Actually, you append Get Some Now to the end of the mnemonic to remember gold, silver, and none. When used in this way that they do not indicate negative exponents, but instead the accuracy of the resistor: gold = 5%, silver = 10%, and none = 20%.

During World War II, there was a variant of this mnemonic that was more suitable for racist children: Black Bastards Rape our Young Girls Behind Victory Garden Walls.