Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:13:46 -0700
Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
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From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Fw: (Friday Funneez)The Washington Post Style Guide
Just received this from a friend. Thought you all might appreciate it,
seeing as how it's Friday
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Subject: The Washington Post Style Guide
>
>
> 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:
>
> Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
>
> Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of
> getting laid.
>
> 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.
>
> 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 smarter when they
come
> at you rapidly.
>
> Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you
> realize it was your money to start with.
>
> And, the pick of the bunch...
>
> Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
>
>
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