Saturday, June 18, 2005
Message: 1
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:36:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: "regina s. fernandez"
Subject: alternate meanings
Once again, The Washington Post published its
> yearly contest in which
> >>readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for
> various words.
> >
> > And the winners are...
> >
> > 1. Coffee (n.), a person who is coughed upon.
> >
> > 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.), an olive-flavored mouthwash.
> >
> > 9. Flatulence (n.) the 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
> assumed by a
> > proctologist immediately before he examines you.
> >
> > 13. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his
> conversation with Yiddish
> > expressions.
> >
> > 14. Pokemon (n), A Jamaican proctologist.
> >
> > 15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), The belief that, when
> you die your Soul goes
> > up on the roof and gets stuck there.
> >
> > 16. Circumvent (n.), the opening in the front of
> boxer shorts.
>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:36:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: "regina s. fernandez"
Subject: alternate meanings
Once again, The Washington Post published its
> yearly contest in which
> >>readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for
> various words.
> >
> > And the winners are...
> >
> > 1. Coffee (n.), a person who is coughed upon.
> >
> > 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.), an olive-flavored mouthwash.
> >
> > 9. Flatulence (n.) the 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
> assumed by a
> > proctologist immediately before he examines you.
> >
> > 13. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his
> conversation with Yiddish
> > expressions.
> >
> > 14. Pokemon (n), A Jamaican proctologist.
> >
> > 15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), The belief that, when
> you die your Soul goes
> > up on the roof and gets stuck there.
> >
> > 16. Circumvent (n.), the opening in the front of
> boxer shorts.
>
