PAO System - Memorizing Decks of Cards Flashcards

Memorize decks of playing cards using fewer memory palace locations with the PAO, or Person, Action Object, memory technique.

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

King of Diamonds

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Prince William the rescue pilot … airlifting someone off… the sea

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Queen of Diamonds

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Princess Kate… wearing a beautiful dress .. in a church

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Jack of Diamonds

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Zeus.. disguising himself as… a swan

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Ten of Diamonds

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Oprah Winfrey.. interviewing on.. a couch

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Nine of Diamonds

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Bill Gates.. cackling madly at.. a crashing PC.

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Eight of Diamonds

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Marilyn Monroe…’s dress ballooning up over.. a subway vent

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Seven of Diamonds

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Isaac Newton.. getting hit on the head by.. an Apple

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Six of Diamonds

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Madonna.. striking yoga poses in front of.. an 80s boom box

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Five of Diamonds

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Stalin.. telling an amusing joke to.. a dancing bear.

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Four of Diamonds

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Julia Roberts.. European kissing… Richard Gere

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Three of Diamonds

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George Clooney.. smoking.. a cigarette

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Two of Diamonds

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Anna Kournikova.. sunbathing on top of.. Enrique Iglasias

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What is the PAO metaphor for:

Ace of Diamonds

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Michael Jordan.. slam dunking.. a basketball

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

King

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Celebrity couple (Male)

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

Queen

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Celebrity couple (Female)

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

Jack

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Religious figure

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

Ten

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Famously powerful women

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

Nine

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Famously powerful men

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

Eight

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Famous female physiques

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

Seven

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Famous male physicists

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

Six

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Controversial females

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

Five

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Controversial males

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

Four

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Female movie stars

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What is the PAO metaphor rule for:

Three

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Male movie stars

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# What is the PAO metaphor rule for: Two
Sportswomen
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# What is the PAO metaphor rule for: Ace
Sportsmen
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: King of Clubs
Jay-z.. rapping into.. a giant microphone
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Queen of Clubs
Beyoncé.. power dancing on.. a beach
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Jack of Clubs
Pope John Paul ll.. tearfully forgiving.. the man who just shot him
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Ten of Clubs
Hillary Clinton.. slapping.. Monica Lewinsky
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Nine of Clubs
Mark Zuckerberg.. unfriending.. his best friend
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Eight of Clubs
Medusa.. turning to stone with an icy glare... a statue
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Seven of Clubs
Galileo.. looking through a telescope at.. the moon
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Six of Clubs
Rihanna... holding an umbrella in.. a rain storm
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Five of Clubs
Hitler.. goose-stepping into.. a bunker
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Four of Clubs
Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft.. karate kicking.. an ancient tomb
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Three of Clubs
Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow.. making piratical noises with... a pirate ship.
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Two of Clubs
The Williams sisters.. lifting into the air.. the Wimbledon trophy
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Ace of Clubs
Mohammed Ali... punching... a butterfly
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: King of Hearts
Barack Obama.. fly swatting.. a buzzing fly
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Queen of Hearts
Michelle Obama... doing jumping jacks on.. the White House lawn
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Jack of Hearts
Buddha.. walking on.. hot coals
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Ten of Hearts
JK Rowling.. writing a story about... Harry Potter
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Nine of Hearts
Steve Jobs.. taking LSD and inventing.. the iPad
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Eight of Hearts
Pamela Anderson.. saving.. a drowning child
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Seven of Hearts
Einstein.. traveling the speed of light alongside.. a light beam
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Six of Hearts
Taylor Swift... being viciously insulted by.. Kanye West
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Five of Hearts
Julian Assange... vanishing in.. a puff of smoke
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Four of Hearts
Scarlett Johansson... getting drunk with.. Bill Murray
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Three of Hearts
Tom hanks.. running like Forrest Gump through.. the woods
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Two of Hearts
Flo-Jo.. receiving a gold medal while singing along to.. the star spangled banner
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Ace of Hearts
Roger Federer.. serving.. a tennis ball
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: King of Spades
David Beckham.. kicking.. a soccer ball
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Queen of Spades
Victoria Beckham.. applying lipstick in front of.. a mirror
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Jack of Spades
The Dalai Lama.. praying to.. a tree
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Ten of Spades
Tina Fey.. rifle shooting.. a moose
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Nine of Spades
Kevin Rose.. drinking.. tea
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Eight of Spades
Naomi Campbell.. smacking a maid with.. a handbag
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Seven of Spades
Steven Hawking.. speaking in a robot voice from.. a wheel chair
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Six of Spades
Lady Gaga.. wearing a meat dress do.. the paparazzi
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Five of Spades
Osama Bin Ladin.. recordings a ghetto video with.. a suicide bomber
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Four of Spades
Reese Witherspoon as June Carter.. playing guitar with.. Johnny Cash
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Three of Spades
Ben Stiller.. getting a lie detector test from... Robert De Niro.
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Two of Spades
Annika Sörenstam.. driving.. a golf ball
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# What is the PAO metaphor for: Ace of Spades
Usain Bolt.. running ridiculously fast after.. a cheetah.