Style Invitational Week 959: Out of Network — move a TV show to another channel

“Sesame Street” moves to CBN: Ernie and Bert can’t appear in a bedroom together.

Forty-two-time Loser Mike Gips, who’s been on an Invite roll lately, suggests a little rechanneling: Move a current or former TV program (or type of programming) to a different network and explain what would change, as in the example above.

Winner gets the Inker, the official Style Invitational trophy. Second place receives a nifty book called “Whose Hair,” which consists of drawings of famous people’s heads with the faces removed — so you have to guess who they are from the hair alone. (If you’re not sure whose hair is pictured on the pages we link to here, look at the bottom of the results.) Donated by the faceless but not nameless Kevin Dopart.

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Other runners-up win their choice of a coveted Style Invitational Loser T-shirt or yearned-for Loser Mug. Honorable mentions get a lusted-after Loser magnet. First Offenders get a tree-shaped air “freshener” (FirStink for their first ink). E-mail entries to losers@washpost.com or fax to 202-334-4312. Deadline is Monday, Feb. 27; results published March 18 (March 16 online). No more than 25 entries per entrant per week. Include “Week 959” in your e-mail subject line or it may be ignored as spam. Include your real name, postal address and phone number with your entry. See contest rules and guidelines at washingtonpost.com/styleinvitational. The revised title for next week is by Beverley Sharp; the subhead for this week’s honorable mentions is by Jeff Contompasis. Join the Style Invitational Devotees on Facebook at on.fb.me/invdev.

Report from Week 955

in which we asked you to pair a word or short phrase with its anagram — the same letters rearranged — and define the resulting phrase: Many of you offered “Republican crab lineup” as a description of this year’s GOP presidential candidates, and a “mother’s thermos” as a warm-milk jug.

The winner of the Inker

New York wonkery: One thing they can’t claim is superior to D.C.’s. (Nancy Schwalb, Washington)

2. Winner of the Talking Fortune Teller Calendar : He-moron hormone: Testosterone. (Chris Doyle, Ponder, Tex.)

3. Satellite radio salaried toilet: Howard Stern. (Melissa Balmain, Rochester, N.Y.)

4. Knits stink: What happens when heavy sweaters wear heavy sweaters. (Marian Carlsson, Lexington, Va.)

Minor loons beneath: Honorable mentions

The Democrats are here! Here come the rats, dear!: Pre-dinner-party comments overheard at the Carville-Matalin house (Gordon Cobb, Atlanta, a First Offender)

Leadership dealership: One-stop shopping for all your public-official-buying needs. (Gary Crockett, Chevy Chase, Md.; Larry Gray, Union Bridge, Md.)

Went Newt: Answered an embarrassing question by attacking the questioner. (John Glenn, Tyler, Tex.)

Allergy gallery: The Museum of Natural Histamine. (Jeff Contompasis, Ashburn, Va.)

Most inane Minnesota: Land of Michele Bachmann and Jesse Ventura (Jeff Brechlin, Eagan, Minn.)

Liberal ire ball: A Democratic convention. (Bird Waring, Larchmont, N.Y.)

Sexting gets nix: What Anthony Weiner learned the hard way. (Dave Coutts, Severna Park, Md.)