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  • 13-12-2008 03:13AM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭


    What about words that are spelt backwards but are the same forwards . . .

    NAN
    NAVAN
    NOON
    BOB
    BOOB
    RACECAR
    DEED
    LEVEL
    PIP
    ROTOR
    CIVIC
    POP
    MADAM
    EYE
    NUN
    RADAR
    TOOT
    REDIVIDER


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,373 ✭✭✭The guy


    A man, a plan, a caret, a ban, a myriad, a sum, a lac, a liar, a hoop, a pint, a catalpa, a gas, an oil, a bird, a yell, a vat, a caw, a pax, a wag, a tax, a nay, a ram, a cap, a yam, a gay, a tsar, a wall, a car, a luger, a ward, a bin, a woman, a vassal, a wolf, a tuna, a nit, a pall, a fret, a watt, a bay, a daub, a tan, a cab, a datum, a gall, a hat, a fag, a zap, a say, a jaw, a lay, a wet, a gallop, a tug, a trot, a trap, a tram, a torr, a caper, a top, a tonk, a toll, a ball, a fair, a sax, a minim, a tenor, a bass, a passer, a capital, a rut, an amen, a ted, a cabal, a tang, a sun, an ass, a maw, a sag, a jam, a dam, a sub, a salt, an axon, a sail, an ad, a wadi, a radian, a room, a rood, a rip, a tad, a pariah, a revel, a reel, a reed, a pool, a plug, a pin, a peek, a parabola, a dog, a pat, a cud, a nu, a fan, a pal, a rum, a nod, an eta, a lag, an eel, a batik, a mug, a mot, a nap, a maxim, a mood, a leek, a grub, a gob, a gel, a drab, a citadel, a total, a cedar, a tap, a gag, a rat, a manor, a bar, a gal, a cola, a pap, a yaw, a tab, a raj, a gab, a nag, a pagan, a bag, a jar, a bat, a way, a papa, a local, a gar, a baron, a mat, a rag, a gap, a tar, a decal, a tot, a led, a tic, a bard, a leg, a bog, a burg, a keel, a doom, a mix, a map, an atom, a gum, a kit, a baleen, a gala, a ten, a don, a mural, a pan, a faun, a ducat, a pagoda, a lob, a rap, a keep, a nip, a gulp, a loop, a deer, a leer, a lever, a hair, a pad, a tapir, a door, a moor, an aid, a raid, a wad, an alias, an ox, an atlas, a bus, a madam, a jag, a saw, a mass, an anus, a gnat, a lab, a cadet, an em, a natural, a tip, a caress, a pass, a baronet, a minimax, a sari, a fall, a ballot, a knot, a pot, a rep, a carrot, a mart, a part, a tort, a gut, a poll, a gateway, a law, a jay, a sap, a zag, a fat, a hall, a gamut, a dab, a can, a tabu, a day, a batt, a waterfall, a patina, a nut, a flow, a lass, a van, a mow, a nib, a draw, a regular, a call, a war, a stay, a gam, a yap, a cam, a ray, an ax, a tag, a wax, a paw, a cat, a valley, a drib, a lion, a saga, a plat, a catnip, a pooh, a rail, a calamus, a dairyman, a bater, a canal--Panama.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    You left out TIT, only one worth having.


  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    What about words that are spelt backwards but are the same forwards . . .

    NAN
    NAVAN
    NOON
    BOB
    BOOB
    RACECAR
    DEED
    LEVEL
    PIP
    ROTOR
    CIVIC
    POP
    MADAM
    EYE
    NUN
    RADAR
    TOOT
    REDIVIDER



    Original idea is original!


  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    The guy wrote: »
    A man, a plan, a caret, a ban, a myriad, a sum, a lac, a liar, a hoop, a pint, a catalpa, a gas, an oil, a bird, a yell, a vat, a caw, a pax, a wag, a tax, a nay, a ram, a cap, a yam, a gay, a tsar, a wall, a car, a luger, a ward, a bin, a woman, a vassal, a wolf, a tuna, a nit, a pall, a fret, a watt, a bay, a daub, a tan, a cab, a datum, a gall, a hat, a fag, a zap, a say, a jaw, a lay, a wet, a gallop, a tug, a trot, a trap, a tram, a torr, a caper, a top, a tonk, a toll, a ball, a fair, a sax, a minim, a tenor, a bass, a passer, a capital, a rut, an amen, a ted, a cabal, a tang, a sun, an ass, a maw, a sag, a jam, a dam, a sub, a salt, an axon, a sail, an ad, a wadi, a radian, a room, a rood, a rip, a tad, a pariah, a revel, a reel, a reed, a pool, a plug, a pin, a peek, a parabola, a dog, a pat, a cud, a nu, a fan, a pal, a rum, a nod, an eta, a lag, an eel, a batik, a mug, a mot, a nap, a maxim, a mood, a leek, a grub, a gob, a gel, a drab, a citadel, a total, a cedar, a tap, a gag, a rat, a manor, a bar, a gal, a cola, a pap, a yaw, a tab, a raj, a gab, a nag, a pagan, a bag, a jar, a bat, a way, a papa, a local, a gar, a baron, a mat, a rag, a gap, a tar, a decal, a tot, a led, a tic, a bard, a leg, a bog, a burg, a keel, a doom, a mix, a map, an atom, a gum, a kit, a baleen, a gala, a ten, a don, a mural, a pan, a faun, a ducat, a pagoda, a lob, a rap, a keep, a nip, a gulp, a loop, a deer, a leer, a lever, a hair, a pad, a tapir, a door, a moor, an aid, a raid, a wad, an alias, an ox, an atlas, a bus, a madam, a jag, a saw, a mass, an anus, a gnat, a lab, a cadet, an em, a natural, a tip, a caress, a pass, a baronet, a minimax, a sari, a fall, a ballot, a knot, a pot, a rep, a carrot, a mart, a part, a tort, a gut, a poll, a gateway, a law, a jay, a sap, a zag, a fat, a hall, a gamut, a dab, a can, a tabu, a day, a batt, a waterfall, a patina, a nut, a flow, a lass, a van, a mow, a nib, a draw, a regular, a call, a war, a stay, a gam, a yap, a cam, a ray, an ax, a tag, a wax, a paw, a cat, a valley, a drib, a lion, a saga, a plat, a catnip, a pooh, a rail, a calamus, a dairyman, a bater, a canal--Panama.


    Not quite the same thing, but clever!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,469 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Didn't see a Toyota in there!

    Not your ornery onager



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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭Elephant Monkey



    Thats exactly where i found them! I wanted to wack a few up, i suppose i should have put the link up also!

    Cheers

    And yes TIT was so overlooked, I'm sorry ;\


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,213 ✭✭✭✭Crash


    .doog si aedi dooG


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,859 ✭✭✭✭Sharpshooter


    .doog si aedi dooG


    ,wtf tseN.

    niaga.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭Orange69


    Thread locker Enuch Chuck!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,213 ✭✭✭✭Crash


    ,wtf tseN.

    niaga.
    ...god i thought you were smart. Duuuh.

    edit: .huuuD .trams erew uoy thguoht i dog..


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,859 ✭✭✭✭Sharpshooter


    ...god i thought you were smart. Duuuh.

    edit: .huuuD .trams erew uoy thguoht i dog..

    .ma I
    .pu sdne siht erehw ees.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 220 ✭✭Flashraziel


    Rise to vote, sir.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,231 ✭✭✭Deadzone


    Rats live on no evil star.

    Kayak.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭oeb


    Someday mother will die and I'll get the money
    Mom leans down and says, "My sentiments exactly,
    You son of a bitch"
    I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
    I palindrome I (I palindrome I)
    And I am a snake head eating (snake head)
    The head on the opposite side (snake head)
    I palindrome I (manonam)
    I palindrome I (manonam)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭giggsy664


    Youtube "weird al - bob"

    Song wriitne in palindromes

    @ esel: a toyotas a toyota


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    rotavator

    Supposedly the longest in English, albeit a registered trademark


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 500 ✭✭✭mc nuggets


    Anal sex at noon taxes lana. oh the joys of palindromes :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    ɯǝƃ sɐ ʍou ǝɹoɔ ʞɔoɹ ǝuo ʍɐs ƃǝɯ


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,706 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    aM eroY


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    Yore 'mam'


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    Someone shift this rubbish to the Cuckoo's Nest.

    That's what they like over there (I'm advised)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 52 ✭✭Switcharoo


    The guy wrote: »
    A man, a plan, a caret, a ban, a myriad, a sum, a lac, a liar, a hoop, a pint, a catalpa, a gas, an oil, a bird, a yell, a vat, a caw, a pax, a wag, a tax, a nay, a ram, a cap, a yam, a gay, a tsar, a wall, a car, a luger, a ward, a bin, a woman, a vassal, a wolf, a tuna, a nit, a pall, a fret, a watt, a bay, a daub, a tan, a cab, a datum, a gall, a hat, a fag, a zap, a say, a jaw, a lay, a wet, a gallop, a tug, a trot, a trap, a tram, a torr, a caper, a top, a tonk, a toll, a ball, a fair, a sax, a minim, a tenor, a bass, a passer, a capital, a rut, an amen, a ted, a cabal, a tang, a sun, an ass, a maw, a sag, a jam, a dam, a sub, a salt, an axon, a sail, an ad, a wadi, a radian, a room, a rood, a rip, a tad, a pariah, a revel, a reel, a reed, a pool, a plug, a pin, a peek, a parabola, a dog, a pat, a cud, a nu, a fan, a pal, a rum, a nod, an eta, a lag, an eel, a batik, a mug, a mot, a nap, a maxim, a mood, a leek, a grub, a gob, a gel, a drab, a citadel, a total, a cedar, a tap, a gag, a rat, a manor, a bar, a gal, a cola, a pap, a yaw, a tab, a raj, a gab, a nag, a pagan, a bag, a jar, a bat, a way, a papa, a local, a gar, a baron, a mat, a rag, a gap, a tar, a decal, a tot, a led, a tic, a bard, a leg, a bog, a burg, a keel, a doom, a mix, a map, an atom, a gum, a kit, a baleen, a gala, a ten, a don, a mural, a pan, a faun, a ducat, a pagoda, a lob, a rap, a keep, a nip, a gulp, a loop, a deer, a leer, a lever, a hair, a pad, a tapir, a door, a moor, an aid, a raid, a wad, an alias, an ox, an atlas, a bus, a madam, a jag, a saw, a mass, an anus, a gnat, a lab, a cadet, an em, a natural, a tip, a caress, a pass, a baronet, a minimax, a sari, a fall, a ballot, a knot, a pot, a rep, a carrot, a mart, a part, a tort, a gut, a poll, a gateway, a law, a jay, a sap, a zag, a fat, a hall, a gamut, a dab, a can, a tabu, a day, a batt, a waterfall, a patina, a nut, a flow, a lass, a van, a mow, a nib, a draw, a regular, a call, a war, a stay, a gam, a yap, a cam, a ray, an ax, a tag, a wax, a paw, a cat, a valley, a drib, a lion, a saga, a plat, a catnip, a pooh, a rail, a calamus, a dairyman, a bater, a canal--Panama.
    I don't get it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Moved from AH.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    Switcharoo wrote: »
    I don't get it.
    It's a palindrome.

    Read it backwards


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,859 ✭✭✭✭Sharpshooter


    ,wtf tseN.

    niaga.
    ...god i thought you were smart. Duuuh.

    edit: .huuuD .trams erew uoy thguoht i dog..
    .ma I
    .pu sdne siht erehw ees.

    hguoc*
    :cool:.ma I wonk uoy woN


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭InkSlinger67


    :) eipprahS roop wwA ??kciS


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,243 ✭✭✭kelle


    Madam, in Eden, i'm Adam


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