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Daffinitions.
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 the 2003 winners:
Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with.
Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
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.
Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
Giraffiti: Vandalism spray painted very, very high.
Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
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.
Decafalon (n.): The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
Glibido: All talk and no action.
Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
Caterpallor (n.): The colour you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ***.
wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall
Quiet part of Hertfordshire
England
Here are the 2003 winners:
Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with.
Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
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.
Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
Giraffiti: Vandalism spray painted very, very high.
Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
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.
Decafalon (n.): The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
Glibido: All talk and no action.
Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
Caterpallor (n.): The colour you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ***.
wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall
Quiet part of Hertfordshire
England
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[/nq] That was definitely the best one! Fun post, Robin! Christopher My e-mail address is not 'munged' in any way and is fully replyable!
- [/nq] That was definitely the best one!
- Fun post, Robin!
- Christopher My e-mail address is not 'munged' in any way and is fully replyable!
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[nq:1]And the pick of the literature: Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ***.[/nq]
That was definitely the best one! Fun post, Robin!
Christopher
My e-mail address is not 'munged' in any way and is fully replyable!
That was definitely the best one! Fun post, Robin!
Christopher
My e-mail address is not 'munged' in any way and is fully replyable!
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[nq:2]And the pick of the literature: Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ***.[/nq]
[nq:1]That was definitely the best one! Fun post, Robin![/nq]
I wonder if "***" was actually printed in the paper.
Maria Conlon
[nq:1]That was definitely the best one! Fun post, Robin![/nq]
I wonder if "***" was actually printed in the paper.
Maria Conlon
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[nq:1]Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.[/nq]
Fontana is baaack!
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
Fontana is baaack!
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
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[nq:2]That was definitely the best one! Fun post, Robin![/nq]
[nq:1]I wonder if "***" was actually printed in the paper.[/nq]
No idea. I passed it on exactly as it was sent to me.
wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall
Quiet part of Hertfordshire
England
[nq:1]I wonder if "***" was actually printed in the paper.[/nq]
No idea. I passed it on exactly as it was sent to me.
wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall
Quiet part of Hertfordshire
England
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[nq:1]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 the 2003 winners:[/nq]
No, they aren't. At least, not unless the contest was run without any check for originality.
[nq:1]Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until
No, they aren't. At least, not unless the contest was run without any check for originality.
[nq:1]Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until
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When the list was circulated in '98, the opening paragraph read, "Here are some recent winners..." That was apparently true LexisNexis does indeed trace most of the entries to a Washington Post Style Invitational reader contest reported on Aug. 2, 1998. (Oddly, several of the items also appeared in a Sydney Morning Herald article on Jan. 12, 1995 entitled "A Decade Defined" it's unclear if these w
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[nq:2]No, they aren't. At least, not unless the contest was ... others in Robin's posting were right there along with it.[/nq]
[nq:1]When the list was circulated in '98, the opening paragraph read, "Here are some recent winners..." That was apparently true ... Post contest.) As with other netlore, the year given has been continually updated ever since in order to appear current.[/nq]
Toron
[nq:1]When the list was circulated in '98, the opening paragraph read, "Here are some recent winners..." That was apparently true ... Post contest.) As with other netlore, the year given has been continually updated ever since in order to appear current.[/nq]
Toron
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[nq:2]No, they aren't. At least, not unless the contest was ... others in Robin's posting were right there along with it.[/nq]
[nq:1]When the list was circulated in '98, the opening paragraph read, "Here are some recent winners..." That was apparently true ... Post contest.) As with other netlore, the year given has been continually updated ever since in order to appear current.[/nq]
That'
[nq:1]When the list was circulated in '98, the opening paragraph read, "Here are some recent winners..." That was apparently true ... Post contest.) As with other netlore, the year given has been continually updated ever since in order to appear current.[/nq]
That'
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