The **Washington Post’s Mensa 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: (The last one takes the cake!)
Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
**Caterpallor **(n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you’re eating.
**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 Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very high. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of obtaining sex.
**Glibido: **All talk and no action.
**Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a refund from the Taxation Office, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the reader who doesn’t get it. Ignoranus: A person who’s both stupid AND an ahole.
