memory. If you pictured yourself dealing mats on a beach
(getting sand all over the mats and yourself) you've got
a logical illogical association. The word mat definitely comes
before the word beach, so you know that the number is
3196 and not 9631.
The above idea is the one I use most often, followed by
this one:— I always try to find a word to fit more than two
of the four digits of the trunk line numbers. For example—
ST 3-4913—I might picture a radiator ripping the hem of a
girl's dress. Steam—ripped—hem. Or, steam—repaid—me,
etc. And, there will be some numbers wherein you can find
a word to fit all four of the trunk line digits.
I believe that most of you will want to use one or more
of these three methods. However, to give you a wider
choice, here are one or two other ways of avoiding the pos-
sibility of mixing your numbers. You can always use your