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PERMANENT INKSTAIN FOR PATRICK MATTIMORE



WEEK TITLE SYNOPSIS INK Types
1289 Fake gnus: bogus animal trivia Tell us a fictoid -- a humorously false "fact" -- about the nonhuman animal kingdom. H
924 Doomed to repeat it Create "Unreal Facts" about history. H
841 Food for naught Alter the name of a food or dish slightly and describe the result. H
807 Pretty Graphic Expressions Express some insight as an equation or other mathematical expression. H
801 Ask Backwards You are on "Jeopardy!" Here are the answers. You supply one or more of the questions. H
776 An Act of Sunny Side Note the silver lining in some otherwise disappointing turn of events. H
769 Splice Work If You Can Get It Combine two words -- overlapping by at least two letters -- into what's known by polysyllabic types as a portmanteau word, and by the rest of us as mash word, and define it. H 2
728 Tour de Fours IV Coin and define a humorous word that includes -- with no other letters between them, but in any order you like -- the letters S, A, T and R. 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
702 Unreal Facts Come up with a comically false factoid. H
685 Thank it Over Tell us some things to be thankful for. H
669 Huddled Messes Suggest some bad advice for new arrivals to this country (legal or illegal). 2