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bobbieinok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-10 04:32 PM
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PALINdrome: reads the same backward as forward
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palindrome
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pal·in·drome
   /ˈpælɪnˌdroʊm/ Show Spelled Show IPA
–noun

1.
a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as 'Madam, I'm Adam' or 'Poor Dan is in a droop.'

2.
Biochemistry . a region of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides is identical with an inverted sequence in the complementary strand: GAATTC is a palindrome of CTTAAG.

Origin:
1620–30; < Gk palíndromos recurring, equiv. to pálin again, back + -dromos running ( see -drome)

Bobbie in OK

NB--"Palin = again, back"
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lob1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-10 04:36 PM
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1. And a Palin-drone is hubby Todd.
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-10 04:37 PM
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2. Damn I don't want to think of Palin any way
front or back, she's just as bad.
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awoke_in_2003 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-10 07:11 PM
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5. she is always...
talking out of her ass.
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-10 05:40 PM
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3. And it doesn't make sense either way.
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Brother Buzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-10 06:53 PM
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4. BOB - a song by Weird Al is done completely in palindromes including the title
Bob Dylan approves this song, so would Allen Ginsberg if he were alive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nej4xJe4Tdg
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