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[–] PerplexedTriangle@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's funny. How does that one help exactly?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

It's a very long rhyme. It's what the Germans have instead of humor.

[–] bongus_urongus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I think the German is more like "the screw screws to the right", implying to unscrew turn left. And it's relying on alliteration as the mnemonic device.