skybytch 273 #1 March 1, 2001 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: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.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 (this one got extra credit).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.And, the pick of the literature:Ignoranus:A person who's both stupid and an asshole.pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyberskydive 0 #2 March 1, 2001 LMAO_ How bout CRANAL - Cranial Rectum InversionD.Chisolm C-28534webmaster@sunraydesigns.comhttp://www.sunraydesigns.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaksister 0 #3 March 1, 2001 Oh man!!!!!!! ROFLMAO!!I haven't laughed that hard in ages!! way to go!thanks!sis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
froggie 0 #4 March 1, 2001 ROFLMAO. thanks, i always tried to look at words and alter them a bit. never could do it though. Guess I just dont have that talent. Thanks for the laugh.hehefroggie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk 2 #5 March 1, 2001 Ignoranus:A person who's both stupid and an asshole.haha ha ha that is going to become a word in my dictionary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #6 April 9, 2003 Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible. Adminisphere: The rarefied organizational layers beginning just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the "adminisphere" are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve. This is often affiliated with the dreaded "administrivia" - needless paperwork and processes. Ohnosecond: That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just made a BIG mistake. -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #7 April 9, 2003 Flamestorming.... Having a go at people online, who dig up threads from 2 years ago....Hehe, nice one Ferdi.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #8 April 9, 2003 Hi Nac, I added two more that you as a fellow engineer would understand . Mmm. I did this precisely to avoid flamestorming - what happens if you dare start a new post on a topic that has already been covered, no matter how long ago . -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,559 #9 April 9, 2003 Quote Having a go at people online, who dig up threads from 2 years ago.... [Wink] Ah, but I'm glad he did (and we all know that's the only thing that matters). I've seen most of them, but ignoranus is a new one to me, and I love it. Now I just have to use it 3 times in the next hour to remember it Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #10 April 9, 2003 Wendy, as a sort of engineer (I suspect), you surely also understand the "Ohnosecond"? -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #11 April 9, 2003 Quote Quote Having a go at people online, who dig up threads from 2 years ago.... [Wink] Ah, but I'm glad he did (and we all know that's the only thing that matters). I've seen most of them, but ignoranus is a new one to me, and I love it. Now I just have to use it 3 times in the next hour to remember it Wendy W. Itis a pretty damn good word isn't it! It is now written on the hand to be used tomorrow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #12 April 9, 2003 "Wendy, as a sort of engineer (I suspect), " I think Wendy is not one of us low life spanner monkey type engineers, she's more like an Uber engineer, a rocket scientist type chick...respect! In fact Ferd, you could probably watch her products, being propelled by my products, though your products! -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,559 #13 April 9, 2003 Absolutively! Only in the computer world, we keep trying to design a "DWIM" button (do what I mean). The problem is, then you end up with overly-user-friendly crap like the paper clip that asks you what your question is Wendy W. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #14 April 9, 2003 QuoteOnly in the computer world, we keep trying to design a "DWIM" button (do what I mean). No, no idea. "Do (W)Once It More"? Or is it like the "Put On spray" of the mechanical engineering world? -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,559 #15 April 9, 2003 DWIM = Do What I Mean Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #16 April 23, 2003 QuoteThe 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. Hobosexuality - Having sex only with homeless people.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #17 April 23, 2003 QuoteHobosexuality - Having sex only with homeless people. The advantage here is that afterwards, you can just drop her off anywhere! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
