Including a map that doesn't show the lake names is a nice touch.
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Clearly the mnemonic device is
Shake My Head ... Ehm... Ooooooooh
Shaking My Head. Ew, Ohio.
i was just suggesting another but this seems appropriate
Some Men Have Erectile Overfunction
Oh. I learned it as Lucy Loves Licking Labia Lustily. Still, same thing.
i prefer Schmoe
Squirrels Hate Mice Or Elephants
Is Lake Michigan the one next to Michigan or the other one next to Michigan?
Michiganagain.
The western lake, though lake Michigan and Huron are actually a single lake, and also Michigan borders 4 of the 5 great lakes.
Which one is superior?
Superior
The northern most lake. Fun fact about Lake Superior, it contains 10% of all surface freshwater in the world.
And where is lake posterior?
The one that gives +1 swimming.
It's the one that looks like a big lake
'Homes' for just the names. Or, for largest to smallest, 'Some Horses Must Eat Oats'.
Alternatively, Lazy Lizards Like Lettuce Lunch.
Jokes on them, they accidentally gave us the amazing mnemonic device of SMHEO
Some Men Have Erectile Overfunction
Does anyone remember the Great Lakes analogue in the Geronimo Stilton books?
Lake Lake, Lake Lakelake and Lake Lakelakelake
You had one job, MOSHE
Go homes
It's important to know that the "Lisa" in question is the one from Minneapolis stalwarts Wendy & Lisa.
I can only remember Huronsohn.
This is similar to how I remember the relative locations of West African nations. Sierra Leone is left of Liberia.
All that I ever see when I look at a silhouette map of the Great lakes is a dog pooping.