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Heard Any Good Ones: Part 2
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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 889919" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">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.</span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong>Here are the winners:</strong> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">1.<strong> Cashtration</strong> (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2</span></span> <strong><span style="color: #2C8180"><span style="font-family: 'Times'">. </span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Ignoranus</span></span> <span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">: A person who's both stupid and an <img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">3.<strong> Intaxicaton</strong> : Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">4.<strong> Reintarnation</strong> : Coming back to life as a hillbilly.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">5.<strong> Bozone</strong> ( 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 </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">6.<strong> Foreploy</strong> : Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">7.<strong> Giraffiti</strong> : Vandalism spray-painted very, very high </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">8.<strong> Sarchasm</strong> : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">9.<strong> Inoculatte</strong> : To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">10.<strong> Osteopornosis</strong> : A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">11.<strong> Karmageddon</strong> : 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. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">12.<strong> Decafalon</strong> (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">13.<strong> Glibido</strong> : All talk and no action. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">14.<strong> Dopeler Effect</strong>: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Times'">15.<strong> Arachnoleptic Fit</strong> (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">16.<strong> Beelzebug</strong> (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">17.<strong> Caterpallor</strong> ( n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 889919, member: 1246"] [FONT=Calibri][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri]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][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma] [B]Here are the winners:[/B] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]1.[B] Cashtration[/B] (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time. 2[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=#2C8180][FONT=Times]. [/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri]Ignoranus[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]: A person who's both stupid and an [IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG]. 3.[B] Intaxicaton[/B] : Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. 4.[B] Reintarnation[/B] : Coming back to life as a hillbilly. 5.[B] Bozone[/B] ( 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.[B] Foreploy[/B] : Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.. 7.[B] Giraffiti[/B] : Vandalism spray-painted very, very high [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri]8.[B] Sarchasm[/B] : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it. 9.[B] Inoculatte[/B] : To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. 10.[B] Osteopornosis[/B] : A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.) 11.[B] Karmageddon[/B] : 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. 12.[B] Decafalon[/B] (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you. 13.[B] Glibido[/B] : All talk and no action. 14.[B] Dopeler Effect[/B]: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Times]15.[B] Arachnoleptic Fit[/B] (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri]16.[B] Beelzebug[/B] (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out. 17.[B] Caterpallor[/B] ( n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri][/FONT][/COLOR] [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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