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The Worlds Longest Palindrome

The longest palindrome in the world is

the Finnish word "Saippuakuppinippukauppias".

The word means,

"A travelling salesman who sells caustic soda to the soap industry".

posted on Dec 27, 2010 2:23 PM ()

Comments:

I forgot that I wanted to say that my favorite palindrome is:
"A man, a plan, a canal, Panama". Top that!

comment by solitaire on Dec 29, 2010 6:36 AM ()

Ok, I have got a few - - - - nothing as good as your one though

Here we go: Star comedy by Democrats
Rise to vote, sir
Murder for a jar of red rum
Kayak salad= Alaska yak
Yawn a more Roman way
I am throwing my thinking cap away for a while

reply by augusta on Dec 29, 2010 1:40 PM ()

That is verrryy clever

I have just donned my thinking cap - I love a challenge

(I am prepared however, to fall quite swiftly onto my bottom)

reply by augusta on Dec 29, 2010 6:51 AM ()

At your service. Lye is sodium hydroxide (NaOH), often called caustic soda. It is made by electrolysis of sodium chloride (salt). It "eats" organic material. My grandmother used it to make soap. I once put my tongue to it, thinking it was salt. Big mistake, as my tongue immediately burned and swelled up. And I did this on my very first day of teaching school! (from an unlabeled jar--curiosity got the best of me)

comment by solitaire on Dec 28, 2010 6:43 AM ()

I can't believe you done that oh my, I know how much that hurts on your skin let alone your tongue. Was there any permenant damage?

reply by lynniesouffle on Dec 29, 2010 8:33 AM ()

-Oooooh, owww ! I'll bet that stung!!!!!!

reply by augusta on Dec 28, 2010 12:13 PM ()

Soap for short

comment by lynniesouffle on Dec 28, 2010 6:16 AM ()

You use it in the dishwashers NOT the fryers

reply by lynniesouffle on Dec 29, 2010 8:35 AM ()

Yes it is, and it burs like a mother betsy!

reply by lynniesouffle on Dec 29, 2010 8:31 AM ()

- Is that the stuff you had to use in the deep fat fryers in the 'rock'?

reply by augusta on Dec 28, 2010 12:03 PM ()

What a mouthful!

comment by marta on Dec 27, 2010 5:49 PM ()

I haven't attempted, to try to pronouce it

reply by augusta on Dec 28, 2010 11:58 AM ()

It's nice that the translation is longer than the word itself... there is some sort of cosmic justice in that.

comment by jjoohhnn on Dec 27, 2010 5:16 PM ()

If I were a Finnish woman, I would dread having to add it to her shopping list

reply by febreze on Dec 27, 2010 5:25 PM ()

What the heck is caustic soda?Are you trying to confused me there girl.
I am confused enough here.I need this in laymen term.

comment by fredo on Dec 27, 2010 2:30 PM ()

It is commonly known as "Lye." Soap contains Lye, when mixed with animal or vegetable fat it becomes soap.

reply by jondude on Dec 27, 2010 3:26 PM ()

I'm pretty sure that my mum used to put some down the outside drain when we lived in London.
I know it's pretty nasty stuff (don't get it on your hands 'nasty).
I have never used it - if I have any troublesome 'grot' to get rid of, I use 'Domestos Grotbuster' - it is faboulous

Actually, Randy may be able to give you more information about it's chemical analysis.

reply by augusta on Dec 27, 2010 2:46 PM ()

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