| WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1463 | Fork over some (new) Spoonerisms | Write and original Q-A joke featuring a spoonerism. | H |
| 124 | SPOON-FEED US. | Come up with spoonerisms, expressions based on the transposition of the initial sounds of two paired words. | H |
| 120 | SIMILE OUTRAGEOUS | Come up with inept analogies, rotten comparisons as a literary device. | H |
| 119 | MUZAK TO OUR EAR | Come up with unfortunate Muzak songs to hear on the phone while on hold. You can use either a song title or a lyric. | H |
| 112 | POOP FICTION | Come up with the opening lines of a book so bad it will compel you to stop reading immediately; maximum 50 words. | 1 |
| 90 | BILL US NOW | Come up with funny legislation based on the names of the 102 freshman congresspersons. | H |
| 68 | GIVE US A SIGN | Come up with new astrological signs for the 1990s, together with one day's horoscope. | H |
| 54 | ODD COUPLING | Write comical combinations of famous names, by marriage or other conceit. | W |
| 40 | NOT WRONG. JUST INCORRECT. | What's next on the political correctness agenda? | H |
| 33 | POST IMPRESSIONISM | Give us the opening lines of a big story from American history as it might have been written by someone whose work appears in The Washington Post. Maximum 100 words. You must choose one of three news stories: "Lincoln Assassinated," "Stock Market Crashes" or "Man Walks on Moon. | H |
| 31 | INVITATION TO A DUAL | Divide the world into two types of people. | H |
| 27 | IT'S THE EPONYMY, STUPID | Coin an eponym, a word or figure of speech based on the name of a famous person. You must define the word, and, if you wish, use it in a sentence. | H H 4 |
| 23 | HAPPY ENDINGS | Modernize an old quote or expression by altering its ending. | H |
| 21 | A SO-SO CONTEST | Describe somebody--or something--through exaggerated comparison. | H 1 |
| 19 | A RECYCLED IDEA THAT WAS NONE TOO GOOD TO BEGIN WITH | Alter a well-known phrase or name by deleting, adding or changing only one letter, and then supply a definition for what results. | H |
| 17 | REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM | Come up with an easy way to reduce the federal deficit, in 20 words or fewer. | L H 2 |