| WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 243 | VERSE THAN EVER | Write a rhyming poem of two to eight lines as a tribute to someone famous who died in 1997, the more awful the better. We will particularly value rhymes that thud, and extremes of emotion and sentiment. | 4 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 183 | COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG II | Create hawkers' rhymes for modern-day occupations like lobbyists, lawyers, talk show hosts, actuaries, etc., at a maximum of four lines. It must contain at least one rhyme. | H |
| 180 | WHEN IN DOUBT, PUN | Take any headline in today's Post and improve it by somehow turning it into a pun. | H H |
| 178 | DEEP THROATS | Come up with Deep Thoughts, in the style of Jack Handey of "Saturday Night Live." A Deep Thought is a short, simple, seemingly inspirational observation that winds up being cynical, ironic, or just plain weird. | H |
| 175 | FOSSIL FOOLS | What would aliens mistakenly conclude about us from any of the provided items? | H H H 1 |
| 173 | DEAD RECKONING | Propose a question that might be asked by a living celebrity to a famous dead person. You must name the living person, name the dead person, and tell us the question. | H |
| 168 | LICENSE TO CARRY A PUN | Come up with original jokes like those provided. | 1 |