WORDPLAY post #65
Alphabetic Lists of Directed Palindromes
EDITOR: Giorgio Coniglio, December, 2016. In the current formulation, palindromes dealing with geographic placenames other than Panama have been separated and highlighted on this post. Contributions are a mix of phrases drawn from standard lists and those concocted by the author. A few late additions were gleaned from an Atlantic Monthly contest in 1996.
ETHICAL CONSIDERATION: "Anagrams and palindromes are not invented by their 'creator', only reported."
FOLLOW-UP NOTE: Interested readers might also like to check out the follow-up post #68: "Geographic Palindromes from the Old World"
PANAMA CANAL
See post #15: Canalindromes
U.S.A
AKRON
Okay, Akron OH; honor kayak. O!
AMANA (Iowa)
A man, a panama - Amana (Panama).
ANN ARBOR (MI)
Rob ran, nailed deli - Ann Arbor.
ALASKA
Kayak salad - Alaska yak.
A "k" salad, or ... elk-cub, parka, yak, lee, kraft, inky knit, far keel,
kayak-rap, buckle, rod - Alaska.
E. Montana man at Nome.
ANNAPOLIS (MD)
Silo pan, nature rut - Annapolis.
BANGOR
ME, Bangor - frog nab'em.
BOSTON
Not so, Boston.
Not sober re Boston.
Not so bad, Ida - Boston.
Not so. Bees see Boston.
A man, a Pam? Not sob I – Boston, MA (Panama).
No 'D', no 'L' re Boston. Not sober. London !
BUTTE (MT)
Butte dibs: bidet tub.
E. Butte MT met tube.
CINCINNATI
Re Cincinnati: - tannic, nicer!
E.Cincinnati: tannic, nice!
CLEVELAND
DNA level C - Cleveland.
Ho! DNA level C - Cleveland OH.
ERIE
Erie ere Eire.
Ape-ire - Erie PA.
A man, ape-ire - Erie (Panama).
A man; a plan, ace; ire - Erie Canal (Panama).
FRESNO
Fresno CA - bacon serf.
IDAHO
O, had I a tip: pita - Idaho.
O, had I a tip: acre potato per capita - Idaho.
O, had I nine men in Idaho!
Idaho! Yoyo had I.
ILLINOIS
Passion! Illinois, sap!
Tension: Illinois net.
INDIANA
An aid? Nix Indiana.
Silo pan aid? Nix Indianapolis.
KANSAS
Trade Kansas' naked art.
De Sade, "Kansas is as naked as Ed."
Tip: E. Kansas is a snake pit.
Tip: Topeka's sake-pot pit.
Topekan's snake pot.
Trace Kansas as a snake cart. [et al.]
LODI (CA)
Idol - Lodi.
Acid; olé -- Lodi CA.
LOS ANGELES
No medal, L.A. demon.
MACON
No camera re Macon.
MAINE
Maine, ergo green I am.
Name no Maine men. I am one, man.
MAR-A-LAGO
O gal! A rampant nap - Mar-a-Lago.
MIAMI
I maim foe of Miami.
Miami's civics: "I maim."
I maim niece in Miami.
NAPA
A cap, an app, Pa – Napa CA.
A cap, a nap, Pa - Napa CA.
Yell, Ava, "Pan!" - Napa Valley.
A man, a Papa - Napa (Panama).
NEVADA
Ad, "A ventral art - Nevada"
Ad, "A venture rut -Nevada".
A man, a pad, a venture rut - Nevada (Panama)
NEW YORK
"Not New York", Roy went on.
NIAGARA
Far again gig - Niagara F.
Niagara, O roar again!
Let O'Hara gain an inn in a Niagara hotel.
[see also: Canada]
OMAHA
A ham - Omaha.
A ham - one: N. Omaha.
Ah! A modem; raft farmed - Omaha.
Ah! A moniliasis. Ail in Omaha.
Women. Ah! a mode, Ed - Omaha NE. Mow!
PASADENA
A can, Ed (a sap) - Pasadena CA.
RENO
Reno gal - a goner.
"Reno, Sir. Plan a canal." Prisoner.
One resort rose: Reno.
SCRANTON
Not narcs? Scranton.
Scranton's kooks not narcs.
TAMPA
E. Tampa lapmate.
TOPEKA
Topeka- fake pot.
(see also Kansas)
TOLEDO
Ode? Lots. - Toledo.
TUCSON
No scut - Tucson.
No scut. Raw war, Tucson.
No 'S'; cut Tucson.
TULSA [homage to "Route 66"]
66
Ruote - Detour! [ruote = It. for 'wheels']
Tulsa tips: "66, spit”, a slut.
A slut, a plan, a canal, Pa - Tulsa.
A slut, “Nightlife, filth, gin – Tulsa.”
A slut nixes sex in Tulsa.
UTAH
Splash at Utah's alps.
VIDALIA
A Gail, a diva – Vidalia GA.
A man, a pail, a divo - Vidalia (Panama).
WALLA WALLA
All a Wall! awe - Walla Walla. 31
All a Wall! awe - E. Walla Walla.
All a wall, a wonder! Red? No. Walla Walla.
All a wall - awesome memos - E. Walla Walla.
WASILLA (AK)
If I were all I saw – Wasilla ere wifi.
I'm, alas, all I saw - Wasilla salami.
AK rap: All I saw? Wasilla, parka.
YOSEMITE
Spare time, so Yosemite raps.
Did I go Yosemite? Not one time, so Yogi did.
YREKA
Yreka Bakery.
A cakery? Yreka CA .
An ad: “Yreka Fakery. Dana”.
Ragús. Yreka cakery – sugar!
Okay, Akron OH; honor kayak. O!
AMANA (Iowa)
A man, a panama - Amana (Panama).
ANN ARBOR (MI)
Rob ran, nailed deli - Ann Arbor.
ALASKA
Kayak salad - Alaska yak.
A "k" salad, or ... elk-cub, parka, yak, lee, kraft, inky knit, far keel,
kayak-rap, buckle, rod - Alaska.
E. Montana man at Nome.
ANNAPOLIS (MD)
Silo pan, nature rut - Annapolis.
BANGOR
ME, Bangor - frog nab'em.
BOSTON
Not so, Boston.
Not sober re Boston.
Not so bad, Ida - Boston.
Not so. Bees see Boston.
A man, a Pam? Not sob I – Boston, MA (Panama).
No 'D', no 'L' re Boston. Not sober. London !
BUTTE (MT)
Butte dibs: bidet tub.
E. Butte MT met tube.
CINCINNATI
Re Cincinnati: - tannic, nicer!
E.Cincinnati: tannic, nice!
CLEVELAND
DNA level C - Cleveland.
Ho! DNA level C - Cleveland OH.
ERIE
Erie ere Eire.
Ape-ire - Erie PA.
A man, ape-ire - Erie (Panama).
A man; a plan, ace; ire - Erie Canal (Panama).
FRESNO
Fresno CA - bacon serf.
IDAHO
O, had I a tip: pita - Idaho.
O, had I a tip: acre potato per capita - Idaho.
O, had I nine men in Idaho!
Idaho! Yoyo had I.
ILLINOIS
Passion! Illinois, sap!
Tension: Illinois net.
INDIANA
An aid? Nix Indiana.
Silo pan aid? Nix Indianapolis.
KANSAS
Trade Kansas' naked art.
De Sade, "Kansas is as naked as Ed."
Tip: E. Kansas is a snake pit.
Tip: Topeka's sake-pot pit.
Topekan's snake pot.
Trace Kansas as a snake cart. [et al.]
LODI (CA)
Idol - Lodi.
Acid; olé -- Lodi CA.
LOS ANGELES
No medal, L.A. demon.
MACON
No camera re Macon.
MAINE
Maine, ergo green I am.
Name no Maine men. I am one, man.
MAR-A-LAGO
O gal! A rampant nap - Mar-a-Lago.
MIAMI
I maim foe of Miami.
Miami's civics: "I maim."
I maim niece in Miami.
NAPA
A cap, an app, Pa – Napa CA.
A cap, a nap, Pa - Napa CA.
Yell, Ava, "Pan!" - Napa Valley.
A man, a Papa - Napa (Panama).
NEVADA
Ad, "A ventral art - Nevada"
Ad, "A venture rut -Nevada".
A man, a pad, a venture rut - Nevada (Panama)
NEW YORK
"Not New York", Roy went on.
NIAGARA
Far again gig - Niagara F.
Niagara, O roar again!
Let O'Hara gain an inn in a Niagara hotel.
[see also: Canada]
OMAHA
A ham - Omaha.
A ham - one: N. Omaha.
Ah! A modem; raft farmed - Omaha.
Ah! A moniliasis. Ail in Omaha.
Women. Ah! a mode, Ed - Omaha NE. Mow!
PASADENA
A can, Ed (a sap) - Pasadena CA.
RENO
Reno gal - a goner.
"Reno, Sir. Plan a canal." Prisoner.
One resort rose: Reno.
SCRANTON
Not narcs? Scranton.
Scranton's kooks not narcs.
TAMPA
E. Tampa lapmate.
TOPEKA
Topeka- fake pot.
(see also Kansas)
TOLEDO
Ode? Lots. - Toledo.
TUCSON
No scut - Tucson.
No scut. Raw war, Tucson.
No 'S'; cut Tucson.
TULSA [homage to "Route 66"]
66
Ruote - Detour! [ruote = It. for 'wheels']
Tulsa tips: "66, spit”, a slut.
A slut, a plan, a canal, Pa - Tulsa.
A slut, “Nightlife, filth, gin – Tulsa.”
A slut nixes sex in Tulsa.
UTAH
Splash at Utah's alps.
VIDALIA
A Gail, a diva – Vidalia GA.
A man, a pail, a divo - Vidalia (Panama).
WALLA WALLA
All a Wall! awe - Walla Walla. 31
All a Wall! awe - E. Walla Walla.
All a wall, a wonder! Red? No. Walla Walla.
All a wall - awesome memos - E. Walla Walla.
WASILLA (AK)
If I were all I saw – Wasilla ere wifi.
I'm, alas, all I saw - Wasilla salami.
AK rap: All I saw? Wasilla, parka.
YOSEMITE
Spare time, so Yosemite raps.
Did I go Yosemite? Not one time, so Yogi did.
YREKA
Yreka Bakery.
A cakery? Yreka CA .
An ad: “Yreka Fakery. Dana”.
Ragús. Yreka cakery – sugar!
CANADA
ACADIA
Aid a canal-panel, Lena; plan - Acadia.
CANADA
A cad, an Act - Canada (CA)
A man, a pad, an Act - Canada (Panama)
A Dan, a canal, Lana - Canada.
A Dan, a class, Al - Canada.
Eh (Can.); a pan - a panache.
Oh Canada! sad: a nacho.
Elapid, oh Canada -- bad! A nacho-dip, ale.
EDMONTON
Amen; a pinot, nom de ‘Edmonton’ (Ipanema).
HALIBURTON
Not 'rub', Ila, 'hay' - ya! Haliburton.
No! Not 'rub', Ila. Ho! Ho! Haliburton ON.
LAVAL
No lava! Not on Laval, not on Avalon.
LONDON (ONTARIO)
No! – no ‘D’; no ‘L’ – London ON.
No! No 'D'; No 'L' nor O - N.London ON.
Nacho? No! – no ‘D’; no ‘L’ – London ON (oh!) CAN.
HAMILTON
Not ‘Lima Hotel’; cycle to ‘Hamilton’.
No! Not Lima - Hamilton ON.
MILTON
Not Limbo, Bob - Milton.
No! Not Limbo, Bob - Milton ON.
Not 'limo' - Milton, ON
MALTON
Not 'lamb' - Malton.
No! Not lamb - Malton ON.
MANITOBA
P.M.: A Cabot in a Manitoba camp.
NIAGARA
Niagara, Oh roar again.
Far again gig: Niagara F.
"Niagara, eh?", I hear again.
[see also: USA].
NIPIGON
No GI pint - Nipigon,
ONTARIO
No Ontario nerd eyed Renoir at noon.
OTTAWA
Megawatt - Ottawa gem.
SEVERN
Severn - it felt left in rêves.
TORONTO
Toronto got no rot.
No bar? Got no rot? – Toronto (grab) ON.
He brag, "No. Toronto got no rot." on garb, eh?
YALE (BC) - Site of the Fraser R. gold rush, 1858.
Revolt on Yale; delay not lover.
Aid a canal-panel, Lena; plan - Acadia.
CANADA
A cad, an Act - Canada (CA)
A man, a pad, an Act - Canada (Panama)
A Dan, a canal, Lana - Canada.
A Dan, a class, Al - Canada.
Eh (Can.); a pan - a panache.
Oh Canada! sad: a nacho.
Elapid, oh Canada -- bad! A nacho-dip, ale.
EDMONTON
Amen; a pinot, nom de ‘Edmonton’ (Ipanema).
HALIBURTON
Not 'rub', Ila, 'hay' - ya! Haliburton.
No! Not 'rub', Ila. Ho! Ho! Haliburton ON.
LAVAL
No lava! Not on Laval, not on Avalon.
LONDON (ONTARIO)
No! – no ‘D’; no ‘L’ – London ON.
No! No 'D'; No 'L' nor O - N.London ON.
Nacho? No! – no ‘D’; no ‘L’ – London ON (oh!) CAN.
HAMILTON
Not ‘Lima Hotel’; cycle to ‘Hamilton’.
No! Not Lima - Hamilton ON.
MILTON
Not Limbo, Bob - Milton.
No! Not Limbo, Bob - Milton ON.
Not 'limo' - Milton, ON
MALTON
Not 'lamb' - Malton.
No! Not lamb - Malton ON.
MANITOBA
P.M.: A Cabot in a Manitoba camp.
NIAGARA
Niagara, Oh roar again.
Far again gig: Niagara F.
"Niagara, eh?", I hear again.
[see also: USA].
NIPIGON
No GI pint - Nipigon,
ONTARIO
No Ontario nerd eyed Renoir at noon.
OTTAWA
Megawatt - Ottawa gem.
SEVERN
Severn - it felt left in rêves.
TORONTO
Toronto got no rot.
No bar? Got no rot? – Toronto (grab) ON.
He brag, "No. Toronto got no rot." on garb, eh?
YALE (BC) - Site of the Fraser R. gold rush, 1858.
Revolt on Yale; delay not lover.
REST OF THE AMERICAS
Sell it, Nan - Antilles.
CUBA
A buckle, elk - Cuba.
IPANEMA
Amen! a pie - Ipanema.
Amen! a pin - Ipanema.
Amen! a pit - Ipanema.
Amen! a pill - Ipanema.
Amen! a pier - E. Ipanema.
Amen! a pie-man's name - Ipanema.
Amen! a pie-man. No, Miss. Simon name – Ipanema.
Amen! a Pietist site - Ipanema.
Amen! a Piety-Lyte® – Ipanema.
Amen! a piňata, a tan - Ipanema.
Amen! a pin-up pun - Ipanema.
Amen! a pirate-mate, tame tar - Ipanema.
Amen! a pistol; lots – Ipanema.
Amen! a pixel, Alex - Ipanema
Amen! a pizza, jazz - Ipanema.
A man, a Pa; men, a pit - Ipanema (Panama).
GALAPAGOS
So! gap; a lag. Sides reversed is Galapagos.
GUANTANAMO
Live, Oman! At naught th’ Guantanamo evil.
(ISOLA) DEL REY
Del Rey wall. Lawyer led.
LIMA
Not ‘Lima Hotel’; cycle to ‘Hamilton’.
A million in oil - Lima.
PERU
To Peru: pure pot.
A million in oil - Lima.
PERU
To Peru: pure pot.
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