GoldenOuroboros

Hey all!

Here's this weeks activity for all you budding artists and those that just have nothing better to do


I'll leave it to FngKestrel to explain the topic because I've got no idea


Have fun all!

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Pacifier

A palindrome is a word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units (like a strand of DNA) which has the property of reading the same in either direction (the adjustment of spaces between letters is generally permitted). The word "palindrome" comes from the Greek words palin ("back") and dromos ("racecourse"). Writing literature in palindromes is an example of constrained writing.

The Latin palindrome "Sator Arepo tenet opera rotas" (roughly "The farmer by his labour keeps the wheels to the plough") is remarkable for the fact that it reproduces itself also if one forms a word from the first letters, then the second letters and so forth. Hence it can also be arranged into a square which can be read either horizontally or vertically:

S A T O R
A R E P O
T E N E T
O P E R A
R O T A S

I have no clue what to draw

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"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere. Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death
— Albert Einstein

Nancy

Neither have I. That definition of a Palindrome has just left me even more confused!

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I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy.
I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

Pacifier

In danish:
En af dem der red med fane
is a palindrome, you can read it forward and backwards (spaces are optional)

I'm still searching for a palindrome that you can draw.
Sum summus mus ("I am the mightiest mouse.")
sounds like fun. A mouse in superman costume or something like that

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"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere. Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death
— Albert Einstein

animosity

I like this idea. Hopefully I will have time to work on it.

Giant Hamburger

next week: a promotional fight poster for an unlikely boxing match

FngKestrel

Yeah, it's a phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards.

Able was I, ere I saw Elba
A man, A plan, a Canal - Panama.

Some of my faves.

Here's a link to a bunch if you're drawing a blank (pun not intended).
http://www.jps.at/palindromes/

Giant: Nice one!

Tophat665

I found <a href="http://www.palindromelist.com/">this page</a> that has a ton of Palindromes. Anal sex at noon taxes Lana, in particular, is one I wish I had the Mad Skillz to draw. However, This I can manage, even with my two year old kicking my elbow.

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Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

Tophat665

It's the Fruit of the Devil!

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Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns.
Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

Tophat665

Someone please do: " Goddam mad dog gnaws wang! Goddam mad dog!"
This is fun! (I'll post a suggestion later in the week.) Another:

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Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

Nefir

I should probably stick to photography

Next week: your very own private hell

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You do not use a Macintosh, instead you use a Tandy
Kompressor break your glowstick, Kompressor eat your candy
Kompressor open jaws, Kompressor release ants
Kompressor watch you scream, Because Kompressor does not dance

clavus

Cool, Nefir!

I don't know if this was on the lists, but RATS LIVE ON NO EVIL STAR


next week: whatever the Hell Giant Hamburger suggested

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Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.

clavus

Oh, and TH, I really like the olive

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todd

Well this isn't technically a whatchamacallit, but I guess it has the same idea. Rotate it 180 degrees and it looks exactly the same. The first letter is a little sketchy, so I hope you can tell what it's supposed to say

clavus

Dammit, todd. Follow the rules! I bet you color outside the lines and mix up your paints too. This forum is no place for creativity. Oh...er...wait, I mean "Nice work, todd".

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Tophat665

Todd, now that is clever. It's definitely the artistic equivalent of a palindrome (frankly so is a rorschach blot, but that's next level stuff.) Good Show!

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Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

FngKestrel

It's called an inversion. One of the guys my company's working with right now wrote a book on it.
http://www.scottkim.com/inversions/index.html
Yours definitely looks good Todd.

pinkie

They are all great, but I love this one!!!!!!!!!!!