| WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1109 | Fictoids of Columbia | Tell us some humorously untrue “facts” about Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area. | 4 |
| 1096 | Picture this | Write a humorous caption for any of the provided Bob Staake cartoons. | H |
| 1093 | You're only as rich as you fee | What are some really bad ideas for various businesses to make a few more bucks? | H |
| 878 | Safety in blunders | Tell us a way to make the nation more secure. | P |
| 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 |
| 685 | Thank it Over | Tell us some things to be thankful for. | H |
| 611 | Ask Backwards, Erudite Edition | You are on "Jeopardy!" Here are the sophisticated answers. You supply the questions. | H |
| 607 | Contest Fodder Created! | Produce absurdly parochial views of historical events. | 3 |
| 587 | The B-List | Come up with an In-Out list for 2005, or other pairings. | H |
| 584 | Deliver Us a Post | Come up with some new Cabinet or other positions that the president could establish, and describe the job responsibilities. | H |
| 577 | Teledubbies | Slightly change the title of a TV show, past or present, and describe it. | H |
| 567 | A Running Gag | Explain how any of the provided bizarre cartoons by Bob Staake relates to the current presidential campaign. | H |
| 564 | Redefine Print | Redefine any word from the dictionary. | H |
| 560 | The 97.5-Meter Dash | Suggest some time- and cost-saving measures so the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens will open on time. | H |
| 550 | Spring Cleaning | Suggest creative uses for things you've already used, or never will use, or other disposable household thingies, singly or in combination. | H |
| 511 | It All Impends | Tell us what is something unusual about to happen in the provided cartoons. | H |
| 330 | NERD PLANET FROM THE SUN | Come up with comments from the Nerd Side even less interesting than the observation that the 21st century doesn't really start until 2001. | H |
| 312 | BOOKS AND BOOKS | Combine any two works of literature--no movies or TV--into one, give its title and describe it in a brief, appealing blurb that might appear in Publishers' Weekly. | H |
| 300 | A BRAND NEW CONTEST | Come up with celebrity-brand products. | H |
| 263 | THE GAME OF THE NAME | Propose a bad name for the provided categories. | 1 |