F I D O N E W S
Volume 17, Number 9
28 February 2000

Net Humor

Letteral Definitions
Thanks to Roy Reed

The Washington Post's Style Invitational 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 some recent winners

Sarchasm:
The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the reader who doesn't get it.
Reintarnation:
Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
Giraffiti:
Vandalism spray-painted very high.
Foreploy:
Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of obtaining sex.
Inoculatte:
To take coffee intravenously.
Osteopornosis:
A degenerate disease.
Dopeler effect:
The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
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.
Glibido:
All talk and no action.
Intaxication:
Euphoria at getting a refund from the IRS, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
Ignoranus:
A person who's both stupid and an butthole.
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