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[FONT="]The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]Here are the winners: [/FONT]
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[FONT="]1. Cashtration: The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]2. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ...well, you know. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]3. Intaxicaton: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]5. Bozone: 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. [/FONT]
[FONT="]6. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of scoring. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]7. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]8. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]9. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.) [/FONT]
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[FONT="]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. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]12. Decafalon: The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]13. Glibido: All talk and no action. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]14. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]15. Arachnoleptic Fit: The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]16. Beelzebug: Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]17. Caterpallor: The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]Here are the winners: [/FONT]
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[FONT="]1. Cashtration: The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]2. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an ...well, you know. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]3. Intaxicaton: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]5. Bozone: 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. [/FONT]
[FONT="]6. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of scoring. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]7. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]8. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]9. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.) [/FONT]
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[FONT="]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. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]12. Decafalon: The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]13. Glibido: All talk and no action. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]14. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]15. Arachnoleptic Fit: The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]16. Beelzebug: Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]17. Caterpallor: The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating. [/FONT]