Washington Post's Style Invitational

[pynchonoid]

Some of you will enjoy this:

>My wordsmith friends, 
>I thought of you when I read these very clever new
words.  Enjoy.
>Helen
>
>Washington Post's Style Invitational
>
>
> Each year the Washington Post's Style Invitational
> asks readers to take any word from the dictionary,
> alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing only
> one letter and supply a new definition. Here are the
> 2002 winners:
>
> Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund,
> which lasts until you realize it was your money to
> start with.
>
> Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for
> the purpose of getting laid.
>
> 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).
>
> Glibido: All talk and no action.
>
> Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to
> seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
>
> And, the winner of the Washington Post's Style
> Invitational:
>
>
> Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an
> asshole.



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