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hincyprus
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:40 pm Post subject: The Washington Post, Alternate meaning contest.... |
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Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.
1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.
5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.
6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.
7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.
8. Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavored mouthwash.
9. Flatulence (n.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.
11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.
12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified demeanor adopted by proctologists.
13. Pokemon (n), a Rastafarian proctologist.
14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), The belief that, when you die, your soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
16. Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.
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Saint Jimmy
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: The Washington Post, Alternate meaning contest.... |
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hincyprus wrote: 16. Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.
Inspired!
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city
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| funny :D, but sorry, what would be the "normal" meaning for Frisbeetarianism ?? |
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hincyprus
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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city wrote: funny :D, but sorry, what would be the "normal" meaning for Frisbeetarianism ??
Regretfully I do not know, my dictionary is not of sufficient quality to include such Americanisms.....Just enjoy.....
I had too.
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city
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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yeah I did had a good laugh. :D :D
and also my dictionary wasn't good enough. :( Thats why I asked. |
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Crash Test Dummy
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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sorry to bug u H but can you make signature smaller? it just fills up the page.
if you dont want to just pretend ou did not read this post |
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hincyprus
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:54 am Post subject: |
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Giorgio wrote: sorry to bug u H but can you make signature smaller? it just fills up the page.
if you dont want to just pretend ou did not read this post
It was for all the oldies like me with bad eye site.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:02 am Post subject: |
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| :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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Crash Test Dummy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:44 am Post subject: |
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| cheers |
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