Carol Bentley

OK - it has been an extremely busy week so a few minutes light relief is welcome. Especially something that makes me smile as these did…

The Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational asks readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.

Here are the winners:

1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with. (my personal favourite)

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

3. 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.

4. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

5. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.

6. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

7. 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. (second favourite)

8. Decafalon (n.): The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

9. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

10. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you’ve accidentally walked through a spider web. (oh, I sooo relate to this one!)

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

Which is your favourite? And can you go one better and come up with a word and definition of your own? Share your word inventions, hit the comment link.

Happy Independence Day to all my American readers - have a great holiday.

And have a good weekend.

~ Carol Bentley

Date: Friday, July 4th, 2008 at 9:00 am | Category: Fun Stuff | RSS Feed: RSS 2.0 feed.
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