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Sep 1Liked by Armand D'Angour

My father introduced us to palindromes with what Adam said to Eve when they first met:

"Madam, I'm Adam."

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Aug 31Liked by Armand D'Angour

If you were not already aware of it, you should check out Weird Al's song titled "Bob".

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I wasn't so thank you!

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Sep 6Liked by Armand D'Angour

Come on… You can’t just drop the story of an obscene verse that got its creator executed without giving us at least a sample of the verse!

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To the emperor Ptolemy on his marriage to his sister Arsinoe:

"Into an unholy hole now see him stick,

Our master Ptolemy, his royal prick"

εἰς οὐχ ὁσίην τρυμαλιὴν τὸ κέντρον ὤθει.

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