| WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1215 | A so-so contest (How so-so is it?) | Write a humorous exaggeration in the form "x is so y that . . . | H |
| 1134 | The 'Sty'le Invitational Red'ux' | Put quotation marks around part of a word, name or phrase and define the result. | H |
| 63 | BAD ABOUT YOU | Come up with a lame idea for a Style Invitational contest, an idea destined to create unfunny results. | H 3 |
| 61 | NO HARD FEELINGS | Fill in the balloons in these cheerful farewell panels drawn by Marc Rosenthal, the Style Invitational artist who is being replaced by Bob Staake. | 1 |
| 59 | A GRAVE AFFAIR | Write appropriate epitaphs for the not-yet-dead. | H |
| 43 | GOOD LORD! | What does God look like? | W H |
| 37 | A STATE OF DISGRACE? | Propose any of the following for D.C.: A State Name, A State Flower, A State Bird, A State Slogan, A State Capital, A Governor, An Insulting State Joke. | I |
| 32 | FATAL ART ATTACK | In 50 words or fewer, describe a performance art concept that might get public funding. Winners will be audacious enough to seem like art, but pretentious enough to seem to have a social "message. | W H H |
| 29 | AD NAUSEAM | Come up with an unfortunate slogan for any real product, service, or organization. | W H |
| 28 | MOTHERS-IN-LAW OF INVENTION | Propose some drastic change in government to help the economy or otherwise improve the quality of life in America. | 3 |
| 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 |
| 26 | CASTING ABOUT FOR AN IDEA | Name a political person (past or present) and the TV or movie role in which he or she could have been cast. | I H |
| 25 | CAPTION CRUNCH | Write a caption for any of these photos. | H |
| 24 | ASK BACKWARDS | You are on "Jeopardy!" Those are the answers. What are the questions? | H H |
| 23 | HAPPY ENDINGS | Modernize an old quote or expression by altering its ending. | H |
| 22 | STUMP US | Come up with slogans for the 1996 presidential campaign. | H H |
| 21 | A SO-SO CONTEST | Describe somebody--or something--through exaggerated comparison. | 5 |
| 20 | COMIC RELIEF | Rewrite 60-year-old cartoons, filling in your own balloons, to make them funnier and more timely. | W |
| 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 |
| 16 | I AM ADDICTED TO AN ASININE CONTEST. . . | Come up with sleazy new topics for the daytime talks. | H |