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Copyright The Washington Post Company Mar 12,
2000
This Week's Contest: You are on "Jeopardy!" Here are the answers. What
are the questions? Choose one or more. First-prize winner gets a pair of
decorative velour wall hangings advertising the many fine attractions of
the nation of Libya. These gaily fringed souvenir items are worth $50.
First runner-up wins the tacky but estimable Style Invitational Loser Pen.
Other runners-up win the coveted Style Invitational Loser T-Shirt. The
Uncle's Pick wins the yet-to-be- designed but soon-to-be-coveted "The
Uncle Loves Me" T-shirt. Send your entries via fax to 202-334-4312, or by
e-mail to losers@washpost.com, or by U.S. mail to The
Style Invitational, Week VII, c/o The CONTINUED REPORT FROM WEEK III, in which we asked you to take any ordinary word, place a portion of it in "air quotes," and then redefine the word. * Fourth Runner-Up: "Linger"ie--The tendency of men to spend hours lovingly perusing each page of the Victoria's Secret catalogue. (Jennifer Hart, Arlington) * Third Runner-Up: Ap"petite"--A ravenous desire for celery; see Bulimic. (Mary Lou French, Lorton) * Second Runner-Up: A"bra"cada"bra"--That magical way a woman can somehow remove her underwear without removing her outer clothes. (Tom Witte, Gaithersburg) * First Runner-Up: C"hick"en--Squirrel. (Will Cramer, Herndon) * And the winner of the Hirsute Hair Shirt: Drug "DEA"ling--Selling coke to the nice young white guy in the suit. (Elden Carnahan, Laurel) * Honorable Mentions: E"lite"--People who become rich or powerful not through ability but rather through inheritance, i.e., Dan Quayle, George W. Bush. (Art Grinath, Takoma Park) Y"id"dish--Jewish phone sex. (Howard Walderman, Columbia) Int"elle"ctual--Someone deeply aware of the Kierkegaardian implications of this fall's new hot miniskirt colors. (Jacob Weinstein, Los Angeles) Se"ptua"genarian--An old man who chews tobacco. (Dudley Thompson, Derwood) F"rug"al--Wearing a cheap hairpiece. (Tom Witte, Gaithersburg) "Condom"inium--A safe house. (Frank Thompson, Largo, Fla.) "Pant"s--Jennifer Lopez/Ricky Martin skintight trousers. (Jake Wolman, Claremont, Calif.) "Con"gress--'Nuff said. (John Kammer, Herndon) "Past"a--Leftover lasagna. (Don Cooper, Burke) Dis"man"tling--The process by which a newly divorced woman removes all traces of her ex from her home. (T.J. Murphy, Arlington) Pan"icky"--How one feels after accidentally ingesting too much Olestra. (Meg Sullivan, Potomac) Inaugu"rat"ion--The exchange of one varmint for another. (Tom Witte, Gaithersburg) Ba"nana"--A grandmother with hepatitis. (Jennifer Hart, Arlington) L"one"liest--A number you'll never do. (Russ Beland, Springfield) Go"vern"ment--The municipal administration of some place like West Mule Flank, Ky. (Robin D. Grove, Laurel) "Hind"ered--To be encumbered by a fat butt. (Jonathan Paul, Garrett Park) "E"eee!--The sound one makes when startled by a computer mouse. (Mike Genz, La Plata) "Moo"lah--A cash cow. (Chris Doyle, Burke) Vag"rant"--Someone who stands on street corners and shouts gibberish at tourists. (Tom Witte, Gaithersburg) Fig"urine"--One of those novelty garden fountains. (T.J. Murphy, Arlington; Frank Thomson, Largo, Fla.) "Colon"el--An army military man equal to a naval "Rear Admiral." (T.J. Murphy, Arlington) Cleav"age"--Female adolescence. (David Genser, Arlington) Tor"men"t--To leave the seat up on purpose. (Paul Kocak, Syracuse, N.Y.) E"rot"ica--Necrophilia. (Brian Feldman, Chantilly) "Glock"enspiel--The rousing percussion of gang warfare. (Rob Freeman, Washington) "Hand"some--So ugly that one's Saturday night date is always oneself. (Kevin Cuddihy, Fairfax) C"loser"--John Rocker. (James Pierce, Charlottesville) "Man"ipulation--"If you really loved me, you would." (Richard Davis, Arlington) D"ouch"e--A bad experience on a hot-water bidet. (Jonathan Paul, Garrett Park) "Flaming"o--A bird known for its flamboyant colors. (Jennifer Hart, Arlington) Aph"rod"isiac--Actually, pretty much as currently defined. (Tom Witte, Gaithersburg) Lia"ISO"n--Something sought via personal ads. (Tom Witte, Gaithersburg) Gar"goy"le--Disastrous blind date set up by Aunt Ceil. (Sue Lin Chong, Washington) "Trump"et--The clarion call of one's own colossal ego. (Will Cramer, Herndon) Orna"mental"--Describing the Martha Stewart obsession that, for example, causes one to cover one's garbage cans in 18th-century lace, fairy lights, gold leaf and cloves. (Jennifer Hart, Arlington) Li"feline"--"Regis, I'd like to use my Phone-a-friend and call my cat, Muffin." (Will Cramer, Herndon) E"quip"ment--The ability to say or write funny things. (Women always check out a guy's e"quip"ment early in a relationship.) (Jennifer Hart, Arlington) "Dow"ager--Someone whose 401(k) plan is making her annoyingly rich. (David Genser, Arlington) Com"post"--Using that pinko rag as fertilizer, where it belongs. Oooops. I'm sorry, that was my entry for the Washington TIMES Invitational. (Meg Sullivan, Potomac) * The Uncle's Pick: "U"n"c"le--Someone "U" love to "C" at a family reunion. (Jacob Weinstein, Los Angeles) (The Uncle explains: Modesty forbids a detailed explanation. Suffice it to say I consider this a simply "D"lightful entry!) Next Week: Degrees of Difficulty
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