THEME: STY

PUB DATE	WEEK	TITLE	SYNOPSIS	THEMES	LINKS TO THIS CONTEST	WINNER	LINKS TO RESULTS OF THIS CONTEST (usually published 2-4 Weeks later)
May 16, 1993	11	YOU GIVE US THE BACKS OFF OUR SHIRTS	The back of the shirt needs a slogan, something that captures the spirit of The Style Invitational. What is that spirit? You tell us.	TSH STY	Text file | Contest image	Mary Pat Jones
January 16, 1994	46	WE WANT STUPID ENTRIES ONLY	Make up a sentence that, were it not for this contest, would never be uttered.	STY	Text file | Contest image
March 6, 1994	53	CRUEL FETE	Tell us how the Invitational has changed America.	STY	Text file | Contest image
May 15, 1994	63	BAD ABOUT YOU	Come up with a lame idea for a Style Invitational contest, an idea destined to create unfunny results.	STY	Text file | Contest image
May 29, 1994	66	THE SON-OF-SMITH LAW	In 50 words or fewer, what do we do about the Chuck Smith problem?	STY	Text file | Contest image
December 25, 1994	93	I WANT THE MONGOOSE	Tell us, in 50 words or fewer, why you must have this elegant piece of taxidermy featuring a snake being killed by a mongoose.	STY	Text file | Contest image
December 22, 1996	197	DAVE'S WORLD	Make David Twenhafel laugh. Any sort of delightful drollery or amusing witticism will do, so long as it is not the sort of lowbrow fare we usually favor.	STY	Text file | Contest image
February 16, 1997	205	SOME PIG	Beg for the prize: convince us why you, and you alone, deserve to get it.	STY	Text file | Contest image
January 24, 1999	306	YOUNGIAN THERAPY	Suggest ways in which the Style Invitational or any other Washington area institution can become more relevant to younger people.	WAS STY CUL	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
April 11, 1999	317	PICK US A WINNER	Come up with flawed contest ideas, and the single, obvious, too-good-to-beat entry.	STY	Text file | Contest image
January 30, 2000	334 (I)	The New Style Invitational: Six Choices for Czar	Vote for one of six possible editors of the Style Invitation, from among the current Czar and five worthy competitors.	STY	Text file | Contest image		Text file
February 6, 2000	335 (II)	A LOVER'S SPAT	Enter the contest that is run by the editor of your choice.	STY	Text file | Contest image		Text file
June 25, 2000	355 (XXII)	Seeing Stars	Tell us ways we can attract celebrity participation to this contest.	STY	Text file | Contest image
May 5, 2002	452 (CXIX)	Russellmania!	(1) Design one or more steps for a 12-step program for the recovering Invitationalaholic; (2) Propose a devious method by which we might lure Russell Beland back.	STY	Text file | Contest image
March 23, 2003	498	Unamazing But True!	Submit a true fact that is of absolutely no use, but interesting in a weirdly Invitationalist way.	STY	Text file
December 14, 2003	536	And the Horse He Rodin On	Come up with some words we can stick in the back of The Inker.	STY	Text file | Contest image
February 1, 2004	543	Read Our Leaps	Fill any readers of The Washington Post on Sunday, Feb. 29, 2032, on: (a) the day's lead news story; (b) the highest-flying company and its business; (c) the best-selling self-help book; and/or (d) the day's winning Style Invitational entry.	WAS BUS LIT STY HIS	Text file
May 14, 2006	662	How Low Will You Go?	Humiliate yourself for ink, and a stupid prize.	STY	Text file | Contest image
July 8, 2007	721	Know Your Market	For any of the provided photos, supply two captions: one that would appeal to The Style Invitational and one that would appeal to the Harrisburg Patriot-News.	CAP STY	Text file
August 19, 2007	727	We Get a C-Section	Tell us some pros and cons of moving The Style Invitational to the Saturday Style section; or write us up some free promo-ad copying announcing the move.	STY	Text file
September 8, 2007	730	Time-Wastes For Everyman	Describe activities that make entering The Style Invitational seem like a constructive use of one's time.	STY	Text file
November 15, 2008	791	The 1K Club	Supply a chain of 20 names -- they may be names of people, places, organizations, products, etc., but they must be names -- beginning and ending with "Chris Doyle."	STY	Text file | Contest image
March 14, 2009	808	Take Us At Our Words	Create a humorous poem or other writing using only the words contained in this week's Style Invitational column or results.	POE WOR STY	Text file
February 6, 2011	906	Your mug here	Give us a new design for the Loser Mug.	STY	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
October 23, 2011	942	Singular ideas	Give us an idea for a contest for which there's likely only one good entry.	STY	Text file | Post e-version
March 25, 2012	964	The Grossery Bag?	Suggest a design and/or slogan to go on the side of the ardently desired Style Invitational Loser Bag.	SLO STY	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
October 28, 2012	994	Stick it to us	Suggest a slogan for one of our two new honorable-mention Loser Magnets for 2012-2013.	SLO STY	Text file | Post e-version
December 8, 2013	1050	Just redo it	Enter any Style Invitational contest from Week 1000 through Week 1046.	STY	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
October 25, 2015	1146	Stick it to us with a magnet	Suggest a new Style Invitational honorable-mention magnet. (Conversational text)	STY	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
December 6, 2015	1152	Oops? You do it again.	Enter any Style Invitational contest from Week 1098 through Week 1148, except for Week 1101, last year's do-over. (Conversational text)	STY PRE	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
December 15, 2019	1362	The Year in Redo, Part 1	Enter (or reenter) any Style Invitational contest from Week 1307 through 1333, except for Weeks 1309-1311. (Conversational text)	PRE STY	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
December 22, 2019	1363	The Year in Redo, Part 2	Enter (or reenter) any Style Invitational contest from Week 1334 through Week 1359. (Conversational text)	PRE STY	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
December 20, 2020	1415	The Year in Redo, Part 1	Enter (or reenter) any Style Invitational contest from Week 1360 through 1387, except for Weeks 1361-1363. (Conversational text)	STY	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
December 27, 2020	1416	The Year in Redo, Part 2	Enter (or reenter) any Style Invitational contest from Week 1388 through 1412. (Conversational text)	STY	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
December 19, 2021	1467	The Year in Redo, Part 1	Enter (or reenter) any Style Invitational contest from Week 1413 through 1439, except for Weeks 1414-1416. (Conversational text)	STY	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
December 26, 2021	1468	The Year in Redo, Part 2	Enter (or reenter) any Style Invitational contest from Week 1440 through 1464. (Conversational text)	STY	Text file | Contest image | Post e-version
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