tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24229062.post3467244003393097626..comments2024-02-13T17:22:02.366-07:00Comments on Tikkun Olam: In the Insanity Before Passover, I Couldn't Resist. . . .Lady-Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24229062.post-39718503209746527612010-03-25T11:30:23.593-06:002010-03-25T11:30:23.593-06:00Empress Pat: Aha, you are the whole shebang! I do ...<b>Empress Pat:</b> Aha, you are the whole shebang! I do not think there was a link in the email I received, but I would be happy to edit my post and add the link.<br />Feel free to send the link to <i>my</i> blog to everyone you know! -And thank you again for your informative comment; hope to read your comments here in the future.Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24229062.post-50236848308251750272010-03-25T09:38:14.545-06:002010-03-25T09:38:14.545-06:00Lady Light, I am The Empress of The Style Invitati...Lady Light, I am The Empress of The Style Invitational -- I run the whole thing. <br /><br />I heard about your blog because I'm signed up with Google Alerts to be notified whenever there's a reference to "Style Invitational" or to the inaccurate but widely spread misnomer "Mensa Invitational." I've been following up on some of these -- that same list from 1998 is still being posted several times a DAY -- to let people know what The Style Invitational is and where they can find it every week.<br /><br />And I'd love for you to include the link to washingtonpost.com/styleinvitational!Pat Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919206736099677240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24229062.post-25134782640136442782010-03-25T09:02:29.736-06:002010-03-25T09:02:29.736-06:00Mystery Lady: Sure is. And intelligent (most of it...<b>Mystery Lady:</b> Sure is. And intelligent (most of it). That's the best kind of humor, don't you thing?<br /><br /><b>Empress Pat:</b> Firstly, how did you find my blog? And how are you connected with the Wash. Post Style Invitational? What's your shoe size? <br />(-just kidding)<br /><br />Now that I've finished my 'third degree', I want to thank you for all the information you sent on the Washington Post contests. Had I known this (I did not research this one--mea culpa) I would have included a link, at least.<br /><br />I will definitely check out the Wash.Post website. Come back and visit again!<br />Happy Holiday to you, too!Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24229062.post-69914475817081118992010-03-24T08:31:45.234-06:002010-03-24T08:31:45.234-06:00From The Empress of The Style Invitational:
I'...From The Empress of The Style Invitational:<br /><br />I'm glad to see you like these wordplays so much: Two Style Invitational contests from back in 1998 are the sources of many of the neologisms in the list above. (But not all: For example, "decafalon" isn't a one-letter change from "decathlon," is it? Or "caterpallor"?)<br /><br /> Much better to see the the current Invitational -- every week at washingtonpost.com/styleinvitational. We've had more than 600 contests since the ones above! The Style Invitational is published every Saturday in The Post's Style (features) section, and every Friday afternoon at about 3:30 Eastern time. There are neologism contests regularly, but also lots of other sources of humor as well.<br /><br /><br />For example, here are the top winners of our most recent neologism contest (results printed March 20). Every word had to include a block of three consecutive letters of the alphabet — backward.<br /><br />Flingpong: Having your own affair to get even with a cheating spouse. (Tom Witte, Montgomery Village, Md.)<br /><br />Burpon: Carbonated whiskey. (Barbara Turner, Takoma Park, Md.)<br /><br /><br />Zyxzag: Path created during a DWI test when the cop makes you walk 20 steps while reciting the alphabet in reverse. (Jeff Contompasis, Ashburn, Va.)<br /><br /> Intellectual DCbility: The newly revised term for “governmental retardation.” (Kevin Dopart, Washington)<br /><br />In other forms of humor, the most recent results (March 13, 2010) are for children's books that will never be published. Among the winners:<br /><br />"“Pippi Bongstocking”<br /><br />"Bat the Bunny"<br /><br />"You Were Adopted, but You Weren’t Our First Choice”<br /><br /><br />See the rest of the winners and learn how to enter the new contest -- combining congressmen's names to create "joint legisation" -- at washingtonpost.com/styleinvitational. Or you can become a fan of "Washington Post Style" on Facebook (go to facebook.com/wapostyle ) and you'll get a link to the Invitational when it's posted. I hope you become a regular reader and maybe even a regular entrant.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Happy Pesach,<br /><br />The Empress of The Style Invitational<br /><br />The Washington PostPat Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919206736099677240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24229062.post-63731617569062519102010-03-24T08:00:08.540-06:002010-03-24T08:00:08.540-06:00Very funny!Very funny!Mystery Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261372717440893787noreply@blogger.com