I was bored, so I dug up this oldie but goodie to share. Enjoy.
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The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational asked readers to take any word from the dictionary and alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter and supply a new definition.
Here are the 2005 winners:
1. Cashtration
: The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
2. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
3. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
4. Bozone: 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.
5. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is, like, sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's, like, a serious bummer.
12. Decafalon: 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: The frantic dance you perform just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
16. Beelzebug: Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor: The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
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The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational asked readers to take any word from the dictionary and alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter and supply a new definition.
1. Cashtration
: The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.2. Intaxication
: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.3. Reintarnation
: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.4. Bozone
: 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.5. Foreploy
: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.6. Giraffiti
: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.7. Sarchasm
: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.8. Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
9. Hipatitis
: Terminal coolness.10. Osteopornosis
: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)11. Karmageddon
: It's like, when everybody is, like, sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's, like, a serious bummer.12. Decafalon
: 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
: The frantic dance you perform just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.16. Beelzebug
: Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.17. Caterpallor
: The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.And the pick of the literature:
18. Ignoranus
: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
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