A mnemonic for the order of CSS margin and padding shorthand properties

Question

I can never remember the order of the shorthand property for setting the margin or padding in one declaration. That is:

margin-top:    2px;
margin-bottom: 4px;
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Answer 1

If you're old enough to remember the original Star Trek TV series (you know, with Capt Kirk), well first of all, you're too damn old. But there is "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode. Both nouns in the title work. I've used that in the past, but also prefer the clock analogy.