# Saturday afternoon at the Palindrome Theatre **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 2, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766 "2026-09-02T16:22:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/1 "2026-09-02T16:22:27Z")
Since the Bijou raised its admission, we’re heading across town to the “artsy” cineplex where we’re watching: **Lisa Bonet Ate No Basil** [Documentary about her time on **The Cosby Show**.] ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/2 "2026-09-02T18:02:30Z")
Able was I, ere I saw Elba! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/3 "2026-09-02T18:29:14Z")
[Bob.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQDzj6R3p4) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/4 "2026-09-02T19:37:55Z")
Won in three! Ooo, one more… **Live Evil** [Probably yet another Jason Voorhees back-from-the-dead flick.] ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/5 "2026-09-02T20:04:34Z")
TODD ERASES A RED DOT ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/6 "2026-09-02T21:07:35Z")
Let’s watch a documentary about the guy who designed a major waterway through Central America: **A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/7 "2026-09-02T21:18:36Z")
Was it a car or a cat I saw? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/8 "2026-09-02T21:38:26Z")
Sabbath album. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/9 "2026-09-02T21:38:27Z")
Firestone not serif. https://embed.reddit.com/r/palindromes/comments/1qx346f/firestone_not_serif/?embed=true&ref_source=embed&ref=share (I post on r/palindromes occasionally and that’s my favorite one I’ve come up with so far, because the AI result I got was nice compared to the usual elaborate font on most Firestone service centers.) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/10 "2026-09-02T22:17:10Z")
**Anno Dame: Madonna** Next year’s concert movie. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/11 "2026-09-02T22:29:56Z")
**Go Hang a Salami! I’m a Lasagna Hog!** Documentary about Italian foodies ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/12 "2026-09-02T22:48:23Z")
**Oh, No, Don Ho!** Virtually unknown Elvis Presley film where he butts heads with the most beloved entertainer of the Hawaiian Islands. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/13 "2026-09-03T08:07:56Z")
**E.g _Never say “Yas, Revenge”_** Heartfelt and moving personal drama about the creative struggle of a man tasked with coming up with a title for the new Bond movie. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/14 "2026-09-03T09:03:28Z")
**Xerxes: Sex Rex!** Due to budget cuts three DARPA programmes researching, respectively: - the use of time travel to recruit history’s greatest leaders - the use of fossilised DNA to create supersoldiers and - the development of enhanced synthetic pheromones to ensure success in honey-trap operations are merged into one project, with _hilarious_ results. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/15 "2026-09-03T10:31:42Z")
**Do Geese See God?** A story about farm animals crossing the Rainbow Bridge. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/16 "2026-09-03T12:46:34Z")
A romance about ornithologists surviving in the field during a heat wave: **Too hot to hoot** ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/17 "2026-09-03T13:37:36Z")
A gritty crime drama about an enforcer in South Beach: **I Maim Nine Men In Miami** ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/18 "2026-09-03T13:50:52Z")
Another film about animals in heaven: **And God Deified Dog DNA** ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/19 "2026-09-03T14:01:55Z")
Documentary about the 1986 World Series: Not so, Boston. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766/20 "2026-09-03T14:19:11Z")
**If I Had A Hi-fi** Peter Yarrow muses on the poor sound quality of early Peter, Paul and Mary recordings. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-afternoon-at-the-palindrome-theatre/1032766.md?page=2)