My earlier comment seems to have disappeared so I will try again. Wouldn’t these need to be Tortured (or some other word beginning with “t”) Heretic Dongles? Or, more precisely, since Rob wouldn’t eat regular Heretic Dongles (since they are not vegan), Tortured Tiny (for tofu) Heretic Dongles?
I’m with Bucky here. Instead of remembering a PIN code by a far-fetched mnemonic device, like the Battle of Hastings minus Donald Duck’s birthday backwards and so on, I prefer to just memorize four digits and move on with my life.
Still waiting on a reprint of a Sunday strip where Bucky says “you before he, except after me”. Rob says something like “what a strange mnemonic device” and Satch says “I thought he was Siamese”.
Satchel established that today is Wednesday because his Wormegay Priory triggered Wednesday Pancakes. In the last panel he references tomorrow which would be Thursday if today is Wednesday, so he does not have to specify the “T…” for Heretic Dongles. Rob is vegetarian so H D is not Hot Dogs. So what are they eating on Thursday?
The whole point of a complicated mnemonic is to reinforce access to a particular memory from different “directions”. I’m sure Cockney Slang was originally a mnemonic device before it ran completely off the rails. :)
DennisinSeattle Premium Member 7 months ago
Yum! Heretic Dongles with fries!
Zykoic 7 months ago
That’s Hot Dogs in Serbo-Mnemonic.
SteveHL 7 months ago
My earlier comment seems to have disappeared so I will try again. Wouldn’t these need to be Tortured (or some other word beginning with “t”) Heretic Dongles? Or, more precisely, since Rob wouldn’t eat regular Heretic Dongles (since they are not vegan), Tortured Tiny (for tofu) Heretic Dongles?
iggyman 7 months ago
Satch is in a happier place than most!
Geophyzz 7 months ago
But tomorrow is Monday’s grilled cheese; and what day starts with H?
jandjdevore 7 months ago
Oh, man! You don’t put catsup on Heretic Dongles! You dip them in salsa.
chris_o42 7 months ago
Oh heretic dongles with ketchup, mustard, onions and homemade sweet zucchini relish! Delicious.
Mountaingreenery 7 months ago
Heretic dongles, are they The Spanish Inquisition’s take on prairie oysters?
Katsuro Premium Member 7 months ago
I’m with Bucky here. Instead of remembering a PIN code by a far-fetched mnemonic device, like the Battle of Hastings minus Donald Duck’s birthday backwards and so on, I prefer to just memorize four digits and move on with my life.
Chithing Premium Member 7 months ago
I’d want to see the heretics first.
Steverino Premium Member 7 months ago
I thought Heretic Dongles opened for “The Twisted Sisters”.
ozmodiar 7 months ago
Still waiting on a reprint of a Sunday strip where Bucky says “you before he, except after me”. Rob says something like “what a strange mnemonic device” and Satch says “I thought he was Siamese”.
bloodykate 7 months ago
LOLing….again!
BlitzMcD 7 months ago
!Aaah !Aah Yawa Em Ekat Ot Gnimoc Re’yeht. The record collectors among us will get that…..
tuliplover 7 months ago
I’m surprised Bucky didn’t refer mnemonics as “demonics”, and Satchel didn’t reply in the last panel “heretic dongles with flies”.
moondog42 Premium Member 7 months ago
In a strange coincidence, “heretic dongles” is what Apple calls the adapters you need so you can charge your old iphone with a usb-c cable
rshive 7 months ago
Heretics have been sadly treated throughout history. Heretic dongles, even worse.
Dis-play name 7 months ago
Satchel established that today is Wednesday because his Wormegay Priory triggered Wednesday Pancakes. In the last panel he references tomorrow which would be Thursday if today is Wednesday, so he does not have to specify the “T…” for Heretic Dongles. Rob is vegetarian so H D is not Hot Dogs. So what are they eating on Thursday?
mistercatworks 7 months ago
The whole point of a complicated mnemonic is to reinforce access to a particular memory from different “directions”. I’m sure Cockney Slang was originally a mnemonic device before it ran completely off the rails. :)
EXCALABUR 7 months ago
I think Bucky is right on this one. Imagine that!
JP Steve Premium Member 7 months ago
Is this based on the “Day the Universe Changed” episode where James Burke used a medieval church as a mnemonic tool?
phoenixnyc 7 months ago
How is “Wormegay Priory” “Wednesday Pancakes” and not “Wednesday Pizza”?