The Thing About Breast Cancer

You may be aware that every year the Washington Post runs a Mensa contest where they ask readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.  If you’re not familiar, take a look at the attached link.  Some are pretty funny. 

http://walkinthewords.blogspot.com/2009/01/washington-posts-word-fun-add-subtract.html

I have my own non-Mensa “cancer girl” submission: 

Last week I had dinner with one of my hip friends in NYC.  He normally mocks me for being overly preppy, suburban, and conservative.  When he saw me in my “Rhoda goes to Kwanza” head scarf, however, he told me that I had turned “urban chic” into “turban chic“.  I went on to point out that when I got tired of being called “cancer girl”, they could call me “turban chick“………

…..ok…. so the Mensa people are more creative, but I thought this was pretty good for a middle aged, middle IQ chick….