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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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