This year, for ten days in the middle of May, every date written numerically is a palindrome. That means the date can be read the same forwards or backwards.
See for yourself:
5/10/15
5/11/15
5/12/15
5/13/15
5/14/15
5/15/15
5/16/15
5/17/15
5/18/15
5/19/15
It's been dubbed the unofficial "Palindrome Week," and fans of word and numbers games are celebrating on social media. Many of them are sharing their favorite palindromes or creating new ones.
Happy Palindrome week! 5-10-15 to 5-19-15 Celebrate with stressed desserts.
— k. l. sealegs (@klsealegs) May 11, 2015
Fun fact for Palindrome week: "Gullible" sounds the same whether you say it forwards or backwards.
— Church Curmudgeon (@ChrchCurmudgeon) May 11, 2015
@mraspinall @mashable It's like "Aviva" Week. My name is a palindrome. 😃
— Aviva Dunsiger (@avivaloca) May 12, 2015
Wet sanitary rat in a stew. #PalindromeWeek
— Danny Woo (@dannywoo15) May 12, 2015
O, I dare to note: Radio! #palindromeweek
— k. l. sealegs (@klsealegs) May 12, 2015
In case you're wondering, the next Palindrome Week will be a year from June, when 6/10/16 comes up on the calendar.
