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Style Invitational
05/26/1999
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> WORDY HUMOR
>
> The Washington Post's "Style Invitational" 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 some recent winners:
>
> EDventure: Factual recounting of Ed Stern's life experiences.
> Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
> Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of
> obtaining sex.
> Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. . . .
> Tatyr: A lecherous Mr. Potato Head.
> Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the recipient
> who doesn't get it.
> Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
> Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
> Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.
> Burglesque: A poorly planned break-in. (See: Watergate)
> 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.
> Glibido: All talk and no action.
> Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem brighter when they
> come at you rapidly.
> Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a refund from the IRS, which lasts
> until you realize it was your money to start with.
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