I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order. Votes: 6
Hungry Joe collected lists of fatal diseases and arranged them in alphabetical order so that he could put his finger without delay on any one he wanted to worry about. Votes: 6
I love arranging my music, not in alphabetical order but by mood, creating playlists for when I have energy and want to work out or go-out party mixes and music to chill out to. Votes: 6
The other day, I noticed I'd arranged my spices in alphabetical order when I was on the phone, without even realizing, and when I was a kid I was constantly cleaning and organizing things - my toys, my sister's cosmetics. Votes: 6
Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order. Votes: 5
Dictionary: Opinion presented as truth in alphabetical order. Votes: 5
I didn't know the draft was in alphabetical order. Votes: 5
A dictionary is merely the universe arranged in alphabetical order. Votes: 5
Okay everybody, line up in alphabetical order according to your height. Votes: 5
Mrs Weaver nosed among the books, too dim-witted to grasp that they were in alphabetical order. Votes: 5
By the grace of AEC, BNL, God, Green and Hayworth (alphabetical order), we should see neutrinos. Votes: 5
One time, Niall sat on the floor for hours trying to find a way of putting his M&M's in alphabetical order. Votes: 5
I start at the beginning, mentally screaming every obscenity I can in alphabetical order. Then I start setting them to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat Votes: 5
Someone with an obsession for arranging things in alphabetical order was an abcedist, whereas someone with an obsession for arranging them in reverse alphabetical order was a zyxedist. Votes: 5
I plan to rearrange the alphabetical order because i think it has a very big error on the parts of the sequence of some letters. For example, I have just discovered that U and I should be together. Votes: 5
I also wanted remembering the past relevant to the present. Some people wanted me to put the names in alphabetical order. I wanted them in chronological order so that a veteran could find his time within the panel. It's like a thread of life. Votes: 5
Dictionary - opinion expressed as truth in alphabetical order. Votes: 3
I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order Votes: 3
She said she thought it [ letter "C"] meant alphabetical order. But nobody bothered to ask did she ever see an "A," a "B," a "D," or an "E." If I were cross-examining her I darn well would have asked her that question. Votes: 3
My grandfather had a proper bookcase of egghead books, and he gave them to me in alphabetical order. So we moved from Aeschylus to the Brontas, and I can still remember the great relief of going from the dipus cycle to Jane Eyre. Votes: 3
Alphabetical order had to be invented to help people organize the first dictionaries. On the other hand, we may have reached a point where alphabetical order has gone obsolete. Wikipedia is ostensibly in alphabetical order, but, when you think about it, it's not in any order at all. You use a search engine to get into it. Votes: 3
Order is heaven's first law. Votes: 5 Alexander Pope