P A L I N D R O M E
"A word, line, verse, etc., reading the same backward as forward."

S	A	T	O	R
A	R	E	P	O
T	E	N	E	T
O	P	E	R	A
R	O	T	A	S

"Arepo the farmer holds the works in motion" or,
"the sower, Arepo, holds the wheels with care" or,
"the sower, Arepo,.works with the help of a wheel"
(This is the oldest known two-dimensional palindrome. it was found on a wall in Pompeii)

• P A L I N D R O M E S •

I prefer pi

Lepers repel

Dr. Awkward

O gnats, tango

Rise to vote, sir

We panic in a pew

Ma is a nun, as I am

Do Geese See God?

Gateman's nametag

"Ned, go gag Ogden"

Won't lovers revolt no

Stella won no wallets

Niagara, O roar again

Ned sat in Anita's den

Ma handed Edna ham

Poor Dan is in a droop

He lived as a devil, eh?

Sit on a potato pan, Otis

Goldenrod-adorned log

Rot can rob a born actor

Tis in a Desoto sedan I sit

I, Ed, sung an Agnus Dei

Ah, Satan, sees Natasha

"Lew, Otto has a hot towel"

Mr. Owl ate my metal worm

"Not New York," Roy went on

Eve damned Eden, mad Eve

Deny me not; atone, my Ned

Tarzan raised Desi Arnaz' rat

Wonder if Sununu's fired now

Eros: Sidney, my end is sore!

Eva, can I stab bats in a cave?

Delia sailed as sad Elias ailed

No pinot noir on Orion to nip on

Draw O Caesar, erase a coward

No sir! Away! A papaya war is on

Norma is as selfless as I am, Ron

Did Hannah say as Hannah did?

Drab as a fool, as aloof as a bard

Stiff, O dairyman, in a myriad of fits

Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas

Hell! A spacecraft farce caps all, eh?

Go hang a salami; I'm a lasagna hog

Kay, a red nude, peeped under a yak

Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age

Sums are not set as a test on Erasmus

I roamed under it as a tired nude Maori

Stop! Murder us not, tonsured rumpots!

Marge lets Norah see Sharon's telegram

E. Borgnine drags Dad's gardening robe

Bob: "Did Anna peep?" Anna: "Did Bob?"

Ed, I saw Harpo Marx ram Oprah W. aside

No, it is opposed; Art sees trade's opposition!

Straw? No, too stupid a fad. I put soot on warts

Goddam mad dog gnaws wang! Goddam mad dog!

Name tarts? No, medieval slave, I demonstrate man!

A new order began, a more Roman age bred Rowena

To: Dr., et al. / Re: Grub / Ma had a hamburger / Later, Dot

I maim nine men in Saginaw; wan, I gas nine men in Miami

Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?

See? Pure, vile kilt can aid Nino, con Indian, act like live rupees

Are we not drawn onwards, we Jews, drawn onward to new era?

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

Thru modem, Anna, I rat 'n' e-mail rap at a parliamentarian named Omurht

What an interesting name you have, Mr. Mevahuoyemangnitseretninatahw!

A man, a plan, a canoe, pasta, heros, rajahs, a coloratura, maps, snipe,
percale, macaroni, a gag, a banana bag, a tan, a tag, a banana bag again (or a camel),
a crepe, pins, Spam, a rut, a Rolo, cash, a jar, sore hats, a peon, a canal--Panama!

PALINDROMES IN OTHER LANGUAGES

In girum imus nocte, et consumimur igni
(Latin: We go around by night, and we are consumed by the fire )

In Arts it is repose to life - è filo teso per siti strani
(English/Italian: It is a tight wire for strange sites)

Nispon anomimata mi monan opsin
(Greek: Wash the sin as well as the face)
[In Greek, the letters "p" and "s" appear as the single character, "psi"]

Echele Leche
(Spanish: Put some milk in it)
[In Spanish "ch" is a single letter]

Yo de todo te doy
(Spanish: I'll give you some of everything)

Dábale arroz a la zorra el abad
(Spanish: The abbot gave rice to the fox)

I topi non avevano nipoti
(Italian: The rats had no nephews)

Oh cet echo!
(French: Oh what an echo !)

Ein Neger mit Gazelle zagt im Regen nie.
(German: A Negro with [a] gazelle never hesitates in the rain)

WORD PALINDROMES

You can cage a swallow can't you, but you can't swallow a cage, can you?

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Have any palindromes of your own, or know of any i could include here? Drop me a line.
jelerma@earthlink.net

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