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Carreen Heegaard sent these along.\u00a0 My favorites:\u00a0 Frisbeetarianism and pokemon.\u00a0\u00a0 What about you?<\/p>\n
The Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, \u00a0subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
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\n>> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the \u00a0subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
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\n>> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06. Foreploy : Any misrepresentation about \u00a0yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
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\n>> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 7. Giraffiti : Vandalism spray-painted very, very high
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\n>> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8. Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.
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