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<DIV><FONT size=2>The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again 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 the 2003
winners:<BR><BR>1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts
until you realize it was your money to start with.<BR><BR>2. Reintarnation:
Coming back to life as a hillbilly.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose
of getting laid.<BR><BR>5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which
renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.<BR><BR>6.
Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.<BR><BR>7. Sarchasm: The gulf
between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.<BR><BR>8.
Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.<BR><BR>9.
Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.<BR><BR>10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.
(This one got extra credit.)<BR><BR>11. 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.<BR><BR>12. Decafalon (n.): The
grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good
for you.<BR><BR>13. Glibido: All talk and no action.<BR><BR>14. Dopeler effect:
The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you
rapidly.<BR><BR>15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just
after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you
turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.<BR><BR>And the pick
of the literature:<BR><BR>18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ass.
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Kathleen</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The Mountain Wolf Den (</FONT><A
href="http://www.mountainwolfden.com"><FONT
size=2>www.mountainwolfden.com</FONT></A><FONT size=2>)<BR>"Right now I'm having
amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this
before."<BR>Proverbs: If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously
overlooked something.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>