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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (8121)	12/17/1998 1:21:00 PM
From: emidio	Respond to of 62554

The Washington Post's "Style 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 some recent winners: >> >> Foreploy: any misrepresentation about yourself for the >> purpose of obtaining sex. >> >> Tatyr: a lecherous Mr. Potato Head. >> >> Doltergeist: a spirit that decides to haunt someplace >> stupid, such as your septic tank. >> >> Giraffiti: vandalism spray-painted very, very high, such >> as on an overpass. >> >> Sarchasm: the gulf between the author of sarcastic wit >> and the recipient who doesn't get it. >> >> Contratemps: the resentment permanent workers feel >> toward the fill-in workers. >> >> Coiterie: a very VERY close-knit group. >> >> Impotience: eager anticipation by men awaiting their >> Viagra prescription. >> >> Reintarnation: coming back to life as a hillbilly. >> >> Inoculatte: to take coffee intravenously when you are >> running late. >> >> Hipatitis: terminal coolness. >> >> Guillozine: a magazine for executioners. >> >> Suckotash: a dish consisting of corn, lima beans and tofu. >> >> Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off >> all these really bad vibes, right?Y And then, like, the >> Earth explodes and it's like a serious bummer. >> >> Glibido: all talk and no action. >> >> Vaseball: a game of catch played by children in the living room. >> >> Eunouch: the pain of castration. >> >> Deifenestration: to throw all talk of God out the window. >> >> Acme: a generic skin disease. >> >> Dopeler effect: the tendency of stupid ideas to seem >> smarter when they come at you rapidly. >> >> Intaxication: euphoria at getting a refund from the IRS, >> which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. >> >> Newtspaper: the Washington Times. >> >> Nazigator: an overbearing member of your carpool.