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The Invitational Week 39: Tailgating on the Highway
Pair a Dylan line with your own rhyming one. Plus winning 'backronyms.'
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Pat Myers
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Gene Weingarten
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Dysfunctional Stinking
Hello. Today we talk about institutional dysfunction. And after that, dogs and cats. But first, as always, a poll. This one is grisly: You are driving…
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Gene Weingarten
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Attn: Dogs, Cats, Parrots, Parakeets, Hamsters, Goldfish, Rabbits, Pot-Bellied Pigs ....
Hello. This is the famous Weekend Gene Pool, which has just been named to the “Most Favored Nations” list of the World Trade Organization. Our mission…
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Gene Weingarten
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The Invitational Week 38: Cross Us Up
Mirror a phrase, more or less, in this week's wordplay contest. And we offer a certain respect and admiration for Trumpsters.
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Pat Myers
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gene weingarten
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) ... AIIEEE!
Hello. Today, we are going to talk about the present and future of AI, and whether it is an existential threat to human creativity. We are going to be…
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Gene Weingarten
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The Hundred-aire
Introducing a new meta-contest.
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Gene Weingarten
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The Invitational Week 37: Do You Have to Spell It Out for Us?
You do. Give us 'backronyms.' Plus severed-body-parts 'Muldoon' verses.
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Pat Myers
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gene weingarten
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Fuchsl the Dog, Meet Elon the Pig
What the HELL is this? See below. Hello. We are going to be talking about how the Jews are bankrupting Elon Musk, and how he is getting back at us one…
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The Gene Pool
The Gene Pool
Humor. Outrageous discussions, surprising observations, live chats, polls, and the weekly Invitational humor contest (formerly The Washington Post's Style Invitational). Significant misanthropy tempered by a warm heart.
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