Today’s post is brought to you courtesy of the Internet Anagram Server, responsible for hours upon hours of immature snickering at expense of friends’ names. Here’s what I’ve managed to come up with so far.

EUROF UPPINGTON = PFENNIG OUTPOUR (he lives in Frankfurt, after all)

EPHRAT LIVNI = HIP INTERVAL

TONJE VETLESETER = NOVELETTE JESTER

TANYA EPSTEIN = INSTANT PAYEE (she’s a lawyer)

KIMBERLEY STRASSEL = TIMELESSLY BARKERS (thanks Felix)

But the piece de resistance is without doubt this eerily accurate hat trick:

CLARICE ANNEGERS = SACRILEGE CANNER, GLANCE INCREASER, CARNAGE LICENSER

Then, when you’re finished, read up on the latest meme: Googlewhacking. My first: defenestrate lentils. My second: monaural saltpeter. Be warned, this is highly addictive, yet harder than you think.

[Mon, Feb 04 2002 – 20:29] Matthew (email) you forgot mine, highly inappropriate though it is: TAMEST WHORE

[Mon, Feb 04 2002 – 20:33] Matthew (email) also, defenstrate lentils brings up two google searches meaning it doesn’t count.

[Tue, Feb 05 2002 – 11:04] Stefan Geens (www) (email) It was a googlewhack when I found it–strange how it changes over time. And yes, I didn’t add your anagram because it wasn’t accurate or relevant–you aren’t a particularly tame whore.

[Tue, Feb 05 2002 – 11:09] Stefan Geens (www) (email) Also, on close reading of the rules, googlewhacks that point to a word list don’t count (so there goes monaural saltpeter), and there is a purist argument raging as to whether using a plural to generate a googlewhack is allowed.

[Tue, Feb 05 2002 – 18:47] Matthew (email) i didn’t think i was a whore at all, but i suppose that’s a matter of interpretation

[Mon, Feb 11 2002 – 09:40] stuart sinclair (email) What about CARNAL THIN IS JON?

[Mon, Feb 11 2002 – 18:00] Stefan Geens (www) (email) Hm, I found A CLANNISH JANITOR, or perhaps CHARLATAN JOINS IN. And we shouldn’t overlook NON-JAIL ANARCHIST.