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PERMANENT INKSTAIN FOR MICHAEL FRANSELLA



WEEK TITLE SYNOPSIS INK Types
1466 Be invitationally correct Give us a funny "correction" that a newspaper or magazine might offer. H
877 Quipped from the headlines Write a rhyming couplet about some matter in the news. H
871 Remarquees Change a movie title by one letter (or number, if the title includes a number) and describe the new film. H
841 Food for naught Alter the name of a food or dish slightly and describe the result. H
830 Mess With Our Heads Take any headline, verbatim, appearing anywhere in The Post or on washingtonpost.com from Aug. 14 through Aug. 24 and reinterpret it by adding a "bank head," or subtitle. H 2
826 The Inside Word Take any word -- this may include the name of a person or place -- put a portion of it in quotation marks, and redefine the word. H
812 Rx-Related Humor Offer up some entirely false medical or psychological "fact. H
799 Send Us the Bill Come up with legislation that, given their names, two or more freshman senators or representatives might sponsor together. H
796 Sincerest Flattery Make up a pun on a familiar name of a real of fictional person and provide a fitting description or quote. H
785 The Ballad Box Write a short, humorous song somehow relating to the presidential campaign, set to a familiar tune. H
784 Words to The Wiseacres Give us some proverbs for 21st-century life. H
767 Questionable Journalism Find any sentence (or a substantive part of a sentence) that appears in the Post or in an article on washingtonpost.com from May 31 through June 9 and come up with a question it might answer. H
747 Boeing Us Silly Suggest some comical ways to improve air travel, either in general or for yourself. H
739 Lies, All Lies Give us some humorous fictional revelation about a current or past political figure. H
733 Just Drop It, Okay? Drop the first letter from an actual word or term to make a new word or term, and define it. H
731 Doo Process Describe for us a wildly inefficient and ridiculous way to produce or prepare an ordinary dish or beverage. H
725 Beggars For Description Describe, without being boring, a cartoon to fit any of the provided captions. H
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. H
706 Questionable Journalism Take any sentence that appears in The Post or in an article on washingtonpost.com from March 24 through April 2 and come up with a question it could answer. 3
702 Unreal Facts Come up with a comically false factoid. H
699 Our Greatest Hit Take a word, term or name that begins with E, F, G or H; either add one letter, subtract one letter, replace one letter, or transpose two letters; and define the new word. 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. 3
675 Cut Us Some Slack Come up with humorous ways to be lazy. 2
650 King Us Give us a scenario for a horror novel based on an everyday item. 3
649 Across the Wide What? Give us some Virginia-appropriate lyrics for "Shenandoah. H
629 Odd Couplings Marry or otherwise combine famous names and supply the result. H
628 You Gotta Have Connections Choose any two or more items from the provided truly random list and describe how they are alike or different. H
621 Questionable Journalism Take any sentence that appears in The Post or in an article in washingtonpost.com anytime through Aug. 8 and supply a question it could answer. H
618 Of D.C. I Sing Give us a song about Washington, set to a recognizable tune. H
609 A2D2 Give us some funny "corrections" to brighten up Page A2. H
605 Truly Stupendous Ideas Name two people with the same initials (the people can be living or dead, real or fictional) and explain how they are similar or different. 3
602 Take a Letter -- Again Take a word, term or name that begins with A, B, C or D; either add one letter, subtract one letter, replace one letter, or transpose two letters; and define the new word. H 3
553 Picture This Tell us what's going on in one or more of the provided cartoons. H
523 Hard to Overstate Propose ways to make modern life just a little bit harder than it needs to be. H
479 Invest Case Scenario Suggest new companies in which it might be unwise to invest. H