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LonelyJar
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02 Mar 2015, 7:30 pm

NOON

(Bonus points for being an ambigram.)



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02 Mar 2015, 7:53 pm

Was it a cat I saw?

modernmax wrote:
Do people really think palindrome is a palindrome? I'll admit I checked for myself by spelling it backwards but still...

Palindrome isn't a palindrome, but there is such a thing as an emordnilap. It's a word that becomes another word when spelled backwards, like "desserts" and "stressed".
graywyvern wrote:
even though i think only shorter ones are any good, this is a long one i did one time:
http://graywyvern.blogspot.com/2004/09/ ... oem-i.html

Wow! (Another palindrome.)



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02 Mar 2015, 7:56 pm

Madam, I'm Adam.

(The words spoken when God introduced Adam to Eve.)


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02 Mar 2015, 8:00 pm

Prof_Pretorius wrote:
Madam, I'm Adam.

(The words spoken when God introduced Adam to Eve.)

Also, "Madam, in Eden, I'm Adam."



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16 Mar 2015, 12:24 pm

Nidor of sagas for Odin.


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16 Mar 2015, 8:22 pm

My favorite palindrome is:
"Yo, banana boy"