Todays pickGreat Lakes: HOMES β†’ SHAME

Todays pickGreat Lakes: HOMES β†’ SHAME

Mnemonic device

Peckish At Night, Poor Meal Makes New King Send The Valet For Toasted Sandwiches

Explanation

This is a mnemonic to help you remember the 14 countries of Oceania. Take the first letter of each word: Peckish At Night, Poor Meal Makes New King Send The Valet For Toasted Sandwiches β†’ P-A-N-P-M-M-N-K-S-T-V-F-T-S, standing for Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Palau, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa.

Note: apart from the first three big countries, the remaining islands are in roughly north-south, west-east order.

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