A recent winner wrote this:
"Whittingtune, n., v.: A victim's apology for being the source of distress to the victimizer. 'My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice President Cheney and his family have had to go through this past week,' he Whittingtuned upon leaving the hospital.
To enter the contest:
Coin a word or expression based on the name of a well-known person, define it, and perhaps use it in a sentence.
One prize per entrant per week. Send your entries by e-mail tolosers@washpost.comor by fax to 202-334-4312. Deadline is Monday, March 20. Include "Week 653" 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 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 9. No purchase required for entry. Employees of The Washington Post, and their immediate relatives, are not eligible for prizes. Pseudonymous entries will be disqualified.
Recent contest winners penned the lyrics to the song Shenandoah, the state song of Virginia. One winner wrote:
O Shenandoah, I found religionThere's more...
In the land of Pat and Jerry.
No hurricanes will thunder near me.
I pray. They blow away
And head toward Venezuela.
(Jay Shuck, Minneapolis)
