Just As I Thought

An entry from the future

This week’s Style Invitational invited entries from the year 2032, the next time that Leap Day falls on a Sunday:

Second runner-up: Lead news story of Feb. 29, 2032: Hundreds Dead in Segway Pileup (Art Grinath, Takoma Park)

First runner-up, the winner of the Piddlers instructional toilet targets: Lead news story: Washington (AP) — “no LOL 2day,” sez prez, “bcz bird flu kilt 200k!!!!” (Jeff Brechlin, Potomac Falls)

The winning Style Invitational entry of Feb. 29, 2032:
Use a person’s name as an acronym for an appropriate quote:
President. Ambassador. Representative. I’ve served honorably in life, triumphing over naysayers. (Chris Doyle, Forsyth, Mo.)

Post Issues Historic Print Edition After Third Day of Internet Blackout (Peter Metrinko, Plymouth, Minn.)

Cincinnati Oceanfront Property Values Soar (Robin and Paul Parry, Arlington)

Demi Moore Romances 50-Year-Old! (Russell Beland)

The highest-flying company: Downjohn Pharmaceuticals, maker of the Viagra antidote (Bob Wallace, Reston)

The best-selling self-help book: Heather Has Three Mommies and One Happy Daddy (Jeff Brechlin)

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