You're missing "Y" in that mnemonic. "Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly" Yes, EE was very sexist. Still is, to a certain extent. Clint (JOATMON) Chaplin >>> "David J. Aronson" <dja2003@hotpop.com> 3/6/03 07:18:00 >>> kireeti@juniper.net wrote: or "Badly Burnt Resistors On Ground Bus Void General Warranty" for resistor colors.