Welcome! And the Mensa Dictionary.

So, I'm doing some purging... including my email inbox, with unread emails dating back to the mid-2000's.  Firstly - let's all take a moment to be ohsoproud of me for finally gettin' this shiznit cleaned up.  (YEAH go me thanks)  Secondly - this blog is where I get to share the funny stuff with you, complete with the nostalgia of forwarding arrows and email formatting.  Enjoy!  :D

First up: The Mensa Dictionary
Sent to me in Jan of 2005


Begin forwarded message:

> The Washington Post's Style 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 this year's winners:
>
> Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which
> lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
>
> Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
>
> 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.
>
> Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which
> renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite
> period.
>
> Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
>
> Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit
> and the person who doesn't get it.
>
> Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are
> running late. !
>
> Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
>
> 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.
>
> Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through
> the day consuming only things that are good for you.
>
> Glibido: All talk and no action.
>
> Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem
> smarter when they come at you rapidly.
>
> Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just
> after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
>
> Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that
> gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be
> cast out.
>
> Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half
> a grub in the fruit you're eating.