Tuesday, November 1, 2005

The Mensa Invitational.



The Mensa Invitational once again asked members to take any word from
the
dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter,
and
supply a new definition. Here are this year's {2005} winners;

1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until
you
realize it was your money to start with.

2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops
bright
ideas from penetrating.

4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of
getting laid.

5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the
subject
financially impotent for an indefinite period.

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: 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 sending off all these
really
bad vibes, right? And then, the Earth explodes and it's like, a
serious
bummer.

12. Decafalon (n.): 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 (n.): The frantic dance performed just after
you've
accidentally walked through a spider web.

16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into
your
bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm
in the
fruit you're eating.

18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

1 comment:

multipurposeutensil MSN said...

Thanks, Bill. Some of these are quite good.                          Ralph.