posted on July 31, 2004 08:29:29 AM new
My personal favorites: #16, and #3 (which seems appropriate for some of our political rantings here).
>Subject: Wordsmithing.
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>> 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 winners.
>>
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>> 1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you
>> realize it was your money to start with.
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>> 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.
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>> 8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
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>> 9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
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>> 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.
>>
>> 15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally 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. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
>>
>>
>> And the pick of the literature:
>>
>> 18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an a$$hole.
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posted on July 31, 2004 03:48:47 PM new
Those were cute real play! My favorite was one time while playing a game on the internet, someone wrote, "ooops, premature e-clickulation!"
posted on July 31, 2004 11:48:08 PM new
Neroter--that's a good one too. Someone should start another list!
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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.
posted on August 1, 2004 12:18:34 AM new
Here's one I thought up.
Binductive Reasoning
Decision making process in which Ossama Binladen’s ideas are processed to specific actuality with the assistance of training from the neo-cons.
posted on August 1, 2004 12:34:10 AM new
not so great but worth a mention.
Self Serving Buas
The tendency for GWBush to assign internal attributes to successes and external factors to failures.
posted on August 1, 2004 06:43:47 AM new
Oh, I'm sorry Adele. For some reason I thought realplay had posted this thread. just read it was you, roadsmith! lol!! I wonder if some of these new words will make into the next edition dictionary?
posted on August 1, 2004 09:07:44 AM new
Neroter--no problemo. It was late!
You all are very creative. Great new words.
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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.
