Week 706: Questionable Journalism

Perhaps he should check to make sure that he does not have bad breath.

What excuse has Bill O'Reilly resorted to in an effort to explain the president's current approval ratings?

We writers and editors at The Washington Post hope our paper's articles will answer the questions that readers have on their minds. Of course, we're not thinking of readers like you. This week: Take any sentence that appears in The Post or in an article on washingtonpost.com from March 24 through April 2 and come up with a question it could answer. You can use part of a sentence, as long as that part could be a full sentence in itself. Please cite the date and page number of the article you're using (or if you're online, include that section of the article). The example above is from today's Ask Amy column.

Winner receives the Inker, the official Style Invitational trophy. First runner-up gets a pair of yummy treats: a vaguely brain-shaped little dispenser of Brain Drain Liquid Candy ("Eat Your Brains Out!"), donated by Loser Scion Erin Carnahan; and a jar of Scorned Woman mustard ("Hell hath no fury like ..."), sent in by Ed Gordon.

Other runners-up win a coveted Style Invitational Loser T-shirt. Honorable Mentions (or whatever they're called that week) get one of the lusted-after Style Invitational Magnets. One prize per entrant per week. Send your entries by e-mail to losers@washpost.com or by fax to 202-334-4312. Deadline is Monday, April 2. Put "Week 706" in the subject line of your e-mail, or it risks being ignored as spam. Include your name, postal address and phone number with your entry. Contests are judged on the basis of humor and originality. All entries become the property of The Washington Post. Entries may be edited for taste or content. Results will be published April 22. No purchase required for entry. Employees of The Washington Post, and their immediate relatives, are not eligible for prizes. Pseudonymous entries will be disqualified. This week's Honorable Mentions name is by Kevin Dopart. The revised title for next week's contest is by Dave Prevar of Annapolis.

Report From Week 702

in which we sought "Unreal Facts," little things to know and tell, like the "Real Facts" inside Snapple lids, except that these, well . . .

5 A man in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, has created a ball of string the size of the planet Jupiter. (Sue Lin Chong, Baltimore)

4 The plays of Shakespeare were actually written by a different person with the same name. (Ronald Semone, Washington)

3 In early drafts of "Citizen Kane," Rosebud was a pogo stick. (Russell Beland, Springfield)

2 The winner of the cloth belt lettered with unintelligible misspellings of Rolling Stones songs: Carlos Guitarra, inventor of the stringed instrument that bears his name, had six fingers on each hand. (Steve Fahey, Kensington)

And the Winner of the Inker

(Bob Staake For The Washington Post)

Although the Chinese outnumber us 4 to 1, Americans have a greater combined weight. (Joseph Romm, Washington)