A riddle was posted on Reddit—Jokes on October 21, 2019:
Q: What’s the difference between a velodrome and a palindrome?
A: For one, you have to use a bicycle. For the other, you can use a race car.
“Race car” is a palindrome.
Twitter
dre brow
@Ando_Brown
So a metronome, a velodrome, and a palindrome walk out of a bar into into a racecar…
11:28 AM · Aug 13, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
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Chris Heaton-Harris
@chhcalling
A Toyota, racecar and Civic turn up at a velodrome. A bemused cyclist says: “This place is for bikes, you’re thinking of a palindrome.”
7:44 AM · Oct 7, 2013·TweetCaster for iOS
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Masai Graham
@MasaiGraham
Whats the difference between a Bicycle & a Racecar? One’s in a Velodrome, the other’s in a Palindrome.x
8:27 AM · Jan 24, 2016·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/bigpaulycolini October 21, 2019
What’s the difference between a velodrome and a palindrome?
For one, you have to use a bicycle. For the other, you can use a race car.
COMMENTS
lovemyidli
Velodrome is an arena for cycling. And ‘race car’ is a palindrome.
OP, this is top class
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/bigpaulycolini October 21, 2019
What’s the difference between a velodrome and a palindrome?
For one, you have to use a bicycle. For the other, you can use a race car.
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Brata George
@BrataGeorge
What’s the difference between a velodrome and a palindrome? For one, you have to use a bicycle. For the other, you can use a race car. #smile #reddit #jokes
1:16 PM · Oct 21, 2019·IFTTT
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Lame Jokes
@lamejokes_net
What’s the difference between a velodrome and a palindrome? : For one, you have to use a bicycle. For the other, you can use a race car.
8:58 PM · Oct 21, 2019·IFTTT
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