Welcome to Palindrome Day!
And it works for both mm/dd/year and dd/mm/year, so here in the "go it alone" United States, with our feet and inches and gallons and ounces, can join the rest of the world on this one.
How I learned what a palindrome was...
C: I understand this IS Bolton.
O: (still with the fake mustache) Yes?
C: You told me it was Ipswitch!
O: ...It was a pun.
C: (pause) A PUN?!?
O: No, no...not a pun...What's that thing that spells the same backwards as forwards?
C: (Long pause) A palindrome...?
O: Yeah, that's it!
C: It's not a palindrome! The palindrome of "Bolton" would be "Notlob"!! It don't work!!
Able was I 'ere I saw Elba
WTF is this even supposed to mean?
And what kind of word is 'ere? Were? Here? There? Where?
huh
This one gave me a chuckle.
Dennis, Nell, Edna, Leon, Nedra, Anita, Rolf, Nora, Alice, Carol, Leo, Jane, Reed, Dena, Dale, Basil, Rae, Penny, Lana, Dave, Denny, Lena, Ida, Bernadette, Ben, Ray, Lila, Nina, Jo, Ira, Mara, Sara, Mario, Jan, Ina, Lily, Arne, Bette, Dan, Reba, Diane, Lynn, Ed, Eva, Dana, Lynne, Pearl, Isabel, Ada, Ned, Dee, Rena, Joel, Lora, Cecil, Aaron, Flora, Tina, Arden, Noel and Ellen sinned.
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/16-surprisingly-funny-palindromes/
drummerboy said:
Able was I 'ere I saw Elba
WTF is this even supposed to mean?
And what kind of word is 'ere? Were? Here? There? Where?
huh
A man, a plan, a cavil: Stray apostrophe!
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51349158 Palindrome Day, reported by the Beeb. 
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DaveSchmidt said:
drummerboy said:
Able was I 'ere I saw Elba
WTF is this even supposed to mean?
And what kind of word is 'ere? Were? Here? There? Where?
huh
A man, a plan, a cavil: Stray apostrophe!
@DaveSchmidt, not really a stray apostrophe so much as indication that in these modern times we no longer use æ Sure, it’s easier to say ‘before’ or ‘soon’ but not half as pretty.
As the Oxford says re the derivation:
Old English ǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eer and German eher.
Happy sigh! I love language!
drummerboy said:
Able was I 'ere I saw Elba
WTF is this even supposed to mean?
And what kind of word is 'ere? Were? Here? There? Where?
huh
The context is Napoleon. As in he was able before he was banished to Elba.
"Ere" means before.
mrincredible said:
drummerboy said:
Able was I 'ere I saw Elba
WTF is this even supposed to mean?
And what kind of word is 'ere? Were? Here? There? Where?
huh
The context is Napoleon. As in he was able before he was banished to Elba.
"Ere" means before.
I actually figured it out about half an hour ago. I knew it was Napoleonic, but I was always thrown by the 'ere. (And I do the crossword, where that shows up constantly, so duh, color me stupid.)
drummerboy said:
I actually figured it out about half an hour ago. I knew it was Napoleonic, but I was always thrown by the 'ere. (And I do the crossword, where that shows up constantly, so duh, color me stupid.)
What is the color of stupid? Seems like a challenge.
mrincredible said:
What is the color of stupid? Seems like a challenge.
Taupe A color that doesn't know what family it belongs to.
And a variation on the theme today ... Thursday 20th February, 2020.
Whether you read it as Day/Month/Year (as Aussies, and a few other nationalities do) or Month/Day/Year, as Americans do (have i got that correct?), you can get a nice combination either way.
Day/Month/Year = 20/02/2020
Month/Day/Year = 02/20/2020
How about Year/Day/Month? 2020/20/02
Year/Month/Day: 2020/02/20
I've missed the earlier time in the morning .. 0220hrs, but you could play around with the sequence at 20 past 8 this evening ...2020hrs.
(I think I should have changed my name to nerd for the occasion 
)
Ha! I didn’t even notice the clock. (I’m a night shifter so usually stay up late.)
For those of you old enough to remember the once very popular word processing program Wordstar, this is my favorite:
ratsdrowninwordstar
For romantic palindromers:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/21/hell-weddings-michigan-free-leap-day-offer
Twenty-nine weddings on 29th February 2020....
Just wrote "02-22-20" on a check and realized that this is our last palindrome date in this cycle.
Of course, I blame MOL for making my mind wander like that ...
nohero said:
Just wrote "02-22-20" on a check and realized that this is our last palindrome date in this cycle.
Of course, I blame MOL for making my mind wander like that ...
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Today's date: 02022020 .. or 02/02/2020
There'll be a few others mentioned today, I'm sure:
Able was I 'ere I saw Elba.
Possibly one of the best: Madam in Eden, I'm Adam.
What are your favourites?