Date:         Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:50:54 +1000

>>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:
>>
>>1) Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you
>>
>>   sober up when you realize it was your money to start with.
>>
>>2) Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
>>
>>3) Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of
>>getting laid.
>>
>>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) Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
>>
>>8) Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (this one got extra credit)
>>
>>9) 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.
>>
>>   10) Glibido: All talk and no action.
>>
>>   11) Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when
>>they come at you rapidly.
>>
>>12) Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ass.