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Comment from Frodo7

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Palindromes are by no means human inventions. The genetic code is littered with palindromic sequences of nucleotides, some of them known to have critical functional significance. Proposed application of this font: AMBULANCE, POLICE signs, highway info, advertisements, seen from the rear-view mirror. Some examples of English palindromes collected from the Web: MOM GAG BOB DEIFIED KAYAK RACECAR ROTATOR TENET RADAR LEVEL CIVIC HANNAH KINIKINIK WARD DRAW DENNIS SINNED. BIRD RIB. WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW? GO HANG A SALAMI. I'M A LASAGNA HOG! STEP ON NO PETS BOSTON DID NOT SOB. A MAN, A PLAN, A CANAL: PANAMA A NEW ORDER BEGAN, A MORE ROMAN AGE BRED ROWENA. ABLE WAS I ERE I SAW ELBA. AS I PEE, SIR, I SEE PISA! BOMBARD A DRAB MOB. BUSH SAW SUNUNU SWASH SUB. CAIN: A MANIAC. DEPARDIEU, GO RAP A ROGUE I DRAPED. ED, I SAW HARPO MARX RAM OPRAH W. ASIDE. GOLF? NO SIR, PREFER PRISON FLOG. LET O'HARA GAIN AN INN IN A NIAGARA HOTEL. LIVED ON DECAF, FACED NO DEVIL. LONELY TYLENOL. MADAM, I'M ADAM. NO LEMON, NO MELON. SENILE FELINES. WAS IT ELIOT'S TOILET I SAW? MARGE LETS NORAH SEE SHARON'S TELEGRAM. AGE, IRONY, NORIEGA. CAN I ATTAIN A 'C'? DAMMIT, I'M MAD! DEER BREED. DELIA FAILED. If you know examples in other languages, I would be glad to read them.

Comment from funk_king

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

ingenious. excellent execution. useful application. and just doggone fun:)

Comment from Frodo7

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

A,K,M,N,R,V,X,Y,Z have been changed for better legibility.

Comment from Neoqueto

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Very good idea! Mirror. Make an example picture with mirror motive. I know some in my Polish language: KAJAK (kayak - palindrome in English too :D) SEDES (Toilet) POP OBAMA A, MA BO ("Obama have got because") CIOTA A TO CI! ("Gay for you!") LETNI INTEL (means "Summer Intel" :D)

Comment from p2pnut

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Nice one Frodo7 ... and great examples

Comment from Frodo7

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Thank you guys, and dont't listen to the following. To be honest, I expected a bit more interest. Palindromes are very exciting after all. @Neoqueto: An example picture with a rear-view mirror? It would show the text reversed back to normal by the mirror, so what's the point?

Comment from noneo

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Very interesting hte title was confusing, since it's mirror instead. None the less it didn"t reduce my interest.

Comment from Frodo7

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

@noneo: Yes, mirror is a better description, but palindrome is a fancy way of saying the same thing (well, not exactly). In this case the inspiration came from (English) palindromes, and it was a beautiful word itself.