Our Quiz Guy Greg Pliska has a game called Welded Palindromes, with two-word phrases spelled the same forwards and backwards. What do you call your first appearance on TV? A tube debut. What kind of beer does a king drink? Why, a regal lager, of course. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Welded Palindromes Quiz”
You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Martha Barnette.
And I’m Grant Barrett. And we’re joined once again by our quiz guy, Greg Pliska.
Hello, Greg.
Greg.
Hello, Grant.
Hello, Martha.
Have you made up a quiz?
I made up a quiz. I did. Actually, we’re going to play with what I call welded palindromes.
Welded palindromes. Goodness.
There are two word phrases which spell the same forwards and backwards.
Oh, nice.
Two word phrases that are the same forward and backward.
Yes. I like to call a phrase like this a word row.
Here’s an example for you in case you don’t remember these.
It’s how you keep Simba from squeaking.
Simba from squeaking. So that would be a lion something?
Yeah.
Lion oil.
Lion oil.
Exactly.
Lion oil.
Lion oil.
Nice. Okay.
Speaking of animals, this is the place where animal fluids are on display.
Zoo-ooze?
No, it’s zoo.
You have the other way around.
Ooze-oo.
It’s the ooze-oo, yes.
Same forwards and backwards.
How about Shakespeare’s olive brown clothing?
Shakespeare’s olive brown clothing.
Bard drab?
Bard drab, yes.
Here’s one I hope we get to celebrate someday.
Your first appearance on the telly.
First appearance on the telly.
That’s the television.
How about tube debut?
Your tube debut, exactly.
Well done, Martha.
I think that’s three for Martha.
Hey!
We don’t keep score.
The King’s Beer.
Royal Lager.
Yeah.
Regal Lager.
Regal Lager.
Very good.
Golly.
How about this?
The lower half of a slogan.
The lower half of a slogan.
Oh.
The lower.
Motto bottom?
The motto bottom.
Oh, very good.
Absolutely.
Oh, that’s nice.
Motto bottom.
And the Indianapolis basketball game summary.
This is a sports question, obviously.
Indy something?
Hoosier.
Now, what is the?
Professional sports team from Indianapolis.
Oh, thanks.
Pacer recap.
Oh, very good.
Yes, a Pacer recap.
I’m thinking Colts.
Dlock?
That’s football, Martha.
The ball is a little more ovoid, funny shaped.
Right, right, right.
They have those hoops and stuff.
But here’s one that you’ll get, Martha.
Yes?
A Greek god on an Egyptian canal.
Oh, that would be…
Very nice.
Zeus, Suez.
Yeah, so I was thinking the Suez Zeus.
It’s not the Athens Zeus.
This is the Suez Zeus.
Right.
All right, I’ve got a few more that are some of my favorites here.
Books that are published again, but this time more like Cat in the Hat.
Zeus,
I don’t know.
Zeus something.
Yep.
Is reissues the word?
Reissues is the second word.
So just write it backwards.
Oh, Seussier?
Seussier reissues.
Seussier reissues.
I see.
That book was great, but when it comes out again, we want it to be Seussier.
All right.
I’ll give you one more to send you away.
This is the famous Dust Bowl watch brand.
The Dust Bowl watch brand.
Okay.
The Oki something?
Yep.
Rolex.
Oki, really?
Yeah.
Oh.
Okie Seiko.
The Okie Seiko.
Exactly.
Wow.
Grapes of Wrath, they were all checking their Okie Seikos.
Ma Joad, are we there yet?
Oh, man, Greg.
This is pretty good, Greg.
That was a workout.
We like to keep your brains limber.
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