| WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1108 | Hearts of dorkness | Write a humorous Valentine's Day sentiment to someone (or to some organization), either real or fictional -- either from you or from someone else you name. Plus an all-new option: We'll also be willing to run at least one really funny, clever, well-executed graphic. | H |
| 587 | The B-List | Come up with an In-Out list for 2005, or other pairings. | H |
| 544 | You Gotta Have Heart | Write us some valentine sentiments from one particular person (real or fictional) to another. | 3 |
| 459 | Stock Humor | Look at any of the abbreviated company names in the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange listings in any newspaper's business section and suggest what business the companies might be in. | H |
| 437 | The Telegraph Poll | Tell us the beginning of a joke that badly telegraphs the punch line. | H |
| 413 | Bland Ambition | Come up with one or more items from an underachiever's list of midlife resolutions. | H |
| 409 | Nice Job, if You Get It | Take anything that might need its image enhanced and rename it in a way the keeps its essential identity, but makes it seem nicer. | H |
| 405 | The "Sty"le Invitational | Take any word--this may include people or places--put a portion of it in "air quotes" and redefine it. You may not alter the spelling. | H |
| 398 | Animal Magnetism | Make great literature and/or a significant expression of the human condition out of the provided randomly-selected words. Use whatever punctuation you choose and any of the words, but only those words, and use them only once. | 2 |
| 397 | Sins of Omission | Omit a letter or letters from a real-life sign to create a name for a new business, comically different from the original. Describe the new business or include a slogan that explains it. | U T |
| 395 | Devilishly Clever | Describe someone's special little corner of Hell. | T |
| 391 | Spinning Out of Control | Take a headline in today's Washington Post and create a subhead that spins the story in an opposite or unexpected direction. | H |
| 375 | Show Us Up | Combine the names of two existing TV shows (past or present) to make an entirely new show. Then, describe the show. | H |
| 372 | Trial Balloons | Fill in the balloons. | U |
| 371 | Ask Backward | You are on "Jeopardy!" These are the answers. What are the questions? | H |
| 366 | Just Fulghum | Come up with a list of at least three Major Life Lessons one can learn from any of the venues provided. | H |
| 354 | Everyone's a Critic | Adopt the style of a famous writer and review any of the provided dishes. | H |
| 353 | Patently Silly | What do these devices do? | H |
| 344 | What Kind of Foal Am I? | Envision the mating of any two of the 387 horses qualifying for this year's Triple Crown, and propose a name for their foal. The foal's name must be contained in 18 or fewer letters and spaces. | H |