We've all heard palindromes that make no sense, such as
I much prefer palindromes that make sense in a plausible context, not contrived ones like "Step on no pets" or "Draw pupil's lip upward".
My favourite ones are these three:
An ad for Toyota:
An anti-smoking slogan:
A: With a pack of lies.
Mad Zeus, no live Devil, lived evil on Suez dam.HUH?
I much prefer palindromes that make sense in a plausible context, not contrived ones like "Step on no pets" or "Draw pupil's lip upward".
My favourite ones are these three:
An ad for Toyota:
A Toyota. Race fast, safe car. A Toyota.A sports-hater's plaintive plea to be left alone:
Golf? No Sir, prefer prison flog!(I can identify with that!)
An anti-smoking slogan:
Cigar? Toss it in a can. It is so tragic.And a good spoonerism I read yesterday in MX fits in neatly with the story of the Knave of Hearts:
The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts,Q: How did the knave respond when questioned about the lack of pies?
All on a summer day:
The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts,
And took them quite away!
A: With a pack of lies.
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