What is your favourite palindrome?

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The forum discussion centers around favorite palindromes, with participants sharing their preferences and opinions on various examples. Notable mentions include "A man; a plan; a canal - Panama!" and "A santa at NASA." Users express differing views on the quality and sense of certain palindromes, with some criticizing nonsensical examples. The conversation also touches on the enjoyment of finding palindromes in everyday contexts, such as license plates and zip codes.

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What is your favourite palindrome?

Mine is:

A santa at NASA
 
Physics news on Phys.org
I only know racecar and radar
 
...Uh-hu...
 
I did not know that palindromes were interesting in the first place.
 
yomamma said:
here's my favorite ;)

http://www.norvig.com/pal2txt.html


As sad as it may be, that's one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.

I'm going to go cry now...
 
My favorite is "bolton"
 
I hate the ones that don't make sense, like something something canal panama!

A santa at NASA is quite coolEDIT:
http://www.palindromelist.com/longest.htm

this one PWNS yomammas
 
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tribdog said:
My favorite is "bolton"

It was a pun.
 
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moose said:
I hate the ones that don't make sense, like something something canal panama!
Two things :

1. The palindrome is workoutable from the part you wrote (...so completing it) : "A man; a plan; a canal - Panama !"

2. It makes sense, don't you think ?
 
  • #12
Gokul43201 said:
Two things :

1. The palindrome is workoutable from the part you wrote (...so completing it) : "A man; a plan; a canal - Panama !"

2. It makes sense, don't you think ?

That one does. However, others do not
 
  • #13
yomamma said:
here's my favorite ;)

http://www.norvig.com/pal2txt.html
That is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. It is so bad it pisses me off. It makes no sense whatsoever and it doesn't even use real words. I took the first page and did a word count and came up with 679 words. Then I did a spell check and deleted any that weren't real words when I was done I did another word count and there were only 343 words left. I can make a better one in a matter of a few seconds if I'm allowed to make up words and not make sense, hell mine would at least make sense.

I do believe that I shall list some words that are not to be found in any dictionary because I'm making them up: pu, meh, tgnik, ammi, es, uac, eby, ra, noit, ci, dy, na, nid, nuof, ebott, onera, tah, tsdr, owem, ost, silll, ahsit, aht, ev, eil, eb, odi.

There you go a fifty word palindrome. better than your horrible link
 
  • #14
Trib, I don't know why but I can't stop laughing at your post :smile: :smile:

EDIT: My word count counted 17261

EDIT2: OHHH you said first page, gotcha ;)
 
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I couldn't spell check the whole thing. I only did the first page according to Microsoft Word. I had to delete every mispelling by hand and I was sick and tired after that. No way I'd attempt the whole thing.
 
  • #16
what about "may a moody baby doom a yam"
:smile:
 
  • #17
I like finding palindromes in license plates, zip codes and telephone numbers. The latter two provide amusement at work.
 
  • #18
aibohphobia- The fear of palindromes.
 
  • #19
Sinep's something.
 
  • #20
LA Cigar Too Tragical.

It's from a book by Tim Powers called Expiration Date. In the context of the story it actually makes sense.
 
  • #21
arildno said:
Sinep's something.
I'm sure I can't figure this one out ! Perhaps, knowing something about the poster will help...ummm, no, nothing there either.
 
  • #22
Gokul43201 said:
I'm sure I can't figure this one out ! Perhaps, knowing something about the poster will help...ummm, no, nothing there either.
Take off the last 's' and read it backwards.
If you know Arildno it shouldn't be suprising.:wink:
 
  • #23
TheStatutoryApe said:
Take off the last 's' and read it backwards.
If you know Arildno it shouldn't be suprising.:wink:
That's one way to spoil a joke !
 
  • #24
damn Gokul. Don't have much faith in you do they?
 
  • #25
I'm sorry, I still don't get "the joke." Don't leave me hangin'!
 
  • #26
Here is a palindrome I stole from The Simpsons.

Rise to vote sir
 

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