T h e Th Mn M nemonica Mee m o r y S y s t e m M By Rick Lax
A note from Rick:
Hello my riends. Tis little PDF booklet is meant to go along with my Mnemonica memory video. Tat’s the main learning tool; this is a bonus or the visual learners. lear ners. I strongly recommend watching the video first. Or else this stuff won’t won’t make any sense. Afer you watch the video, print out this PDF booklet. You You can look through it i you ever orget any o the cards. Like I say in the video, the memorized deck is probably the most powerul tool in all o card magic. But beore you can perorm memorized memorized deck tricks…you have to to actually memorize the deck. :)
-Rick P.S. I promise that at some point in the uture I’ll teach you the best tricks with a memorized deck. But like I said, first step’s first. So that said…let’s get learning!
Ca C ard Values A
ACE = ACE VENURA, VENURA, PE DEECIVE
2
SPONGEB OB SQUAREPANS SQUAREPANS TWO = TOON SPONGEBOB
3
THREE = AN ANGRY TREE
4
FOUR = FORD PICKUP RUCK
5
FIVE = HE JACKSON FIVE
6
Y SRIPPER SIX = = A SEX Y SRIPPER
7
SEVEN = HE SEVEN DWARVES DWARVES
8
EIGHT = A FA LADY WHO JUS A ATE TE
9
NINE = HILER, WHO SAYS “ NEIN ” (HE GERMAN WORD FOR “NO”)
10
TEN = A TEN NIS NIS PLAYER (LIKE JOHN MCENROE)
J
JACK = JA SPARROW JACK CK SPARROW
Q
OF ENGLAND QUEEN = HE QUEEN OF
K
KING = ELVIS, HE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL
Ca C ard Suits
CLUBS = CLUBBING SOMEHING OR SOMEONE
SPADE = DIGGING WIH A SHOVEL �A “SPADE” IS A TYPE OF SHOVEL�
DIAMONDS = WEARING A BRACELE �LIKE A DIAMOND BRACELET�
HEARTS = A PERSON OR HING OPENING UP IS CHES O REVEAL IS HEAR
Ac A ces Ace Ventura, Pet Detective
ACE Ventura CLUBS GEORGE W. BUSH, THE 43rd PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and then rescues Barney the dog from him.
ACE Ventura SHOVELS up a cat calendar (WHICH FEATURES 7 DAYS A WEEK) and he
ACE Ventura wears a DIAMOND bracelet of WORLD WAR TWO SOLDIERS FROM 1939, and
ACE Ventura opens his HEART to reveal an ALIEN FROM AREA 51, and then he gives it to the alien parents.
their bullets y through his crazy shirt
and go into his giant haircuit.
rips up pages to makes it into a crazy
Hawaiian shirt.
Twos oons
TOON Spongebob Squarepants CLUBS KATHERINE HEIGL IN THE 27 DRESSES MOVIE POSTER because he thinks he should have got the role.
TOON Spongebob Squarepants SHOVELS up 10 BOWLING PINS so he can juggle them, but they all crash on his head and he passes out.
TOON Spongebob Squarepants wears a
TOON Spongebob Squarepants opens his HEART to reveal a POOP/NUMBER TWO, which he puts up his sponge butt.
DIAMOND bracelet flled with tiny bottles
of CANADIAN MAPLE SYRUP WHISKEY THAT YOU HAVE TO BE 19 TO DRINK, and he drinks it and spills it up all over himself.
Threes rees
A TREE CLUBS people playing on a WOODEN CONNECT 4 BOARD because the game was made of his friends.
A TREE SHOVELS up a BLACKJACK “21” GAME because the chips are of wood, which once was his family.
A TREE wears a DIAMOND bracelet OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS, GIVEN ON THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. People give these gifts to him because they think he’s a Christmas Tree, but he just shakes them off onto the
A TREE opens his HEART to reveal A BOX OF CHOCOLATE FOR VALENTINE’S DAY, WHICH IS ON FEBRUARY 28th, and he gives it to the tree next to him. They intertwine their branches and kiss.
orest oor.
Fo F ours Fords
A FORD Truck CLUBS a TOYOTA TRICK WHICH WAS AWARDED A 1ST PLACE BLUE RIBBON
A FORD Truck SHOVELS up a 40 OZ. BEER, which he buried because of drinking and driving laws. But the truck drinks it and drives away.
A FORD truck wears a DIAMOND bracelet with ALL THE DANCERS FROM THE BROADWAY SHOW 42ND STREET, and they all hop off his arm and into the truck (like it’s a clown car), and they drive to the theater so they can make their curtain call.
FORD Truck opens its HEART and a ROBOT HAND GIVES A HIGH FIVE to Henry Ford for having made the truck.
FII V E S F Te Jackson Five
The Jackson FIVE CLUB ALEX TRIBEC FROM JEOPARDY!, WHERE CONTESTANTS HAVE 30 SECONDS TO ANSWER A FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION, because Michael was too short to stand above the podium and the brothers are upset about it.
The Jackson FIVE SHOVEL up a CAKE WITH 16 CANDLES and then they all grab at the cake and shove it in each other’s faces.
The Jackson FIVE wear a DIAMOND bracelet of 25-CENT QUARTERS and then, for a new number, they attach them to their shoes and tap dance.
The Jackson FIVE open their HEARTS pull out MAGIC 8-BALLS that they throw into the mean audience that’s booing them.
Sii x e s S A Sexy Stripper
A sexy Stripper CLUBS a map of the 50 UNIT ED STATES because she’s worked everywhere and nowhere are men kind to her.
A sexy Stripper uses a SHOVEL to bury a girl having her QUINCINERRA (15TH BIRTHDAY) because the sex worker is jealous of the girl’s youth.
A SEXy stripper wears a DIAMOND bracelet with SIX FLAG ROLLER COASTERS rolling along it, and the miniature coaster car riders snap up the dollar bills from the strip club patrons.
A sexy stripper opens her HEART to reveal 23 PAIRS OF CHROmoSOmES.
See v e n s S Te Seven Dwars
THE SEVEN DWARVES CLUB MITT ROMNEY DURING HIS “47% COMMENT” because he is so tall and they are jealous.
THE SEVEN DWARVES SHOVEL up a SLOT MACHINE DISPLAYING THREE SEVENS with their pick axes, money pours out, and then the Dwarves cele brate by throwing the money around.
THE SEVEN DWARVES wear a DIAMOND brace let of a BASEBALL BATTER GETTING 3 STRIKES AND HE’S OUT, and the bat misses the ball and knocks the Dwarves hats off.
THE SEVEN DWARVES open their HEARTS to reveal GEORGE BUSH, THE 41st PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, who is promising No New Taxes (which won them over because they are poor laborers without discretionary income). Then Bush 41 throws up on the Dwarves (like he did in china)
Eii g h t S E A Fat Lady Who Just Ate
A FAT lady WHO just ate CLUBS JESUS, WHO A FAT lady WHOjust ATE SHOVELS up a copy DIED AT THE AGE OF 33, because he is so skinny of THE BOOK CATCH-22 because she’s too full CATCH-22 because and she is jealous. to walk around and needs to just sit and read.
A FAT lady WHO just ATE wears a DIAMOND bracelet made of THE “DINGER” BELL AT THE STOCK MARKET, WHICH CRASHED IN 1929, and and she crashes the bell bracelet into the table.
A FAT lady WHO just ate at a buffet opens her HEART and SHAKESPEARE, WHO uses THE WORD “FORTNIGHT” (WHICH MEANS 14 DAYS), throws a plate of food in her face.
Nii n e s N Hitler, who says s ays “Nein”
HITLER, who says “Nein”, CLUBS BARACK OBAMA, THE 44th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, because he’s a racist and doesn’t think a black guy should be president.
HITLEr, who says “nein”, uses a SHOVEL to bury a A DIORAMA OF THE 9 PLANETS because Hitler is delusional wants to conquer the universe.
HITLEr, who says “nein”, is wearing a DIAMOND bracelet made of A DECK OF 52
HITLEr, who says “nein”, opens his HEART and reveals A COPY OF SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE (because Hitler secretly wishes he were a pretty little girl), which he reads as he applies lipstick.
CARDS because when he Hitler does the Nazi
salute, he throws out a playing card.
Tens A ennis Player
A TENNIS PLAYER CLUBS A 24-CARAT GOLD A TENNIS PLAYER SHOVELS up A DVD OF THE TROPHY with his racket because he lost it to SHOW 24 , which he serves at his opponent, another player. hitting him in the face.
A ‘TEN’NIS wears a DIAMOND bracelet of THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, and the mini-football players jump off his wrist and punt footballs at his opponent.
A TENNIS PLAYER opens his HEART and pulls out a TINY 38 SPECIAL HANDGUN, which which he uses to shoot his winning opponent.
Ja J acks Jack Sparrow
JACK SPARROW is CLUBBING a kid taking taking the JACK SPARROW is SHOVELING UP a Colt-45 gun ACT, which has 36-POINTS AVAILABLE, and then which he then starts waving around in a he persuades the kid to become a pirate. drunken stupor, but he hits all his enemies.
JACK SPARROW is wearing a DIAMOND bracelet of a 32-SPACE ROULETTE WHEEL because he has so much buried treasure, and he places all the gold coins along the roulette wheel and loses it all and waves his hand around and gold goes ying.
JACK SPARROW is OPENING HIS HEART to reveal a PAIR OF EYES WITH 20/20 VISION that he pops in his eye socket then looks through a spyglass.
Qu Q ueens Te Queen
THE QUEEN is CLUBBING the cast of OCEAN’S 11 for stealing all the crown jewels in a heist, and George Clooney and brad pit scurry away.
A QUEEN is SHOVELING UP a The FIRST 48 yellow and red signs. (there are those yellow and red signs around, like the TV show) to help solve the murder of one of those British guards who is now in the ground. He is okay and comes back to life.
A QUEEN is WEARING A DIAMOND bracelet of light sabers (FOR-CE, sounds like four six), and 4 point out in every direction and she uses them to kill 6 bad guys.
THE QUEEN is OPENING HER HEART to reveal JASON FROM FRIDAY THE 13TH, which is how she secretly keeps her power over everyone, and Jason kills all the bad people and she is all casual about it.
KII N G S K Elvis, Te King
ELVIS the KING of ROCK AND ROLL is CLUBBING a PACK OF CIGARETTES THAT AN 18-YEAR OLD BOUGHT to teach them not to smoke because it’s not healthy....even though he’s like the least healthy ever.
ELVIS the KING OF ROCK AND ROLL is SHOVELING UP a SCARY HALLOWEEN mask on OCT 31st, so he can go out for one night without being
ELVIS the KING OF ROCK AND ROLL is wearing a DIAMOND bracelet of the 26-LETTER ALPHABET SOUP then he goes to drink it and spills it all over his white suit, and letters everywhere.
ELVIS the KING OF ROCK AND ROLL is OPENING
recognized.
HIS HEART to reveal a 35 MM flm because
he couldn’t get anybody to watch it in the theaters, and he sets up projector and sits down, all fat, on chair to watch his old movies.
