2002 Winners of the Washington Post Style Invitational.
(Every year readers are invited to take a word from the dictionary, change one letter and give the word a meaning)
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.
Giraffiti: Vandalism 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.
Glibido: All talk and no action.
Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
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I really got a kick out of those, they are so funny (and so true)! Thanks Bene!
Great find. Thanks for sharing! I love word play.
Andrew
Funny! I think I’ve experienced the Dopeler Effect of thinking I’ve had Hipatitis.
Very funny. Thanks BD.
By the way…I’ve got a new post at the GP. I hope you take a look at it.
Yeah guys, word play is fun….I have a definite weakness for Sniglests.
Ok BG…on my way. Blog on!