Here’s a sample PAO system for memorising playing cards:
| CARD | PERSON | ACTION | OBJECT |
| 10 (0) of Spades | Squidward Tentacles | Grill | Burger |
| Ace (1) of Spades | Donald Duck | Fish for | Smelly dead fish |
| 2 of Spades | Napoleon Dynamite | Stuff your pockets full of X for later | Tater tots |
| 3 of Spades | Mike Tyson | Punch | Punching bag |
| 4 of Spades | Rodger the Dodger | Reserve armchair with X | Holly |
| 5 of Spades | Laurence Tureaud (Mr T) | Create armoured DIY car with X | Scraps of rusty corrugated iron |
| 6 of Spades | Joey Tribbiani | Eat a whole bunch of X while everybody else looks on disgusted | Rachel’s trifle containing beef |
| 7 of Spades | Claire Dunphy | Try to save X from charity bin | Chickie Easter chick toy |
| 8 of Spades | Fred Durst | Attack X with a chainsaw | Bull |
| 9 of Spades | Paul Daniels | Saw in half for a magic show | Woman in a box |
| Jack of Spades | Hobbes the Tiger | Jump on a homemade see-saw to launch X | Enormous snowball |
| Queen of Spades | Willy DeWitt | Squirt X with a water pistol | Void Droid |
| King of Spades | Young Dolph | Write your name in one hundred X | Bullet casing |
| 10 (0) of Hearts | Saint Nicholas | Deliver down a snowy chimney | Christmas present |
| Ace (1) of Hearts | Duke Nukem | Use the Expander gun to expand X to the point that it ruptures and explodes | Pig Cop |
| 2 of Hearts | Nina Nistasia | Ride on and whip | Skeletal horse |
| 3 of Hearts | Makoto Niijima | Slam into X with Johanna motorbike | Anthropomorphic Playstation |
| 4 of Hearts | Roy Neary | Sculpt X from mashed potato | UFO |
| 5 of Hearts | Liam Neeson | Tape X to your hand for a fight with a huge wolf | Small bottles of spirits |
| 6 of Hearts | Chuck Norris | Lasso | Horse |
| 7 of Hearts | Kenneth Noye | Steal from a bank vault | Gold bullion |
| 8 of Hearts | Flippy Nips | Declare that X is a planet and add it to a home-made model of the solar system | Pluto |
| 9 of Hearts | Bill Nye | Demonstrate lift by blowing air at X | Plastic white aeroplane |
| Jack of Hearts | Horatio Nelson | Display naval flags on X | Early C19th British naval warship |
| Queen of Hearts | Willie Nelson | Pump gas into X | Country-and-western style pick-up truck |
| King of Hearts | Yasuko Namba | Practice climbing on a climbing wall, featuring X instead of real rock handholds | Colourful resin climbing hold |
| 10 (0) of Clubs | Spider Man | Shoot webs at | Doctor Octopus |
| Jack (1) of Clubs | Danger Mouse | Put X into a sandwich | Cheese |
| 2 of Clubs | Nelson Mandela | Give a speech from | Podium |
| 3 of Clubs | Marty McFly | Appear from the future in burning tracks driving X | DeLorean car |
| 4 of Clubs | Roland McDonald | Juggle | Happy Meal |
| 5 of Clubs | Love Monster | Shine a torch on X | Cute little bunny fear-munching a carrot |
| 6 of Clubs | John McClane | Walk barefoot over | Broken glass |
| 7 of Clubs | Kevin McAllister | Swing X on a rope to harm your pursuers | Paint can full of paint |
| 8 of Clubs | Freddy Mercury | Hold up X to the loud adoration of an enormous audience | Broken microphone stand |
| 9 of Clubs | Bam Margera | Punt an American football at unsuspecting X going by | Nice sports car, soft top, driven by a couple of well-to-do wealth Americans |
| Jack of Clubs | Hairy McLary | Keep X safe from pack of dogs | Enormous bone from Samuel Stone |
| Queen of Clubs | Wangari Maathai | Plant X | Tree sapling |
| King of Clubs | Yolanda Montez | Slash X with superhero cat claws | Toaster |
| 10 (0) of Diamonds | Steve Rogers | Protect yourself from Bucky’s metal arm with | Captain America shield |
| Ace (1) of Diamonds | Doctor Robotnik | Drive drill car at X | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| 2 of Diamonds | Natasha Romanova | Chuck a grenade at X | Thanos |
| 3 of Diamonds | Marcus Rashford | Give out X in a soup run | Free school meal in an old bread bag |
| 4 of Diamonds | Robin Robin | Put X on the top of a Christmas tree | Christmas tree star |
| 5 of Diamonds | Lionel Richie | Dance upside down on the ceiling with | Keytar |
| 6 of Diamonds | Jack Reacher | Slam a fellow inmate’s head against | Toilet |
| 7 of Diamonds | Cruz Ramirez | Stop suddenly during speed trial to avoid running over | Cute little crab |
| 8 of Diamonds | Fellowship of the Ring | Drop into Mount Mordor to destroy it forever | The one ring to rule them all |
| 9 of Diamonds | Peter Rabbit | Add X to a scarecrow to frighten away the birds | Blue jacket with brass buttons |
| Jack of Diamonds | Harold Ramis (plays Egon in Ghostbusters) | Use Proton Pack to capture X | Slimer |
| Queen of Diamonds | Will Ramos | Ridiculous heavy metal scream into | Microphone |
| King of Diamonds | Yamamotoyama Ryuta | Push X out of the sumo ring | Sumo wrestler |
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