The other joke and meme thread

[Erestor Arcamen]

Use this thread for jokes and memes that do NOT relate to Tolkien.

Keep things appropriate or we'll have to sick Grond on you

 

[Deimos]

 

[Deimos]

This is an example of a "Palindrome"...a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward.
The most well known one (in English) is: Madam I'm Adam

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

 

[Ashley]

The most well known one (in English) is: Madam I'm Adam

The ones I've heard most often are racecar and taco cat.

 

[Deimos]

The ones I've heard most often are racecar and taco cat.

"Racecar" (as a single word) I can see.
But in making a palindrome as a phrase the idea is to use a sensible phrase or sentence.
Who ever came up with "taco cat" (and I had seen that before) is looking for any words to string together that are the same forward and backward; that is, it's very often nonsensical or meaningless.
The real accomplishment is when you can find words that work and the phrase makes sense.
Both "Dammit I'm mad" and "Madam I'm Adam" are meaningful, something someone might actually say.

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

Who ever came up with "taco cat" (and I had seen that before) is looking for any words to string together that are the same forward and backward; that is, it's very often nonsensical or meaningless.

It's not meaningless if you are a taco cat!

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

 

[Starbrow]

"Racecar" (as a single word) I can see.
But in making a palindrome as a phrase the idea is to use a sensible phrase or sentence.
Who ever came up with "taco cat" (and I had seen that before) is looking for any words to string together that are the same forward and backward; that is, it's very often nonsensical or meaningless.
The real accomplishment is when you can find words that work and the phrase makes sense.
Both "Dammit I'm mad" and "Madam I'm Adam" are meaningful, something someone might actually say.

I think the best is "A man, a plan, a canal - Panama."

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Then there's this:

 

[Deimos]

I think the best is "A man, a plan, a canal - Panama."

Oh Brava! 😄😍
I had forgotten about that one.
Yes, I agree it is probably the most well known AND the best example.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

How about these?

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

 

[Deimos]

 

[Deimos]

How about these?

Wow. All that and yet there was no A man, a plan, a canal - Panama

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

 

[Deimos]

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

 

[Deimos]

Best one ever...

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

 

[Deimos]

Pretty scary when you realize that baristas are allowed to reproduce....