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The Style Invitational
WEEK 291: HYPHEN THE TERRIBLE
Sunday, October 11, 1998
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This Week's Contest: Take any story in today's paper, find a word that
breaks with a hyphen at the end of a line, and combine it with the
second half of a different hyphenated word in the same story. Then
supply a definition for the new hybrid word. The examples above are
taken from today's Miss Manners column (make sure you tell us from which
story your word is chosen.) First-prize winner gets a rare vintage
document, the transcript of the early days of the Senate Watergate
hearings, in 10 bound volumes from May 1973, featuring the testimony of
such persons as Anthony Ulasewicz, the famous bagman who talked like
dis.
First runner-up gets the tacky but estimable Style
Invitational Loser Pen. Other runners-up receive the coveted Style
Invitational Loser T-shirt. Honorable Mentions get the mildly
sought-after Style Invitational bumper sticker. Winners will be selected
on the basis of humor and originality. Mail your entries to the Style
Invitational, Week 291, c/o The Washington Post, 1150 15th St. NW,
Washington, D.C. 20071; fax them to 202-334-4312; or submit them via
Internet to this address: losers@washpost.com. Internet users: Please
indicate the week number in the "subject" field. Also, please do not
append "attachments," which tend not to be read. Entries must be
received on or before Monday, Oct. 18. Important: Please include your
postal address and phone number. Winners will be announced three weeks
from today. Editors reserve the right to alter entries for taste, humor
or appropriateness. No purchase necessary. Today's Sign No One Heeds was
written by Kevin Mellema of Falls Church. Employees of The Washington
Post and members of their immediate families are not eligible for
prizes.
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