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Posted: 9th May 2007 01:44
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so i was at school today and someone told me some odd things you can do by mixing up the letters in a word
for instance 'embargo' backwards is 'o grab me' or if you mix up mother in law, you can get 'woman hitler' what are some of the ones you guys have found? -------------------- Aujourdhui a commence avec toi. |
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Posted: 9th May 2007 01:57
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They're called anagrams. Here are some good ones:
Two Plus Eleven > One Plus Twelve Mother-in-law > Woman Hitler Dormitory > Dirty Room And the best anagram of all time.... To be or not to be: that is the question; whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune... becomes... In one of the Bard's best-thought-of tragedies our insistent hero, Hamlet, queries on two fronts about how life turns rotten. -------------------- |
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Posted: 9th May 2007 02:13
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I'm more partial to palindromes. Because they sound wacky, BUT THEY WORK.
 There's the easy variety where you just read the words backwards. "You can cage a swallow can't you but you can't swallow a cage can you?" Then there's the more complex variety where it works letter by letter. Here's a few. The first three aren't mine, but are well-known. The rest, I just whipped up on the fly so they're so-so.  "A man, a plan, a cat, a canal... panama!" "Rats live on no evil star." "Rise to vote, sir." "Nod and eat tea, DNA Don!" "Dogs race rare cars, god." "Nemo, we line senile women." -------------------- "Judge not a man by his thoughts and words, but by the quality and quantity of liquor in his possession and the likelyhood of him sharing." |
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Posted: 9th May 2007 02:22
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My favorite palindrome is either "Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas or "too bad I hid a boot." Also, check out the Weird Al song "Bob"; it's a style parody of Bob Dylan and every line is a palindrome.
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Posted: 9th May 2007 02:25
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Anagrams are fun!
Clint Eastwood--Old West Action. Mother in law also turns into Menial Worth. Joshua Alvies turns into A Jive Soul, Ah! HMM. -------------------- Squenix games completed: FFIII FFIV FFVI FFVII FFIX FFX FF Tactics: Advance 2 Chrono Trigger Dragon Quest 8 Dragon Quest 11 Super Mario RPG |
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Posted: 9th May 2007 02:28
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Oh ****, I forgot. The best one ever:
Michael Sollosi > Alcohol Missile  -------------------- |
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Posted: 9th May 2007 02:31
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My favorite anagram is, and always will be:
Mr. Mojo Risin'. I sure hope some someone gets that This post has been edited by MogMaster on 9th May 2007 02:31 -------------------- If you've been mod-o-fied, It's an illusion, and you're in-between. Don't you be tarot-fied, It's just alot of nothing, so what can it mean? ~Frank Zappa Sins exist only for people who are on the Way or approaching the Way |
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Posted: 9th May 2007 02:54
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Quote (laszlow @ 8th May 2007 21:22) Also, check out the Weird Al song "Bob"; it's a style parody of Bob Dylan and every line is a palindrome. That is just pure awesomeness. I have to get ahold of that song. Now.  -------------------- "Judge not a man by his thoughts and words, but by the quality and quantity of liquor in his possession and the likelyhood of him sharing." |
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Posted: 9th May 2007 04:32
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Posted: 9th May 2007 15:23
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i love palindromes and the song "Bob"!
my favorite ones are: "God a red nugget a fat egg under a dog" "Go hang a salami I'm a lasagna hog" "Oozy rat in a sanitary zoo" -------------------- Rudy: "You did all this to become immortal. Why?" Castillo: "To live forever." -The House of the Dead |
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Posted: 9th May 2007 20:01
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Quote (laszlow @ 8th May 2007 21:57) And the best anagram of all time.... To be or not to be: that is the question; whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune... becomes... In one of the Bard's best-thought-of tragedies our insistent hero, Hamlet, queries on two fronts about how life turns rotten. Best thing ever. I'm not normally an inbox spammer, but I sent that to everyone in my address book. -------------------- "I had to write four novels before they let me write comic books." -Brad Meltzer |
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Posted: 9th May 2007 20:30
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Quote (MogMaster @ 8th May 2007 21:31) My favorite anagram is, and always will be: Mr. Mojo Risin'. I sure hope some someone gets that I AM THE LIZARD KING Re: anagrams, a fun activity is to grab some scrabble tiles and make your own anagram name. Bonus points if it actually SOUNDS like a name, of course. I'm Lulu MacLear, or Raul Mal Clue. My brother is Mac Whetmullet, or Hamlet Cutlew. -------------------- Some ghost of me might greet my son the day he is delivered. Eternal Sleep, Track 1-1: The Blue Planet |
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Posted: 10th May 2007 17:31
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How about maybe the longest Palindrome ever? Can any of you break it?
The (Maybe) Longest Palindrome EVER!! Check it out for youself!  -------------------- Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Chrsit for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost Acts 4:12 Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost |
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Posted: 10th May 2007 18:32
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I think I've heard the song Bob in the past, but didn't realize that it was more than just random ramblings. The vid link Zeromus posted is well worth the look-see for anyone who's into the palindrome scene.
That song is so much better now that I know that! -------------------- If internal struggles were as enjoyable and glamorous as the self conflicted wars within video game characters, we would all be statues, reveling in perpetual self war. -Me Play me on Rock Band 2, GH-WT, or any other Xbox GH! Xbox Gamertag-MeanJerry |
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Posted: 19th May 2007 04:48
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Quote (Silverlance @ 9th May 2007 02:13) "Nod and eat tea, DNA Don!" Actually, that's not a palindrome....... Backwards it is !noD AND ,aet tea dna doN  I suppose that would make it an anagram, perhaps? |
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Posted: 21st May 2007 18:55
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Zidane Tribal: Lazier Bandit
Desperation: A Rope Ends It Funeral: Real Fun "I'm a lasagna hog" - Go Hang a Salami I found all but the first one on a random website. Anagrams are so funny! -------------------- Why, hello guys! Haven't been around here in a loooong time! http://dragcave.net/user/LadyTwi http://www.backloggery.com/ladytwi |
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