Thank you SO much…. The is utterly hilarious…. I’m sitting here laughing out loud !! 😀
> On 26 Feb 2022, at 21:09, Mark Carmel via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > ENGLISH Mensa Invitational - for lexophiles > > The Washington Post Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any > word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one > letter, and supply a new definition. Here are the winners: > > ------------------------------------------------- > 1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject > financially impotent for an indefinite period of time. > > > 2. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole. > > 3. Intaxicaton: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you > realize it was your money to start with. > > 4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. > > 5. 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. > > 6. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting > laid. > > 7. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. > > 8. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who > doesn't get it. > > 9. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. > > 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 worm in the > fruit you're eating. > > > > The WashingtonPost has also published the winning submissions to its yearly > contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common > words. > > And the winners are: > > 1. Coffee, n. The person upon whom one coughs. > > 2. Flabbergasted, adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has > gained. > > 3. Abdicate, v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. > > 4. Esplanade, v. To attempt an explanation while drunk. > > 5. Willy-nilly, adj. Impotent. > > 6. Negligent, adj. Absent mindedly answering the door when wearing only a > nightgown. > > 7. Lymph, v. To walk with a lisp. > > 8. Gargoyle, n. Olive-flavored mouthwash. > > 9. Flatulence, n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run > over by a steamroller. > > 10. Balderdash, n. A rapidly receding hairline. > > 11. Testicle, n. A humorous question on an exam. > > 12. Rectitude, n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists. > > 13. Pokemon, n. A Rastafarian proctologist. > > 14. Oyster, n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms. > > 15. Frisbeetarianism, n. The belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto > the roof and gets stuck there. > > 16. Circumvent, n. An opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men. > > > _._,_._,_ > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Romy Shovelton Executive Director Wikima & the 5* Tyddyn Retreat Mid Wales Venue & Holiday Cottages www.walescottageandvenue.com [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 7767 370739 Tyddyn y Pwll, Carno, Caersws Powys, SY17 5JU, Wales, UK Instagram: tyddynretreat Facebook: Tyddyn Retreat
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