The Washington Post's 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 of the winners:

Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

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

Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high up on walls.

Tatyr: A lecherous Mr. Potato Head.

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

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

Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.

Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.

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, man.

Glibido: All talk and no action.

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

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

Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.



I just love the last!

Nat