13 funny palindrome sentences that will crack you up

We’re going to take a trip down palindrome lane and full disclosure: it’s going to get a little weird (but, like, the good kind of weird). Before we get going, here’s a quick recap on what palindromes are: they’re words, sentences, phrases, or even numbers that read the same forward and backward. Pretty simple, right? So, why have we never noticed some of these palindrome examples that are basically hidden in plain sight?

We need to talk about the fact that palindrome sentences exist in the first place. Whole sentences that read the same forward and backward? Surely not all of those sentences can make perfect sense, right? Well, fellow word nerds, some of them do, some of them don’t, and some of them – uh – really don’t (but those are our favourites).

Yep, first up on our list of bizarre-yet-humorous palindrome sentences is “Sit on a potato pan, Otis.” In case you’re wondering, this is definitely our new favourite comeback. Now we just need to find a potato pan…and someone named Otis.

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We don’t know what Natasha did, but apparently, Satan sees her – so that’s a problem. Good luck, Natasha.

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Did anyone else read this palindrome sentence and instantly think this could make for some great palindromic anti-smoking advertisements?

As if the name ‘Hannah’ being a palindrome wasn’t cool enough, now she gets to see bees in this fun palindrome sentence. (Hopefully not too up-close!)

Can you say any of today’s toughest tongue twisters?

Uh, does ‘banana boy’ sell bananas, or is it just a weird nickname? (As you can tell, this is one of those weird palindrome sentences we were talking about earlier. We’re going to try not to ask any further questions.)

We’ve all had those days – but more importantly, does anyone know who’s on first?

For a jar of red rum? Seems excessive – but we wouldn’t put it past, say, Captain Jack Sparrow. (Stephen King made great use of this order reversal!)

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A question we might ask ourselves when rummaging through our significant others’ closets.

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A valid response: “No, but I can see bats in your belfry.”