Week 686a:* It's Baaaaack!


In a touching display of generosity (by which we mean the most flagrant
snub since Loser Kevin Dopart won a lunch date at the "Wafle Shop" with
the Empress and asked for a T-shirt instead), veteran Loser Art Grinath
wishes to re-gift (actually, de-gift) his prize from Week 672, "The
Worst Picture Ever Painted." "Frankly, it scares my cats," Art
reports.

This week: Explain why you, or anyone else in particular, ought to have
this fine oil-on-panel by Fred Dawson of Beltsville, or what it might be
used for. Winner gets -- what else?

Runners-up win a coveted Style Invitational Loser T-shirt. Honorable
Mentions (or whatever they're called this week) get one of the
lusted-after Style Invitational Magnets. One prize per entrant per week.
Send your entries by e-mail to losers@washpost.com or by fax to
202-334-4312. Deadline is Monday, Nov. 6. Put "Week 686a" in the subject
line of your e-mail, or it risks being ignored as spam. Include your
name, postal address and phone number with your entry. Contests are
judged on the basis of humor and originality. All entries become the
property of The Washington Post. Entries may be edited for taste or
content. Results will be published Nov. 26. No purchase required for
entry. Employees of The Washington Post, and their immediate relatives,
are not eligible for prizes. Pseudonymous entries will be disqualified.
The Honorable Mentions name and the revised title for next week's contest
are both by Tom Witte of Montgomery Village.

*Because we didn't have enough confusion in our lives, we named last
week's contest Week 686 instead of Week 685.

Report From Week 682, our second photo contest, this time asking for funny takes on pumpkins
and other vegetables. Yes, we used tomatoes in the fruit contest, too.
Who are we to say?

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Next Week: What a Piece of Work, or Alas, Poor Dork