WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
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778 | Tied Games | Combine any two sports or nonathletic activities into a single sport or game. | H |
746 | We Err The World | Give us a motto or short slogan for any country in the world. | H |
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. | H |
691 | Haven't Got a Clue | Make all the clues in the provided crossword ooh-clever or at least ah-that's-funny, even the little words. | H |
663 | Worth at Least a Dozen Words | Interpret any of the provided cartoons as you see fit in a caption. | 2 |
654 | It Plays to Recycle | Come up with funny ways to recycle things, people, writing (except for your old Invitational entries) or ideas. | H |
646 | Warped Perspectives | Tell us how two different types of people, animals, organizations, etc., would interpret any of the provided cartoons. | H |
641 | Dreck of All Trades | Come up with a business that combines two or more disparate products or services, and tell us its name and/or something else funny about it. | H |
607 | Contest Fodder Created! | Produce absurdly parochial views of historical events. | H |
601 | Anticdotes | Give us an untrue anecdote in response to one of the provided Editor's Query topics. | H |
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. | H |
509 | Be a Real Card | Come up with a greeting card rhyme for an un-greeting-card occasion. | H |
486 | A Word From Our Co-Sponsors | Come up with bills the new members of Congress might sponsor. Each bill must have at least two sponsors. | H |
450 | Blues It or Lose It | Write the first verse of a blues song expressing some Washington area woe. | H |
395 | Devilishly Clever | Describe someone's special little corner of Hell. | H |
334 | The New Style Invitational: Six Choices for Czar | Vote for one of six possible editors of the Style Invitational, from among the current Czar and five worthy competitors. | H |
213 | A SIN OF THE TIMES | Submit campaign or other political practices that would be illegal and/or unethical. | W |
193 | ASK BACKWARDS VIII | You are on "Jeopardy!" Here are the answers. What are the questions? | 6 |
138 | LIST BUT NOT LEAST | Come up with Top-10-style lists for any of the above four subjects. | H |
122 | THE UNKINDEST CUTE OF ALL | Come up with a new story line for "Peanuts", some plot development or new character that will put the strip back on the road to relevance. | H |