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Gene Weingarten
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Former Wapo humor columnist, current writer, cartoonist, and misanthrope.
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Cat lovers will want to check out the cat captions.
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The Invitational Week 161: You OED Us One
Make up a bogus definition for 'barlafumble' or other obscure words. Plus winning new words for Dave Coverly's 'Speed Bump' cartoons.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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What do you think?
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Now Here's a Fucking Idea...
Maybe I’m the first to say this?
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January 28, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Just sharing my nightmare from last night.
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Zzzzzzzzzzzz?
Warning: I am about to tell you about a vivid dream from which I just now woke up.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Do you personally feel ashamed of being an American? Please take the poll.
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The Ugly American
— Have you heard about what happened in Davos?
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January 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Are you familiar with The Invitational? Check it out. It's 33 years old and still kicking.
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The Invitational Week 160: M*A*S*H-Ups
For movie award season, combine two titles to make a new one with a current plot. Plus winning neologisms.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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What's next for the Brownshirts?
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Fire and ICE
This just in to our mailbag:
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January 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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What percentage of Republican congressmen and senators know the guy is dangerously out of his mind?
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Tantrump!
We all knew it, but in the last few days he confirmed it. He is a baby with a full diaperload.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Please take the poll!
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Mr. President, Here is My Pulitzer Prize. Take It.
You just have to do one little thing.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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Are we in a dictatorship yet?
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Hey. Wake Up.
A very short Gene Pool today.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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this is correct, top to bottom.
January 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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The MSM is whispering.
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Shh. Don't Read This.
The following headline appeared on the home page of The Washington Post at 6 a.m.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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@demiliopics2.bsky.social Where in The Bronx?
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Remember Viola Liuzzo? You should. It's happening again.
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This Has Happened Before
Viola Liuzzo was 39 years old when she was murdered. It was March 25, 1965.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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In my opinion, the headline and illustration are worth the price of admission.
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Title
The Coronavirus has now crept from my left nostril into my brain, where it is annihilating good judgment and exterminating all resolve, including, say, deciding whether to go upstairs to pee, or just ...
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January 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Spoiler alert: He gets away with it because of moral anarchy.
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Why Does Trump Get Away With It?
I stole the headline above from the New York Times, from which I am also stealing the next eight paragraphs. They were written by the always excellent political analyst Thomas B.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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Listening to riotous celebration in the street. People are stupid.
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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L'chaim, everyone.
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I Believe In Yesterday...
— HAVE YOU HEARD WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY?
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December 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Do you hate New Year's Eve as much as I do?
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Happy New Year, I Guess
The first and last time I went on a date on New Year’s Eve, I was 16.
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December 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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If you love cats you should read this!
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Grandpa the Cat: The Saga Continues . . .
(And is my favorite column of the year)
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December 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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I believe this is the most terrifying thing I have ever written.
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Uh Oh.
Here is a poem that my brother, Don Weingarten, sent me yesterday.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Just a polite question.
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Hey, MAGA: He Thinks You're Stupid. Are You?
I’ve been wanting to write this for some time, but couldn’t find the occasion.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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He spoke like an auctioneer.
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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I'll agree with him: The world has never seen anything like this before.
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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I say this from distant personal knowledge: He is smashed on adderall and/or amphetamines.
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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The Washington Pist strikes again.
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Fixed That For You.
Hello.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM