Original Palindromes Oldest

After stepping down from a lengthy career as a successful art dealer, Ashton Eclair gave one final word of advice to his daughter, who had chosen to carry on the family business:

“While it may be deliciously enticing to acquire works from unknown artists in an attempt to discover the next great master, at the end of the day, if you want to make a living in this industry—

Enola, trade revered art alone.”

These days, sessions of Congress run longer; State of the Union addresses lose their coherence amid inordinate amounts of applause; and awkward silences are now awkwardly filled during press conferences—

Rep. “Pal” Casio is a clapper!

After years of giving private lessons, aged artist Agatha Satterthwaite had finally saved enough to go to Paris! When building her schedule for visiting the Musee d’Orsay, she paused on her first entry:

Ten A.M. — Manet

How much time did she need for Manet? And what about Degas? Renoir? Monet? How many hours would be enough for Seurat, Cézanne, or Van Gogh? Would she ever want to leave?

At first, the petty water cooler conversations had been a mere inconvenience, but when they evolved into impassioned discussions of forming a union, something had to be done. The manager replaced the water cooler with a large sign:

Yap onward—draw no pay.