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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Can we make any meaningfull context out of this palindrome. Could there be a constructed situation where this would make sense. Long palindromes are only really funny when they can be used in a context. What does "A God's 'Nam tables" mean?}} | ||
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A {{w|palindrome}} is a word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same whether you read forwards or backwards, like ''race car''. Normally capitalization, spacing, and punctuation are ignored. | A {{w|palindrome}} is a word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same whether you read forwards or backwards, like ''race car''. Normally capitalization, spacing, and punctuation are ignored. | ||
− | This comic is based on the famous palindrome: "A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama", devised by {{w|Leigh Mercer}}, which references the construction of the {{w|Panama Canal}} and is the first mentioned on the Wikipedia page for palindromes | + | This comic is based on the famous palindrome: "A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama", devised by {{w|Leigh Mercer}}, which references the construction of the {{w|Panama Canal}} and is the first mentioned on the Wikipedia page for palindromes at the time this comic was released. |
− | [[Megan]] recites a much longer palindrome for [[Cueball]]. This palindrome is based on the original, and was posted in this [http://www.talking-time.net/showthread.php?p=1370627#post1370627 forum thread] more than three years before the release of this comic. It is much less logical, and manages to | + | [[Megan]] recites a much longer palindrome for [[Cueball]]. This palindrome is based on the original, (and was posted in this [http://www.talking-time.net/showthread.php?p=1370627#post1370627 forum thread] more than three years before the release of this comic). It is much less logical, and manages to include the word anal (which then refers to the title text and sex toys, see below). |
− | [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nam 'Nam] is an | + | [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nam 'Nam] is an apocope of Vietnam. "Since 'Nam" means since a very long time. "A God's 'Nam tables" means (pending). |
Due to its list like structure, the Panama palindrome is easily extensible by adding additional [http://www2.vo.lu/homepages/phahn/anagrams/panama.htm noun phrases], and some of these extensions lay claim to being "[http://norvig.com/pal17txt.html The Longest Palindrome Ever]". | Due to its list like structure, the Panama palindrome is easily extensible by adding additional [http://www2.vo.lu/homepages/phahn/anagrams/panama.htm noun phrases], and some of these extensions lay claim to being "[http://norvig.com/pal17txt.html The Longest Palindrome Ever]". | ||
− | The title text references the maximum size of ships that can fit | + | The title text references the maximum size of ships that can fit throught the Panama Canal, which is {{w|Panamax}}. [[Randall]] would really enjoy if this was the last size (i.e. biggest size) on a {{w|drop-down menu}} on a {{w|sex toy}} site. |
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===The Palindrome=== | ===The Palindrome=== | ||
Although it is less logical it is indeed a palindrome: | Although it is less logical it is indeed a palindrome: | ||
− | :'''Original''' | + | :'''Original''' |
− | ::A man, a plan, a God's 'Nam tables, nitrate, tar, tinsel, Batman's dog: Anal Panama. | + | :: A man, a plan, a God's 'Nam tables, nitrate, tar, tinsel, Batman's dog: Anal Panama. |
− | : | + | : With no spaces and lowercase |
− | :: | + | :: amanaplanagodsnamtablesnitratetartinselbatmansdoganalpanama |
− | :''' | + | : Original sentence reversed |
− | + | :: amanaP lanA god s'namtaB lesnit rat etartin selbat man' s'dog a nalp a nam a | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
− | *In the [http://www.talking-time.net/showpost.php?p=1370627&postcount=6286 version] posted on-line in 2012, there was an extra comma after God's ' | + | *In the [http://www.talking-time.net/showpost.php?p=1370627&postcount=6286 version] posted on-line in 2012, there was an extra comma after God's 'nam: |
**A man, a plan, a God's 'Nam, tables, nitrate, tar, tinsel, Batman's dog: Anal Panama. | **A man, a plan, a God's 'Nam, tables, nitrate, tar, tinsel, Batman's dog: Anal Panama. | ||
**This means that it is not ''God's 'Nam tables'', but rather two items ''God's 'Nam'' and ''tables'', since it is a list of items. | **This means that it is not ''God's 'Nam tables'', but rather two items ''God's 'Nam'' and ''tables'', since it is a list of items. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Sex]] | [[Category:Sex]] | ||
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