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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "reintarnation" and other delights #17575 01/29/2001 4:58 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory I thought of the AWAD crowd when I read the following, so I thought I would post it for everyone to enjoy (or is it YART he wonders?). I found it at http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/humor/sarchasm.html Linguistic humor, Sarchasm and related terms Source: Via Micah Liben. The Washington Post's Style Invitational has again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary and alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, to supply a new definition. Here are the winners: burglesque -- a poorly planned break-in Dopeler effect -- the tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly foreploy -- any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of obtaining sex giraffiti -- vandalism spray-painted very, very high glibido -- all talk and no action hipatitis -- terminal coolness ignoranus -- a person who's both stupid and an asshole inoculatte -- to take coffee intravenously when you are running late intaxication -- euphoria at getting a refund from the IRS, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with 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. osteopornosis -- a degenerate disease reintarnation -- coming back to life as a hillbilly sarchasm -- the gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the recipient who doesn't get it tatyr -- a lecherous Mr. Potato Head Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "reintarnation" and other delights #17576 01/29/2001 6:20 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Thanks! I feel a mass-forwarding urge welling up within me. Cheers Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "reintarnation" and other delights #17577 01/29/2001 6:49 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 a mass-forwarding urge Yep, second that Alex! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "reintarnation" and other delights #17578 01/29/2001 7:40 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Excellent, Alex. [waiting patiently for the board literati to post their own creations emoticon] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "reintarnation" and other delights #17579 01/30/2001 12:55 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Liszten--hushing sound made by one member of the piano recital audience to another banaerobic--forbid exercize in an airless setting mongoon--weird male in Jamaica wantress--server in obvious need caperwork--that done by the office smart-aleck scandle--a shameful light source shtare--a drunken leer b'arroyo--a gully where poor people live notel--where they don't ask your real name matertal--my amphibian crookie--dishonest police academy graduate Trypton--what Superman's clumsy alter ego did to his cape snatchel--a stolen briefcase spawnshop--fish farm buggle--trumpeting annoyance aschew--chewing with the other end sinfect--spread the evil froglodyte--early amphibian hagazine--periodical for witches tepidemic--lukewarm disease hacademic--college prof. with a cold heminar--half a training session repmutation--peoples' ideas about you change sheepy--simultaneously embarrassed and drowsy bendroom--low-ceilinged sleeping room antimote--dust remedy vertecrate--ribbed box himitation--male impersonator Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "reintarnation" and other delights #17580 01/30/2001 12:45 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Good additions, Jackie: I particularly liked Crookie, Notel, Bendroom and Himitation! 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