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1.57am
6 December 2012
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Ohhhhh, okay. I get it now. 
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2.13am
1 November 2012
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I think technically speaking, a palindrome reads the same forward and backwards.
Wikipedia gives some examples:
"Madam, I'm Adam"
"Never odd or even"
"Doc, note: I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod"
The guy I mentioned above, Baby Gramps, has an amazing and humorous song where he just sings out one palindrome after another that he has made up, most of them hilariously nonsensical.
Interestingly, Wikipedia says that some writers have written entire books that are palindromes -- which means if you read the entire book backwards, it would read the same:
In English, two palindromic novels have been published: Satire: Veritas by David Stephens (1980, 58,795 letters), and Dr Awkward & Olson in Oslo by Lawrence Levine (1986, 31,954 words).[17] In French, Oulipo writer George Perec's "Grand Palindrome" (1969) is 5,556 letters in length.[18][19] In Hebrew, Noam Dovev wrote a 363-word, 1331-letter palindromic story called, "Do god".[20]
2.22am
6 December 2012
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Funny Paper said
I think technically speaking, a palindrome reads the same forward and backwards.
Yeah, that's why I was confused about sdrawkcab.
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2.27am
17 December 2012
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I agree. Correct definition. I wasn't saying Egroeg's name is a palindrome, or that "sdrawkcab" (my pun on her signature) is, just that they were clues to spotting a song made up of palindromes from its title onwards.
2.29am
6 December 2012
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mja6758 said
I agree. Correct definition. I wasn't saying Egroeg's name is a palindrome, or that "sdrawkcab" (my pun on her signature) is, just that they were clues to spotting a song made up of palindromes from its title onwards.
Oh. I didn't even notice how they might be clues! Sometimes I'm really slow.
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2.37am
17 December 2012
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Isn't it weird how the word they came up with for palindromes isn't one?
2.49am
6 December 2012
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Yeah, it really is. Once, my friend and I made up a word for palindrome that was a palindrome, but I forget what it was…
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10.34am
1 November 2012
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Palindrome comes from two Greek words: palin = again, drome = run through
There's at least one other word using "palin" -- palingenesis -- being born again (i.e., reincarnation).
8.32pm
21 November 2012
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Funny Paper said
I imagine it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility that someday the Netherlands will have a gay king -- so they can restore "Queen's Day" after all…
Our new king has 3 daughters, so we'll have a Queen again some day.
Palindromes are fun.
2.32pm
1 May 2011
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1962 – 1970 Beatles round on Mastermind. All the long and winding questions were basically name the song or album except one which boiled down to who produced Instant Karma (not inside the time frame and not a Beatles question) and one which was what were the numbers on the Please Please Me single? Might as well ask me how many a's are both sides of it.
2.41pm
1 December 2009
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I couldn't see the video that egroeG embedded – youtubes are blocked here at work – but I've no doubt it's Weird Al's wondrous "Bob". I think it's so cool how he actually managed to find palindromes that actually RHYME! And kinda make 'sense' (in a 1965-66 Dylan-meaninglessness way). And sing it just like Bob, too – and "Bob" itself is a palindrome!
10.24pm
1 May 2011
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No i havent heard it yet but i can guaranteed another great song is about to be badly beaten to an inch of its life and ensure you have horrid flashbacks for months at such a butchering. One Direction are covering Blondies One Way Or Another. Save us all, please. Tho no doubt any criticism is forbidden because its for charity (Comic Relief)
11.22pm
6 December 2012
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To the tune of "Bingo:"
There was a man who played the drums
And Ringo was his name-o
R-I-N-G-O, R-I-N-G-O, R-I-N-G-O
And Ringo was his name-o
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4.32am
6 December 2012
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Sorry for the double post.
I didn't think this needed its own thread, so I'm posting it here.
Patti Boyd- is it Patti or Pattie? I thought it was Patti, but in Anthology it's spelled Pattie. I'm confused.
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4.37am
17 December 2012
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Patricia Ann Boyd, often referred to during the 60s-80s as Patti, now refers to herself as Pattie. She does have an official website, and rather wonderful it is. http://www.pattieboyd.co.uk/
11.18pm
1 May 2011
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Just found i posted this in the wrong thread so have moved it.
Another awesome picture taken by Nasa, this time the UK during the freeze over the last 2 weeks capturing the results of the ice and snow. 
11.24pm
5 November 2011
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Yeah, I saw that post and didn't understand how that was relevant.
1.35am
1 May 2011
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Dont get in the way of Edinburgh construction workers by leaving your car in the wrong place at the wrong time.
1.43am
17 December 2012
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meanmistermustard said
Dont get in the way of Edinburgh construction workers by leaving your car in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Hats off to them! If the driver was stupid enough to park in an area cordoned off for construction, serves their right. You gotta love the ingenuity of the workforce. Least the driver didn't come back to find themselves with the bill for a day's lost work.
1.49am
5 November 2011
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mja6758 said
meanmistermustard said
Dont get in the way of Edinburgh construction workers by leaving your car in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Hats off to them! If the driver was stupid enough to park in an area cordoned off for construction, serves their right. You gotta love the ingenuity of the workforce. Least the driver didn't come back to find themselves with the bill for a day's lost work.
I really hate stupid people. They shouldn't have made a ramp for the car to get out, if the guy's rude enough to park there, he should have to wait to get his car back.
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