From trehan@math.umd.edu Wed Feb 6 16:48:48 2002 Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 15:21:10 -0500 (EST) From: Amit Trehan To: bharali@math.wisc.edu Cc: gmkrishn@cs.uchicago.edu Subject: Fwd: HUMOR: New definitions (fwd) Subject: Fwd: HUMOR: New definitions (fwd) Some of these are quite good! ---------------------------------------------------------- The Washington Post's Style invitational asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, change it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are some winners: Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize 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, like, sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a totally serious bummer. Decaflon: (n.) The grueling 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 3 in the morning and cannot be cast out. Caterpallor: (n.) The color 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 asshole -- Noah Lieberman noah.lieberman@sun.com Sun Microsystems, Inc. -| Senior Engineer ++ATH "Those who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com