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Mensa's New Words for 2005 (humor)
e-mail to PA Times | 9/12/05 | unknown

Posted on 09/12/2005 3:49:22 PM PDT by pissant

The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing of one letter, and supply a new definition.

Here are the 2005 winners:

1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

2. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an a**hole.

3. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

5. 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.

6. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.

7. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

8. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

9. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

10. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.

11. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

12. 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.

13. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

14. Glibido: All talk and no action.

15. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

16. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

17. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

18. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: ancientpost; doasearch; mensa; mensapissant; wapo
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To: apackof2

Muttlification.

Dogspotism.

Rodentistry.


121 posted on 09/13/2005 5:37:21 PM PDT by PoorMuttly (A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun -T.Jefferson)
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To: BerthaDee; teenyelliott

Next one will be about retards. I'll be sure to PING teeny. ;o)


122 posted on 09/13/2005 5:56:05 PM PDT by pissant
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To: Conspiracy Guy; Darksheare; pissant
"I hate misspelling my own word."

You also misspelled repulsive, as replusive. I thought maybe Darksheare was looking over your shoulder.

I like replusive, it could be a candidate word:

Replusive -- hideous, but with additional nastiness.

123 posted on 09/13/2005 6:09:20 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (I am impervious to insult, being extraordinarily dense, rather like Superman.)
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To: NicknamedBob; pissant; Conspiracy Guy

Was just discussing what a 'Knwo' is.
Decided it is some horrific movie monster.
Nobody knows what it looks like, but they recognize it when they see it and scream out "Knwoooooooo!"


124 posted on 09/13/2005 6:12:20 PM PDT by Darksheare (There is a Possum in the works.)
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To: NicknamedBob; Conspiracy Guy; Darksheare

Very GOOD! Talk about lemonade for CG's lemon


125 posted on 09/13/2005 6:46:23 PM PDT by pissant
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To: Darksheare

I thought it was just an Elmer Fuddism! ;o)


126 posted on 09/13/2005 6:47:14 PM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

LOL, if it was only that benign.
"Knwo" is due to my typos.


127 posted on 09/13/2005 6:50:01 PM PDT by Darksheare (There is a Possum in the works.)
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To: pissant; Darksheare; Conspiracy Guy

Earliest word in this category that I can remember came from Playboy.

"My wife is a Hobosexual."

-- "Did you just call your wife a homosexual?"

"No. I said Hobosexual. She's a bum lay."


(I think ... circa 1960's)


128 posted on 09/13/2005 6:51:56 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (I am impervious to insult, being extraordinarily dense, rather like Superman.)
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To: NicknamedBob

Oy!!!


129 posted on 09/13/2005 6:55:18 PM PDT by pissant
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To: NicknamedBob

LOL!
Ouch!


130 posted on 09/13/2005 6:56:11 PM PDT by Darksheare (There is a Possum in the works.)
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To: PoorMuttly
Muttlification

Just for clarification........ how is this process achieved?

131 posted on 09/13/2005 7:06:42 PM PDT by apackof2 (Never underestimate the power of a fuzzy friend!)
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To: apackof2

The Ways to Enlightened Muttliness are myriad....although most of them directly involve food, excavation, and things mysteriously being "that way" when he got there.

BTW...have YOU hugged (and "over"-fed) your Muttly of Mass Destruction today ?


132 posted on 09/13/2005 7:24:52 PM PDT by PoorMuttly (A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun -T.Jefferson)
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To: PoorMuttly
BTW...have YOU hugged (and "over"-fed) your Muttly of Mass Destruction today ?

But of course....today and every day!

133 posted on 09/13/2005 7:48:27 PM PDT by apackof2 (Never underestimate the power of a fuzzy friend!)
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To: apackof2

Excellent.

Carry on.


134 posted on 09/13/2005 7:52:07 PM PDT by PoorMuttly (A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun -T.Jefferson)
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To: pissant

Hardee har har, you maroon.


135 posted on 09/13/2005 9:15:28 PM PDT by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: teenyelliott

I was only gonna ping ya because of your insight, not because I think you are a retard. hehehe


136 posted on 09/14/2005 4:08:36 AM PDT by pissant
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To: NicknamedBob

Siht!


137 posted on 09/14/2005 4:51:17 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Warning.... Contents under pressure....If you don't like what I say, don't read it !)
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To: Darksheare

I knwo waht it is.


138 posted on 09/14/2005 4:52:20 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Warning.... Contents under pressure....If you don't like what I say, don't read it !)
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To: pissant
Lemon. Makes me think of Led Zeppelin.
139 posted on 09/14/2005 4:56:14 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Warning.... Contents under pressure....If you don't like what I say, don't read it !)
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To: NicknamedBob

You liked it for the articles.


140 posted on 09/14/2005 4:56:59 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Warning.... Contents under pressure....If you don't like what I say, don't read it !)
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