Here are some of the winners of this year's Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which, once again, asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition:
Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating.The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating.The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
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Hmm, I wasn't even aware of such a contest! Interesting.
Sobamania (n.): the collective, tearful response from a nation upon learning that its newly elected leader is neither politically transcendent nor ideationally substantive.
Well, I guess I have my entry ready for next year...
I'm just wondering how smart the Mensa folks are after all. The stated definition is "to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition". Hmmm...while "Bozone" is hilarious, it doesn't meet the stipulations. "Bozo" is made into "Bozone" by adding two letters. I won't comment on whether or not at this point, the Bozone is affecting the Mensans...
Given the actual definition supplied, I'm pretty sure "Bozone" is meant to be an alteration of "Ozone", in which case it does meet the stipulations.
Ah, got it. Makes sense now, though I didn't pick up on the ozone idea. It's what happens when you get old...
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