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- From: dgreen@thor (David Greenebaum)
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- Subject: I palindrome I
- Date: 16 Nov 1992 22:03:52 GMT
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- The other day, I was listening to They Might Be Giants' song "I
- Palindrome I" and a question occurred to me. The song doesn't have
- much in the way of "standard" palindromes ("mom" and "dad" are about
- the most impressive), but it does have the following passage:
- "Son, I am able," she said, "though you scare me." "Watch," said
- I; "Beloved," I said, "watch me scare you, though." Said she:
- "Able am I, son."
- So. Two questions: 1) Is this a palindrome, or does it have another name?
- And 2) Are there other passages like this that you folks know?
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