fyi this is actually from the Style Invitational from August 2, 1998, and only a sampling of the winners. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/invitational/invit980802.htm or http://tinyurl.com/dwxwg
This triggered some of the best results of any invitational, IMO. not sure why they thought it was "Mensa Invitational." --- In [email protected], "gina_ellis_ca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [forwarded from another email list] > > (Or have you all already seen?) > > Mensa Invitational > > Washington Post's Mensa 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: > > 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. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the > subject financially impotent for an indefinite period. > > 5. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. > > 6. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the > person who doesn't get it. > > 7. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running > late. > > 8. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness. > > 9. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.) > > 10. 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. > > 11. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day > consuming only things that are good for you. > > 12. Glibido: All talk and no action. > > 13. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when > they come at you rapidly. > > 14. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after > you've accidentally walked through a spider web. > > 15. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into > your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out. > > 16. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in > the fruit you're eating. >
