troglodytes and stalagmites

[Philippe Errembault]

That's funny, because in french, we have exactly the same mnémotechnic help,
but on other letters :
For us Stalagmites go up because of the M like in "Monter" (which means to
go up) and stalagtites go down because of the T like in "Tomber" (which
means fall down)

So we have C for Ceiling, T for Tomber, G for ground and M for monter. Let's
apply it to Troglodytes.
In troglodytes, we have a G for ground and a D... which could stand for
diving, so we could gess troglodytes are diving under the ground, which is
what they do if they live in a cave...

Ps : The same kind of pseudo reasoning was at the base of invention of
aspirin and it worked, so let's assume I'm a genius ;-p

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John M. Formsma" <john at formsmapiano.com>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 3:36 AM
Subject: RE: troglodytes


> My grandfather had a saying, "When the mites go up, the tites go down."
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> JF
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of Conrad Hoffsommer
> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:28 PM
> To: ed440 at mindspring.com; Pianotech List
> Subject: RE: troglodytes
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> At 19:51 6/11/2006, you wrote:
> >Wait, I'm confused.
> >Are the troglodytes the ones that stand up on the floor of the cave,
> >or the ones that hang down from the ceiling?
> >Ed S.
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> easy way to remember, oh confused one...
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> Stalagmite has a G in it does ground
> Stalactite has a C in it as does ceiling.
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> Both are found in cold dark places, as is my beer.
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> Conrad Hoffsommer
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> Early to rise: early to bed;
> Makes a man healthy, and socially dead.
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