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placing the pieces, the palindrome practically claimed itself to life, enslaving our human brains
to fabricate a context for it to live in, a scene, something that assumes a past and a future. We
were addicted instantly.
So anyway, once we'd start palindroming, the theme was set, and we'd always manage the
"Bore Dave, Evade Rob" routine. As we saw it, this palindrome acted as some type of advice
pertinent to dealing with a situation involving one Rob and one Dave. The guy mistaking the
information as "bore Rob" and "evade Dave" is named Don, so that the response "No, Don" is
relevent and keeps in check with the palindromic lines of dialogue as does Don's response
"Huh?"
What is the deal with Rob and Dave, and what do they intend for Don? And who is the
giver of this advice? How has he familiarized himself with the suggestions he offers? As you can
see, the trick isn't to finding a palindrome to use in a particular context; once the sequence makes
any type of sense as words, phrases, or sentences, the inquisitive and analytical creative capacity
inherent in the human brain bridges any gaps, fills in any blanks in search of context, the same
way it creates meaning, invents its own answers just to get by.
This was our take on the dialogue:
A prison cell. A rookie named Don and a veteran. Don is flustered because two
men, Dave and Rob, have made it clear to him that they will eventually rape him by force
at some point in his prison term. But the Veteran- he's been around the block for quite
some time, and he's well-versed in the finer points of survival. He knows Don and Rob
well enough to know how both men operate, how they assault and respond.
So wearing the pitifully horrified and vulnerable face of a grown man confused,
scared, driven to desperation, Don turns to the Vet for advice.4
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McConnell, Michael Constantine. Outer Reaches of the Palindrome, thesis, December 2003; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4407/m1/7/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .