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Author Topic: Palindromes (words or sentences that read the same forwards and backwards)  (Read 2870 times)

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Donnywolf

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Is the best one ever :
A man a plan a Canal Panama ?
There is Able was I ere I saw Elba (Napoleon was exiled ther) but the first is brilliant . Can it be beaten ?



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Donnywolf

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Panama listed as second

    Eva, Can I Stab Bats In A Cave? (8 words, 22 letters) ...
    A Man, A Plan, A Canal-Panama! (8 words, 21 letters) ...
    Madam In Eden, I'm Adam (5 words, 17 letters) ...
    Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm (6 words, 19 letters) ...
    A Santa Lived As a Devil At NASA (8 words, 25 letters) ...
    Dammit, I'm Mad! ...
    Was It A Rat I Saw? ...
    Do Geese See God?

Dutch Uncle

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Doc note I dissent, a fast never prevents a fatness, I diet on cod.

Also the ultimate pangram (sentence containing all 26 letters of the alphabet):

Fjord cwm bank glyphs vext quiz.

One meaning of quiz is an eccentirc professor, a cwm is a valley, and glyphs is a shortened form of hieroglyphs. A pangram is also known as a holoalphabetic sentence.

It's years since I got out.................. :chair:
« Last Edit: June 24, 2018, 02:03:18 pm by Dutch Uncle »

Glyn_Wigley

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I remember from an old Guinness Book Of Records that someone wrote a whole novel in palindrome form but I can't remember the details.

Dutch Uncle

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I remember from an old Guinness Book Of Records that someone wrote a whole novel in palindrome form but I can't remember the details.

Is this it Glyn:

https://norvig.com/palindrome.html
« Last Edit: June 24, 2018, 03:27:27 pm by Dutch Uncle »

Glyn_Wigley

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I remember from an old Guinness Book Of Records that someone wrote a whole novel in palindrome form but I can't remember the details.

Is this it Glyn:

https://norvig.com/palindrome.html


I can't remember, but it was probably one of those mentioned here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindrome#Long_palindromes

Donnywolf

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Doc note I dissent, a fast never prevents a fatness, I diet on cod.

Also the ultimate pangram (sentence containing all 26 letters of the alphabet):

Fjord cwm bank glyphs vext quiz.

One meaning of quiz is an eccentirc professor, a cwm is a valley, and glyphs is a shortened form of hieroglyphs. A pangram is also known as a holoalphabetic sentence.

It's years since I got out.................. :chair:

It IS ! If you were in Leiden I would have prescribed a quick dash to the North End Pub as a cure !

Dutch Uncle

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Doc note I dissent, a fast never prevents a fatness, I diet on cod.

Also the ultimate pangram (sentence containing all 26 letters of the alphabet):

Fjord cwm bank glyphs vext quiz.

One meaning of quiz is an eccentirc professor, a cwm is a valley, and glyphs is a shortened form of hieroglyphs. A pangram is also known as a holoalphabetic sentence.

It's years since I got out.................. :chair:

It IS ! If you were in Leiden I would have prescribed a quick dash to the North End Pub as a cure !

Don't remember that one DW, and I was in Leiden quite often. However I am absoluetely surrounded by pubs within 10 minutes walk these days, so no excuse.

These are our nearest two these days, right on the seafront:

https://saltydogbangor.com/

http://thejamaicainn.co.uk/the-venue/


bahrain rover

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Wolfie, Is there anywhere in the world you cant recommend a pub. And if you say Saudi I can maybe assist you on that one  ;)

Bentley Bullet

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I'd be more interested to know if there was anywhere in the world he's got a round in.




 ;)

Donnywolf

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Wolfie, Is there anywhere in the world you cant recommend a pub. And if you say Saudi I can maybe assist you on that one  ;)

Chicago Airport Terminal 1 .... I had to show my Passport and that of Mrs DW when buying a Drink

Why do you need those I asked as I was clearly nearer to 60 than 25. Ah its to promote "responsible drinking Sir says the Barman - who then said (after currency exchange) £15 please"

That was over 6 years ago as well and needless to say my "responsible drinking" started immediately after hearing that !

To the point though I probably could reel off a string of Pubs in various places - The Pickled Parrot Naples Florida is a great one but I have to always defer to CK Browar in Krakow ! Never done Saudi but have been to Dubai but I suspect you have to know where to look in each of them !
... and for DU https://www.north-end.nl/ - You will know where this is now I am sure
« Last Edit: June 25, 2018, 01:13:18 pm by Donnywolf »

Al4475

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Nowt to do with palindromes but a very interesting pub none-the-less.

The William Creek Hotel - William Creek oodnadata track south Australia -  William Creek is a 'town' that has a a population of about 10 - the main building in the town is one that houses the pub, post office, supermarket and (used to house) the school room too (not sure if that's still the case) I stopped there in 2003-2004 and the pub has loads of trinkets stuck all over the walls from the people who have visited it - there's a long sleeved blue ledger mobility awayshirt (vandanel I believe but I may be wrong) pinned up in there from me! Lol

bahrain rover

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Wolfie, Is there anywhere in the world you cant recommend a pub. And if you say Saudi I can maybe assist you on that one  ;)

Chicago Airport Terminal 1 .... I had to show my Passport and that of Mrs DW when buying a Drink

Why do you need those I asked as I was clearly nearer to 60 than 25. Ah its to promote "responsible drinking Sir says the Barman - who then said (after currency exchange) £15 please"

That was over 6 years ago as well and needless to say my "responsible drinking" started immediately after hearing that !

To the point though I probably could reel off a string of Pubs in various places - The Pickled Parrot Naples Florida is a great one but I have to always defer to CK Browar in Krakow ! Never done Saudi but have been to Dubai but I suspect you have to know where to look in each of them !
... and for DU https://www.north-end.nl/ - You will know where this is now I am sure

HaHaHa I have also experienced the same thing in Chicago T1. Us jet set ey.

hoolahoop

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Doc note I dissent, a fast never prevents a fatness, I diet on cod.

Also the ultimate pangram (sentence containing all 26 letters of the alphabet):

Fjord cwm bank glyphs vext quiz.

One meaning of quiz is an eccentirc professor, a cwm is a valley, and glyphs is a shortened form of hieroglyphs. A pangram is also known as a holoalphabetic sentence.

It's years since I got out.................. :chair:

It IS ! If you were in Leiden I would have prescribed a quick dash to the North End Pub as a cure !

Don't remember that one DW, and I was in Leiden quite often. However I am absoluetely surrounded by pubs within 10 minutes walk these days, so no excuse.

These are our nearest two these days, right on the seafront:

https://saltydogbangor.com/

http://thejamaicainn.co.uk/the-venue/


Doc note I dissent, a fast never prevents a fatness, I diet on cod.

Also the ultimate pangram (sentence containing all 26 letters of the alphabet):

Fjord cwm bank glyphs vext quiz.

One meaning of quiz is an eccentirc professor, a cwm is a valley, and glyphs is a shortened form of hieroglyphs. A pangram is also known as a holoalphabetic sentence.

It's years since I got out.................. :chair:

It IS ! If you were in Leiden I would have prescribed a quick dash to the North End Pub as a cure !

Help just back from Amsterdam and was trying to improve my Dutch by changing the language into Dutch on Google search- where do I change it back again into English

 

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