I found it fun, as a young person to ponder palindromes. A friend pointed out just now that my count at that moment was a palindrome, but it will not stay that way. A palindrome is something that reads the same both backward and forward. It can be a number or a word, or a phrase. Two that come to mind are "Madam, I'm Adam" (punchline for the old riddle, what did the first man say to the first woman?) and "Desserts is just stressed spelled backwards." Honestly, that is how I finally could keep the spelling of desert and dessert sorted out. So, did you know what a palindrome is? Do you know any palindromes?
[question posted by GardenGerty]
responses and comments:
I had heard the word, but I didn't know what it was. Cool, though, hee!! Poop is a palindrome, heehee!! Mum and Pop The dreaded 666 Pup I can't think of any phrases, though. confused [itsmefaith]
Some others will post some phrases. You are right about poop. Peep too. [GardenGerty]
I probably knew what a palindrome was at some point in time in my life. Menopausal memory causes me to forget a lot lately. I noticed your post and decided that I needed to refresh my memory. Wish my body came with a "F5" button. [ElusiveButterfly]
Sure, you may use it. I wonder if when Spring arrives I can pass of my glitches by saying my brain thawed and ran out? There is always a reason, in every season. [GardenGerty]
On his album "Poodle Hat", Weird Al Yankovich has a song called "Bob" which was ENTIRELY palindromes. You should check it out - it is definately a hoot. "Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog." A classic, that one, LOL. [Paula1966]
It was one of the lines from the song... not sure if Al came up with it or if it was around before... the guy is pretty creative, though, so I would not put it past him. [Paula1966]
that is the first time in my life i ever heard the word. thanks, i like leaerning new things. [ANTIQUELADY]
i like the sound of that. lol [ANTIQUELADY]
stressed is not a palindrome though it does not read the same way backwards and forwards, radar is a palindrome [winterose]
rofl, that is funny thorgrym! lollollol [tammyr]
I've always thought palindromes were kinda neat. But, I never thought of them in numbers... [reinydawn]
I do not usually think of them that way, but I had to start this discussion when my friend pointed out I was at a palindrome number. It will be along time until I reach another. [GardenGerty]
Gotta love the palindrome! There are, of course, the easy ones: RADAR refer stats kayak But then you can get into the phrases and sentences: Able was I ere I saw Elba. A man, a plan, a canal, Panama. So many more to be had, but I will leave some for others. :) [thorgrym]
While the individual words are not palindromes, the phrase "stressed desserts" IS a palindrome. w00t [Paula1966]
Would it be the same word or a different word? You said desserts and stressed, but those are two different words. Now for instance, noon and eye, are examples of words that are the same backwards and forward. Whereas, words like, evil and live or god and dog are two different words. [Rozie37]
Ah, but "God's dog" is a palindrome. Punctuation doesn't count...just the letters (or numbers). Fun! [thorgrym]
I love stuff like that lol. I remember 'Madam I'm Adam' from English class, our one teacher was fond about bringing up neat stuff like that. I never knew about the desserts one...sure explains a lot (for me, I get stressed when I don't have any hahaha) Only ones I can think of right now are 'Too hot to hoot' & "dammit, I'm mad!" [JoyfulOne]
Joyful, those are funny, they make me "joyful" so thanks for responding. I will remember in July that I will be too hot to hoot. Sounds like something my late Aunt Ginny would have said. [GardenGerty]
Hehehe...I knew plenty of them when I had the time for all this fun. Right now, the only one I can remember is "MALAYALAM" LOL!! In case you don't know, it is a south Indian language. ;) Cheers and happy Mylotting [positiveminded1977]
I did not know that. [GardenGerty]
My husband actually has one on a bumper sticker on his truck. It says: Race Car spelled backwards is Race Car [catdla1]
Very Good. I think I may have seen that one, now that you mention it. [GardenGerty]
A palindrome is a word or phrase that is spelled the same whether read forward or backwards: MOM DAD OTTO RACECAR LEVEL DEED PIP ROTOR CIVIC POP EYE NUN RADAR TOOT REDIVIDER REPAPER TESTSET [thelastwolf113]
Great list. Right on topic and concise in definition. [GardenGerty]
Hi, I never knew what a palindrome was until I read a book, called "Palindrome"...Very good book BTW, by Stuart Woods...Hannah and Bob are the only ones that come to mind, but i just woke up...I am sure that I could come up with some more if given the time. [mibngold]
Hi, I read the book in one sitting, so yeah, I would say it was a good read! Let me know if you get around to reading it, I'd be interested to know what you thought! [mibngold]
Funny thing those palindromes. Apart from a few words that you can read both ways, as a full sentence I know only one in Spanish. "Dábale arroz a la zorra el abad" What means "The abbot was giving rice to the female fox" This is a very witty one. LOL [overwings]
Good job, you took us one step farther. Thanks. [GardenGerty]
I think I have heard of this word before. I had forgotten what it meant until now though. I know a few palindromes like noon, racecar, rotor, eye, deed, civic, nun, level, pop, radar, pip, and toot. Words like LIVE and STRAW (which read EVIL and WARTS backwards) are not themselves palindromes but the "phrases" LIVE EVIL and STRAW WARTS are. A palindrome is not necessarily a single word. The longest single English word in common usage which is a palindrome is REDIVIDER, although the contrived chemical term DETARTRATED is two letters longer. In Finnish there is a 25-letter palindromic word: SOLUTOMAATTIMITTAAMOTULOS which means the result from a measurement laboratory for tomatoes, although technically it is a compound of four words. There is also the equally long SAIPPUAKUPPINIPPUKAUPPIAS which means soap cup trader. [stephcjh]
So Steph, are you a Finlander, or a good student of language? Hubby's family line is from Finland. Thanks for reminding us of other languages as well. [GardenGerty]
There are many single words. I like phrases, here are some: "Able was I ere I saw Elba" "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama." "Bird rib" "Borrow or rob?" "Don't nod" [whiteheather39]
Phrases are more challenging, and they can be very interesting. [GardenGerty]
// Palindrome.java >>>>>>>>>>>> It check if a string is a palindrome.. public class Palindrome { public static void main(String[] args) { String str1 = "eye", str2 = "bye"; System.out.println("Palindrome detection"); System.out.println(str1 + " " + isPalindrome(str1)); System.out.println(str2 + " " + isPalindrome(str2)); } static boolean isPalindrome(String s) { int left = 0; int right = s.length() - 1; while (left < right) { if (s.charAt(left) != s.charAt(right)) return false; left++; right--; } return true; } } [silvermoney]
I did not realize there was an application called palindrome [GardenGerty]
Hi, It is a word/phrase which is ALIKE forward or backward. Ex:-civic,rotor, level... Regards! =Lahiri,Kolkata,India. [forslahiri]
Palindromes are great ice breakers. What about this one: "Dogma: I am God" or the word "noon", "racecar", "radar". It's fun thinking of palindromes. "Madam, I'm adam," is the perfect example. Happy mylotting. [Jenaisle]
It has always disappointed me that the word "palindrome" isn't a palindrome. It would somehow be more fitting if it were. The only one I remember is the "Madam, I'm Adam" one - I think it must be the standard example in schools. [penny64]
That would be great to have a word be what it defines. [GardenGerty]
I have know about palindromes since I was a kid and the main example I was taught and used to describe it has been shared already and that's "Madam I'm Adam" There is a guy that claims to have come up with a palindrome using over 17,000 words! Here's the link: http://norvig.com/palindrome.html I've never read the entire thing myself, but this is unbelievable! [James72]
James,that is neat to know, but I probably will not read the entire thing either. Thanks for sharing. The one about Adam and the one about a canal are both good examples and pretty standard from out text books. [GardenGerty]
It's 4:30 AM here and the first thing that popped into my head was toot, I guess we had split soup for dinner last night. I don't think I have to explan. Thanks for the hint about dessert etc. I always have trouble with that. [savypat]
I love little keys that help me remember stuff. [GardenGerty]
I first learned about palindromes in our programming class. Hannah is a palindrome. [caido_dionelyn]
I thought maybe it had something to do with Sarah Palin, but I geuss that would be a palindrone. [MYKLJ999_VERSION_2]
You guys are funny. [GardenGerty]
of course i know wat it means not before my c language teacher asked me to write a program to detect weather a give word is palindrome or not.....the word palindrome was unfamiliar to me then but when i came to know i was driven by the idea.. some of the palindromes are as followed: 1)madam 2)malayalam 3)dad 4)mam,mom...........etc.... [rakon_road]
Really good job, thanks. [GardenGerty]
I was introduced to palindromes during my programming class in college. It is because we are told to determine, using a program we would write, if a certain phrase is a palindrome or not. It is fun learning basics of programming and learning palindromes at the same time. Here are some web pages with list of palindromes: - http://www.geocities.com/~harveyh/palindromes.htm#Word%20palindromes - from Wikipedia: * A man, a plan, a canal, Panama! * Rats live on no evil star. * Neil, a trap! Sid is part alien! * Step on no pets. * Dammit, I'm mad! * Madam, I'm Adam. * Madam, in Eden, I'm Adam. * Rise to vote, sir. * Never odd or even * If I had a hi-fi * War, sir, is raw. * Yo, banana boy! * Do geese see God? * No devil lived on. * Ah, Satan sees Natasha. * Lewd did I live & evil I did dwel! * A dog, a panic in a pagoda * Was it a cat I saw? * Was it a car or a cat I saw? * A Toyota's a Toyota. * No lemons, no melon * Now I see bees, I won. * Ma is as selfless as I am. * Nurse, I spy gypsies—run! * A dog, a plan, a canal, pagoda * Was it Eliot's toilet I saw? * No, sir, away! A papaya war is on! * Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog. * I, madam, I made radio! So I dared! Am I mad? Am I? * Swap God for a janitor, rot in a jar of dog paws. * Eva, can I see bees in a cave? * Taco Cat * So many dynamos! * Red rum, sir, is murder. [wrangel15]
Wow, I think you have the best list so far. [GardenGerty]
The most popular palindrome I know is: "Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?" It's so cool! [inkyuboz]
That one is very thought provoking as well. [GardenGerty]
Well, I missed one palindrome in this discussion.It is - "Rise to vote, sir".Whenever I wrote any palindrome program in Java or C++, I used to check it with this one. [titan_90]
I dont know any and I wasnt sure what any of them were. I think there are many words that would fit that profile. Ig uess that there are many things that would really fit that category but I cant think of any of them at this time. I will write them if I hear them. [snowy22315]
There is a palindrome I remember learning at school. It is "A man, a plan, a canal - Panama". Heaps of words are palindromes, for example, "racecar". [Piscesmoon]
I know the word palindrome when I was in college. I can remember this is our first program to make. I have to make an algorithm on how to generate palindromes. Madam is a palindrome. [marymarj2002]
You are absolutely right. A word is called a palindrome when it is spelled same either ways. This is real fun. Here are a few palindromes I came across. "Malayalam" (a South Indian Language spoken by the people hailing from Kerala. This is their mother tongue) "Was it a car or a cat I saw" is one such sentence which spells the same backwards. It is real fun, isn't it? Anybody has anymore palindromes may share with me. [MEGASTAR123]
You are right. A palindrome is something that read same either way. I responded in the morning with a couple of palindromes which I know. But I am not able to see them now. I am giving them once again. 1. "Malayalam" (a language in India down South spoken by the people hailing from State Kerala in India. It spells same either way. 2. "Was it a car or a cat I saw" is a sentence which spells exactly same when read backwards. Isn't it interesting. [MEGASTAR123]
Yes i do. I like them. I know that the longest word (supposedly) in the dictionary that is one is "tattarratat" (which is a knock on the door) In 1991, Gordon Dow composed a 306 word palindrome entitled Dog Sees Ada. Even as neat are Semordilaps which are words that when spelt backwards make another word like nametag - gateman or diaper and repaid. [saundyl]
I did know what a palindrome was (although I always think the word palindrome sounds like it should belong to a geometric shape!), but I had never heard the phrase about desserts before. I'll remember that one, as I can never remember the spelling either & little memory aids like that are a godsend to me! [GreenMoo]
level, civic, radar. My brain is weird..I look for stuff like that...I also love oxymorons. [Debs_place]