A palindrome is a phrase that reads the same backwards and forwards. It derives its name from the Greek, palindromus, meaning "to run back
again." The greeks had many palindromes, one of the most common was found inscribed on many fountains:
Nipson anomemata me monan opsin.
It means "wash the sin as well as the face". Of course it was written in Greek:
The shortest palindroms are the words "I" and "a". A better example might be as simple as "Bob" or "Madam". Palindromes can be sentences, and
in this case spaces and punctuation are ignored. Perhaps the most famous is "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!"
Palindromes are a lot of fun. We've included some of our favorites here. But this is just the tip of the iceberg.
A dog, a plan, a canal: pagoda.
A man, a plan, a canal: Panama.
A new order began, a more Roman age bred Rowena.
A tin mug for a jar of gum, Nita.
A Toyota. Race fast, safe car. A Toyota.
Able was I ere I saw Elba.
Ah, Satan sees Natasha
Animal loots foliated detail of stool lamina.
Anne, I vote more cars race Rome to Vienna.
Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?
As I pee, sir, I see Pisa!
Bombard a drab mob.
Bush saw Sununu swash sub.
Cain: a maniac.
Campus Motto: Bottoms up, Mac
Cigar? Toss it in a can. It is so tragic.
Daedalus: nine. Peninsula: dead.
Dammit, I'm mad!
Delia saw I was ailed.
Denim axes examined.
Dennis sinned
Dennis and Edna sinned.
Depardieu, go razz a rogue I draped.
Desserts, I stressed!
Did I draw Della too tall, Edward? I did?
Do geese see God?
Dogma: I am God
Don't nod
Drab as a fool, aloof as a bard.
Drat Saddam, a mad dastard!
Draw, O coward!
Draw pupil's lip upward.
Ed, I saw Harpo Marx ram Oprah W. aside.
Eva, can I stab bats in a cave?
Evil did I dwell; lewd I did live.
Gateman sees name, garageman sees name tag.
Go deliver a dare, vile dog!
Go hang a salami; I'm a lasagna hog.
God saw I was dog
Goldenrod-adorned log.
Golf? No sir, prefer prison-flog.
Harass sensuousness, Sarah.
I roamed under it as a tired, nude Maori.
Kay, a red nude, peeped under a yak
Laminated E.T. animal.
Lay a wallaby baby ball away, Al.
Lepers repel.
Let O'Hara gain an inn in a Niagara hotel.
Lisa Bonet ate no basil
Live not on evil.
Lived on Decaf; faced no Devil.
Lonely Tylenol.
Ma is a nun, as I am.
Ma is as selfless as I am.
Madam, I'm Adam.
Madam in Eden, I'm Adam.
Marge lets Norah see Sharon's telegram.
May a moody baby doom a yam.
Meet animals; laminate 'em.
Mr. Owl ate my metal worm.
Murder for a jar of red rum.
Never odd or even.
No, Mel Gibson is a casino's big lemon.
No cab, no tuna nut on bacon.
No, it never propagates if I set a gap or prevention
No lemon, no melon.
No sir -- away! A papaya war is on.
No trace; not one carton
Oozy rat in a sanitary zoo
Party boobytrap.
Poor Dan is in a droop.
Rats live on no evil star
Reviled did I live, said I, as evil I did deliver.
