Harvard Reading Test; developed by the R&D dept. at Harvard University  

Ha ha, I am over 40 and I read it all right. The I went back and read the third word and busted out laughing. you got me!

Shame on you, for a minute I thought this one was just for me because I couldn't work out your previous one. Very cute indeed sir

This is how to keep an old fart busy for forty seconds!

I wanted to maintain the words theme so even though i am old fart i want to invent 10 words that i want someday to make the dictionary or if not then at least find their way to a spelling bee ................

10 Words That Don't Exist, But Should
1. AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks'trus) adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes.

2. CARPERPETUATION (kar'pur pet u a shun) n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.

3. DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') v. To sterilize the piece of confection (lollipop) you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming this will somehow 'remove' all the germs.

4. ELBONICS (el bon'iks) n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.

5. FRUST (frust) n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.

6. LACTOMANGULATION (lak' to man gyu lay' shun) n. Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to the 'illegal' side.

7. PEPPIER (peph ee ay') n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want fresh ground pepper.

8. PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh) n. The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.

9. PUPKUS (pup'kus) n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.

10. TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay' shun) n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when you're only six inches away.

That's pretty cute!

I'm over 40, and I guess my brain must be working since I could read them all correctly, AND "build" the sentence of 3rd words as I went, so I didn't have to go back.

Harvard, indeed... who'da thunk them thar Ivy Leaguers would have such a sense of humour?

I had seen that before but I couldn't remember the punch line. Goes to show how age and memory don't always mix :) It's still very good though and I grinned afterwards. Thanks for the joke, I needed it.

Looll..lool lool ..... heeeyy this one is different from the one i knew.(that one had "this is a retarded cat" at line 8 ...annnnd there was no line 7 :)))))) )

LOL! I was busy for 40 seconds! LOL!