The Meaning of Words ...

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  1. Jakamoko
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    The Washington Post publishes a yearly contest in which readers are asked
    to supply alternate meanings for various words. These are the 2002 winners:


    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-flavoured 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 demeanour 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.
     
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  2. Rosy
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    LOL :super

    Maybe the others just thought these were the real meanings and that's why you haven't had an replies to this yet Jak! 8)
     
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  3. Jakamoko
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    Jakamoko On the move again ...

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    Thanks Rosy, but I think we both know the real reason. But don't worry - I can take it on the chin - I'm strong enough, honest :cry:

    :P
     
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