| WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 776 | An Act of Sunny Side | Note the silver lining in some otherwise disappointing turn of events. | H |
| 690 | Funnies: How Time Flies | Pull Billy of "The Family Circus" -- or any of his comic strip neighbors in The Washington Post -- out of his time warp to a different age, era or place, and provide a short storyline or dialogue or caption. | H |
| 685 | Thank it Over | Tell us some things to be thankful for. | H |
| 670 | A Test of Character | Change a word or phrase by only one letter -- substitute one letter for another, add a letter or transpose two letters -- and explain how they are different or similar. | H |
| 665 | Your One-in-a-Million | Coin the millionth word in the English language and define it. The word must end in -ion. | H |
| 653 | It's the Eponymy, Stupid | Coin a word or expression based on the name of a well-known person, define it, and perhaps use it in a sentence | H |
| 650 | King Us | Give us a scenario for a horror novel based on an everyday item. | H |
| 638 | The Little Bummer Boy | Come up with an idea (and title, if you like) for an original Christmas movie or TV special that provides an antidote to all the sap, and give us a brief synopsis. | H |
| 632 | Live On, Sweet, Earnest Reader (Inc.) | Give us an original backronym for a company or product. A backronym is a fake etymology that often gets in a little dig at the subject. | H |
| 616 | Picture This, Kids | Supply title and one-sentence synopsis for Bob Staake new kids' project, incorporating any of the provided cartoons. | H |
| 612 | Oh, and One More Thing | What was the thing that didn't make the cut on any list? | 2 |
| 607 | Contest Fodder Created! | Produce absurdly parochial views of historical events. | H |