Style Invitational Week 1487: Colt Following -- it's the 'grandfoal' contest
On Kentucky Derby weekend, it's a Pun for the Roses with the winning foal names, and now the second leg
Cartoon by Bob Staake for The Washington Post
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Breed Epicenter with Make It Big and name the foal Girthquake.
American Icon x Strobe = Abe Blinkin’
Enough Already x Apprehend = Give It Arrest
Those are just three of the dozens of winning wordplays from The Style Invitational’s biggest annual contest — to “breed” two horses who were nominated for this year’s Triple Crown races, and name the “foal.” Now it’s the second half of the Yearly Double: “Breed” any two of this week’s inking names to make a “grandfoal.” Deadline for Week 1487 is Monday, May 16.
In my supplementary column, The Style Conversational, I share some of the 3,500 entries that didn’t get ink — including a slew of “Downton Abbey” puns for the horse Grantham. And once again I share the Evite for the May 21 Flushies — the Loser Community’s annual potluck picnic/awards/songfest, once again at the very welcoming backyard patio of Loser Steve Leifer. Yes, even you are invited.
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LINKS TO …
This week's Invitational column, Week 1487, and results of Week 1483
The same column for non-subscribers (but do sign up — there are always great promotions going on!)
No-paywall entry form for Week 1487
This week’s Style Conversational column
Still running -- deadline Monday night, May 9: Tell us a humorous sign of incompetence in any particular field. For example: Sign of an incompetent phone-sex operator: “I’m 39 and sort of dumpy, wearing a pink housecoat . . .” See Week 1486 here; see the no-paywall entry form here.
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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.
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