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It's The Invitational's horse name 'breeding' contest!
Our favorite game lives on at The Gene Pool -- sign up to play this AND the 'grandfoals'
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Pat Myers

September 2023

Same-Day Deliveries!
The Invitational Losers compare two people who have the same birthday
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Pat Myers

June 2023

A memorial service for Elden Carnahan, father of Loserdom
Elden turned a newspaper humor contest into an obsessive competition and a lasting social community.
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April 2023

It's The Invitational's 'foal breeding' contest!
Our biggest wordplay game lives on at The Gene Pool. Plus: Come and picnic with the Czar and Empress in May.
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Pat Myers

March 2023

Invitational Week 11, plus the Czar & Empress on a podcast!
Send us an AI-created picture -- and listen to Season 3 of You're Invited
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Live now: Week 10 of The Invitational
Celebrating our 30th birthday by reprising our contests from 1993
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Live now: Week 9 of The Invitational
A movie-pangram contest, winning faux-artsy ideas, and Q&A with the Czar and the Empress at The Gene Pool
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February 2023

Live now! Week 8 of The Invitational
Caption contest winners, plus Q&A with the Czar and the Empress at The Gene Pool
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Week 7 of The Invitational: Arty Har-Har
Give us a funny idea for a contemporary artwork. Plus the winning of our 'circles of hell' for various annoying offenders.
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Live now! The Invitational Week 6: Picture This
Our caption contests return with seven oddball pictures to choose from. Plus Questionable Journalism winners -- and how to deal with No Rules
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Pat Myers
Live now! The Invitational Week 5: Where in Hell...?
This week's contest: New circles in hell for particular offenses. Plus our 'joint legislation' winners.
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Pat Myers

January 2023

It's a prime-time Gene Pool/Invitational -- coming Thursday evening
Meanwhile, read Gene's tale of Buster, the mayor of his neighborhood
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Pat Myers
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