On Sun, 18 May 1997 18:45:46 PDT Dennis <[log in to unmask]> writes: >One color scheme is the electronic industry associations: > >0 Black 5 Green >1 Brown 6 Blue >2 Red 7 Violet >3 Orange 8 Grey >4 Yellow 9 White > >The rather rotten jingle that helps to remember this that I learned >is: > >Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly During World War II, the Navy electronics technicians had the same six words to start the mnemonic, but the last four were "Behind Victory Garden Walls". How many of you remember "Victory Gardens?" For that matter, how many remember WWII? >:( > >Anybody got a better one? >Dennis Morefield >Sideline Beekeeper, Oregon, USA >[log in to unmask] >