Pat Myers
Empress of the just-axed Style Invitational, WaPo's humor/wordplay contest. Now back at https://t.co/F3yvHZGKnC -- sign up now!
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2 days ago |
geneweingarten.substack.com | Pat Myers |Gene Weingarten
Amphicrania, headache on both sides of the head:A native of West Transylvania Was plagued by advanced amphicrania. He’s not a vampire But his teeth feel on fire — It’s a headache that really can painya. (We’re announcing that weAre doing the spelling beeAgain, Fren’.)In this week’s Invitational contest, Week 127: Write a humorous rhyming poem or tell a short joke (e.g., a riddle) using any word from Round 6 or later in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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1 week ago |
geneweingarten.substack.com | Pat Myers |Gene Weingarten
Hello. Welcome to the Invitational Gene Pool, where we begin with an extraneous question: Is Melania Trump human? That’s it. We’ll address the question in a day or two. Here comes The Invitational. Sentence from a news story: “There is a big grassroots movement that’s sprung up.”Q. What did the plumber say after using his plunger on the vegan’s toilet? Another one: Let me be honest here. Q. What does a politician say before lying?
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2 weeks ago |
geneweingarten.substack.com | Pat Myers |Gene Weingarten
Hello. All good things must come to an end, particularly “air quotes,” which, by their very nature, come to an end. They start upside down, and end right side up. Air quotes have been one of our favorite contests because of their elegance and simplicity: Take any word or expression, place a portion of it in “air quotes,” and reinterpret it. We’ve been doing it for nearly 20 years.
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3 weeks ago |
geneweingarten.substack.com | Pat Myers |Gene Weingarten
Hello. Just curious: What if there were an alternate universe where your cat did not followyou to the bathroom? You’d just sit there and talk to yourself, I guess. (Robyn Carlson)What if instead of the Stanley Cup it was a Stanley Jockstrap? It would be easier to hold above your head, but players probablywouldn’t drink out of it so much.
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1 month ago |
geneweingarten.substack.com | Pat Myers |Gene Weingarten
“Trump is Trumpier the second time around,” sings Jonathan Jensen in a parody of the Frank Sinatra hit about love. See lots of other videos and lyrics below in this week’s Invitational results. Hello. Hey, WTF? RUOK? That’s our new contest for Invitational Week 123.
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RT @AoDespair: A brief history of my alma mater: When the Abell family sold the Baltimore Sun to an out-of-town newspaper chain, we frette…
Not a fun story, but so important: @JoelAchenbach & partners worked for a year to document how tens of millions are suffering from--& dying from--chronic diseases much more and earlier than in comparable countries. The stats and stories will haunt you. https://t.co/ydslMaOAdd
“I’d rather have bliss with two sisters than a cyst with two blisters.” Can you think of a funny chiasmus/spoonerism for our latest Invitational contest? Deadline Sept. 30. Plus: How to show respect/compassion for Trump-lovers. https://t.co/5opOjGwTaC