> 
> 
> > Who among us has not been victim of the "Dopeler effect" ?
> > 
> > P.S. A good knowledge of the English language will be required to 
> > understand
> > some of the humour below.
> > --------------------------------------------
> > 
> > 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 
> > obtaining sex.
> > 
> > Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. . . .
> > 
> > Tatyr: A lecherous Mr. Potato Head.
> > 
> > Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and 
> the recipient 
> > who doesn't get it.
> > 
> > Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
> > 
> > Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
> > 
> > Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease.
> > 
> > Burglesque: A poorly planned break-in. (See: Watergate)
> > 
> > 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 refund from the government tax
> > service,
> > which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
> > 
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