enjoy, my friends!
The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again asked
readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by
adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a
new definition.Here are this year's 2003 winners:1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which
lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people
that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer,
unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the
near future.4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the
purpose of getting laid.5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which
renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite
period.6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray painted very, very high.7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit
and the person who doesn't get it.8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are
running late.9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (this one got
extra credit)11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off
all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the
Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through
the day consuming only things that are good for you.13. Glibido: All talk and no action.14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem
smarter when they come at you rapidly. (Such as virtually
anything promoted by anyone in D.C.)15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed
just after you've accidently walked through a spider web.16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that
gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot
be cast out.17. Catepallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half
a grub in the fruit you're eating.And the pick of the year:18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole at
the same time.
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