Style Invitational Week 1465: The Year in Preview
Put your '22 cents in with predicted events for our timeline. Plus winning words based on people's names (and one more time, a special announcement).
Cartoon by Bob Staake for The Washington Post
April 1, 2022: Mandates now change so often that electric “MASK” / “NO MASK” signs have been installed on D.C. street corners next to the traffic lights and “No Turn on Red.”
Dear Loser*, Aspiring Loser, or General Hanger-On:
It’s our annual contest to “predict” some news items from next year; I’ll compile a couple of dozen into a timeline. Deadline for Week 1465 is Monday night, Dec. 13.
And we have the winners of the contest for ….
WAIT A SECOND … TIME’S RUNNING OUT! (keep scrolling, people who already answered this plea)
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Thank you for your help — Pat Myers, Empress of The Style Invitational
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Now, where were we …
Yes! The winners of our eponym contest! Almost four dozen zingy definitions for words based on people’s names, ranging from “cuomotose” to “shatnerve” to “toobin’.”
In my online supplementary column, The Style Conversational, I talk about the new contest and results, and — for inspiration, guidance and plain ol’ entertainment — share links from some of our previous preview contests, not to mention its own inspirations. If you’re thinking of entering this week’s contest, be sure to check it out.
LINKS TO …
This week's Invitational column, Week 1465, and results of Week 1461:
No-paywall entry form for Week 1465
Still running -- deadline Monday night, Dec. 6: Our recurring caption contest for your choice of Bob Staake cartoons. See Week 1464 here; see the no-paywall entry form here.
More ways to enjoy The Style Invitational and be part of the Loser Community:
Join the Style Invitational Devotees group on Facebook and the Devs will anagram your name every which way.
Also on Facebook, the Style Invitational Ink of the Day page presents one classic entry as a colorful graphic that's easy to share. "Like" the page to get it regularly on your news feed, or to scroll through the archives. bit.ly/inkofday.
And we're now on Season 2 of the You're Invited podcast, half-hour episodes with host Mike Gips and various Invite luminaries. Catch all 18 episodes at bit.ly/invite-podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
— Pat Myers, Empress of The Style Invitational, pat.myers@washpost.com (or just reply to this email)
*That's Loser with a capital L; named for the runner-up prizes emblazoned "LOSER," the community of regular Style Invitational entrants now proudly calls itself the Losers. If you enter the Invite, you're a Genuine Loser. But not (necessarily) a loser.