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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
[b]Take a word, any word...



'Here is the Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word

from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, changing one letter and supply a new definition.



Here are the winners:



1. Cashtration: The act of buying a house, which renders the subj



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28. Threaden: Unintended consequence/impact of some rhp member posts on other wonderful members still wearing thin skin.



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29. Ice Mold: What inevitably occurs whenever the gent gets distracted and becomes inattentive to the threads he's launched.

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30. Wordsmite: X-factor operative whenever the rapier thrust of a wordsmith's quill slays mighty dragons with forked lightning.




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31. Chass: The noble encounter when played by unfocused dullards, whose heads are buried somewhere other than in the game.

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boraxe...

insufferably tedious cutting instrument...

rookie

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Expectent: what you may think after a tornado demolishes your home.

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chequemate...


dinner partner who ALWAYS picks up tha tab...

rookie

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I suggest you all read the "Meaning of Liff" and "The Deeper Meaning of Liff", by Douglas Adams of "Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" fame. Two great books along the lines of this thread.

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Originally posted by rookie54
34. chequemate...


dinner partner who ALWAYS picks up tha tab...

rookie
35. Phatograph: Before... and 36. Phitograph: After Jenny Craig.



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37. Blokee: Mrs. Bloke.

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rethugnant...


repeatable muggability...

rookie

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Originally posted by rookie54
38. rethugnant...


repeatable muggability...

rookie
'Here is the Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word

from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, changing one letter and supply a new definition.'

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39. Prignancy: Unfortunate consequence of zealous copulation with sweaty propriety and protocol regarding things that don't matter.



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40. Limp Post: Yeah, see that a lot in the public forum hood... easy to recognize since they usually add more heat than light.

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41. Chate An intentional act of purity which leads to self-loathing.

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42. Constibution Where we find the concept of our God-given right to supply Washington D.C. with all manner of our earnings.

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43. Extravadance What the senior prom has become.

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i have a thing about email that just don't ring true...
like a dog after a dove, if i think a thingy iz there, or not there, i hunt it down...
az it turns out, tha washington post does not have a "mensa invitational"...
they DO sponsor a "style invitational", and they screw around wit words onna weekly basis...
mensa haz nothing to do wit it...

i found that to be interesting...
don't you???

and now fer a contribution to tha threadthot az it sits...

vasoline station...
git yer lube job done...


HA!!!
no, it ain't original...

rookie

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This may cause some consternation but what the heck. Turdulence- What happens to the water when one goes to the washroom.

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Originally posted by Great Big Stees

This may cause some consternation but what the heck.

45. Turdulence:What happens to the water when one goes to the washroom.
46. Hmmp... : Could say more but I won't.

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