To our pansters, who think they have a leg up.

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Sent:   Monday, December 20, 1999 12:58 PM

Subject:        Word-smithing

 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.

     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.
     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.
     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.
     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 until you realize it was your money to start
     with.
     Last but not least: IGNORANUS
     A person who's both stupid and an asshole.