"Grunt" was our family word as well, and of course I also assumed it was universal. Until my little brother and I were parked with cousins for a couple of weeks while our parents and baby brother took a long road trip to visit other relatives. I was 5 or 6, and I was mortified that I was required to report to my aunt every day whether I had "beamed."
kudos to Richard Pawlak on his first winning entry, comparing Dylan Thomas and Donald Trump! Also liked Tom Witte's comparison of Auguste Rodin and Al Roker!
The song was written by Paul but credited to John and Paul. Both sang on it. It evolved from "Hey Jules", a song written to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce. It is not remotely incorrect to link Lennon to the song, as the entry did.
A heads-up about next Thursday: The Gene Pool (with The Invitational) will publish as usual between 11 and noon ET, but because I'll be Rosh Hashanizing that morning, I won't be able to alert the inking Losers immediately with tags in the Style Invitational Devotees group on Facebook. I'll probably be back around 2 p.m.
My fave was Michael's Spooner joke but I wonder if would be even better with Steven Wright making the wry observation "William Spooner and I have the same initials."
I liked your runner-up, as well as Crystal/Cosby, Austen/Arpaio, and (my favorite among yours) the BK comparison.
This week highlighted the difference between funny and clever. I thought your BK was _funniest_ among your entries, but your runner-up and Austen/Arpaio were more _clever_. Both of my entries that you liked were on the "clever" side of the divide, both coloring outside the lines. But they did not necessarily provoke the biggest laughs.
Seems Detroit just did what LA couldn’t: save Gene’s bacon.
Oh captain, my captain our fearful trip is done. The ChiSox have now set the record for seasonal futility.
"Grunt" was our family word as well, and of course I also assumed it was universal. Until my little brother and I were parked with cousins for a couple of weeks while our parents and baby brother took a long road trip to visit other relatives. I was 5 or 6, and I was mortified that I was required to report to my aunt every day whether I had "beamed."
The only one that got my guffaw was the one about Jodie Foster and Jesse F?.
So many good also-rans. Tom Cruise/Ted Cruz and Linda Lovelace/Laura Loomer both made me LMAO.
It makes me laugh to see these 70s porn star references. I guess they're among the few that are uh. Household names.
And Jon Gearhart wasn't born when "Deep Throat" came out.
My Lois Lane entry was my wife’s idea - second time she’s gotten ink for me. Gotta get her to subscribe!
You don't need two subscriptions.
And she didn’t th8nk of me with Lois? I need to up my profile.
Hypocrisy in the Invitational!?! The three initial entries don't get "official ink", but the one initial entry does?
It's because they were 3:2 rather than 3:3. There were three 3:3 entries that got ink along with the 1:1.
Gotcha - thanks! My faith is restored in the integrity of the Invitational!
Shocking!
Huey Lewis and Hannibal Lecter 👏👏👏
So many good ones! But I have to point out an especially worthy “And last..”
Agreed. Beverley FTW!
kudos to Richard Pawlak on his first winning entry, comparing Dylan Thomas and Donald Trump! Also liked Tom Witte's comparison of Auguste Rodin and Al Roker!
One of my noinks was also Thomas/Trump: Dylan Thomas, 1951: "Do not go gentle into that good night." Donald Trump, 2020: Great advice!
Objection: "Hey Jude" was written by Paul McCartney, not John Lennon.
Noink:
Paul McCartney: "Maybe I'm Amazed." Pat Myers: Maybe I'm amused.
I would have picked that one as "Last-Last"
The song was written by Paul but credited to John and Paul. Both sang on it. It evolved from "Hey Jules", a song written to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce. It is not remotely incorrect to link Lennon to the song, as the entry did.
And according to Paul, John told him not to change the line “the movement you need is on your shoulder.” Which was very good advice, IMO
A heads-up about next Thursday: The Gene Pool (with The Invitational) will publish as usual between 11 and noon ET, but because I'll be Rosh Hashanizing that morning, I won't be able to alert the inking Losers immediately with tags in the Style Invitational Devotees group on Facebook. I'll probably be back around 2 p.m.
More interested in the sins you'll be atoning for soon after.
My fave was Michael's Spooner joke but I wonder if would be even better with Steven Wright making the wry observation "William Spooner and I have the same initials."
His winner is fantastic too. Bravo!
I liked your runner-up, as well as Crystal/Cosby, Austen/Arpaio, and (my favorite among yours) the BK comparison.
This week highlighted the difference between funny and clever. I thought your BK was _funniest_ among your entries, but your runner-up and Austen/Arpaio were more _clever_. Both of my entries that you liked were on the "clever" side of the divide, both coloring outside the lines. But they did not necessarily provoke the biggest laughs.
I can always appreciate a good Ayn Rand dig.