Archive - The Invitational

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'

Apr 17 •

November 2024

The Laughtermath

Can we be funny now?

Nov 7, 2024 •

April 2024

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'

Apr 18, 2024 •

September 2023

Same-Day Deliveries!

The Invitational Losers compare two people who have the same birthday

Sep 9, 2023 •

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.

Jun 18, 2023 •

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.

Apr 20, 2023 •

March 2023

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

Feb 23, 2023 •

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.

Feb 17, 2023 •

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

Feb 9, 2023 •

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