Fun with words aka Washington Post/Mensa contest winners

social problems & solutions

social problems & solutionsFriend Rita Louie of Haverstraw posted this fabulous list of fun word-plays on Facebook. While I was looking for attributions forthis post, I learned that the list’s origins are obscure. I traced some words to a 1998 Washington Post Style Invitational Contest but I didn’t see any reference to Mensa. Other words seem not related to either organization. The list is a world of fun, though, and it will make you laugh!

In this list, alternate meanings have been assigned to standard words read more