20 EZ Style InvitAtional by Pat Myers Report from Week 947 tickle him. (Edmund Conti, Raleigh, THIS WEEK’S CONTEST our annual “Tour de Fours” contest, in which we asked for neologisms including N.C.; Matt Monitto, Elon, N.C.) the four-letter block N-O-E-L, in any order but without any other letters between Coenlite: The Farrelly Brothers. them: (John McCooey) Winner of the Santa Dreidel Psalmnolence: Dwelling in the Land THE 2 and some stocking coal: of Nod during the sermon. (Chris iPhonelecher: A tweet-stalking Doyle) WINNER guy. (Chris Doyle, Ponder, Tex.) OF THE Enolagay: The bomb you drop about INKER None-liners: Sight gags. (Jeff your sexual orientation. (Anne Kinney, 3 Contompasis, Ashburn) Charlottesville; Michael Greene, Alexandria) Leno jay:A nocturnal bird that 4 lays an egg every night at Lonesta: A pill to help the Groucholenses: How to look 11:35. (Malcolm Fleschner, Palo Alto, promiscuous sleep by themselves. at the world through nose- Calif.) (Roger Hammons, North Potomac) covered glasses. (Eric Fritz, Coloneer: A proctologist. (Larry Silver Spring) Gray, Union Bridge, Md.) BOB STAAKE FOR THE WASHINGTON POST Meloncholy: Disappointment with one’s implants. (Amanda Yanovitch, Midlothian, Va.) Week 951: Say that again Meloncoli: Suffering caused by Fours on the floor: a First Offender) Fast fast: Sacrificing the midmorning snack break. Also contaminated fruit. (Fred Dawson, Honorable mentions known as Yom Zippur. Kalenog: Worst holiday drink ever. Beltsville) Bus buss: For those who couldn’t leave it at the Kiss-and- (Jason Russo, Annandale) Noelevator: How Santa gets back up Grassy ’Nole: Obscure theory that Ride. the chimney. (Rick Haynes, Boynton Non-Elvis: One of about three people JFK was shot by an Florida State Beach, Fla.) in all of Las Vegas. (Lois Douthitt, alum high on marijuana. (David Ultra-Loser Kevin Dopart, who suggested this contest, called it Canoe Lips: What other kids used to Arlington) Ballard, Reston) “Reduplicatives.” It’s pretty clear: Double a word, or use a word and its homophone, to make a phrase, and define it, as in the call Mick Jagger and Steve Tyler. Wifelong friends: The pals who stop Beano elocution: An enduring form examples of both types above. If you want to make a triple (or, (David Garratt, Glenn Dale) seeing you after the divorce. (Larry of guy talk. (Larry Flynn) who knows, more) go for it. Flynn, Greenbelt) Peonlover: What the the other Mole’n’rouge: A flapper’s makeup Winner gets the Inker, the official Style Invitational trophy. billionaires call Warren Buffett. (Dave Lenoleum: A flat product that set. (Mae Scanlan, Washington) Second place receives — in solemn commemoration of the recent Airozo, Silver Spring) endures long after it’s gone out of death of a global dignitary — the Dear Leader Tongue Scraper, Menlo Spark: A blinding flash of style. (Jon Spell, Orem, Utah) which is your basic dental-device tongue scraper except that the Ole Nam River: Mekong Delta blues. inspiration, following many hours of cardboard packaging features a painting of said scraper being (Howard Walderman, Columbia) Lenopause: Stage of life when one perspiration. (Jeff Contompasis) held by Kim Jong Il as he cavorts on a beach with three young thinks “The Tonight Show” is cutting- Faileontology: B-school case El Nono: The ill wind that blows no ladies in leotards. Donated by Nan Reiner. edge humor. (Nan Reiner, Alexandria) studies on New Coke, Betamax and one any good. (Craig Dykstra, Edsel. (Pam Sweeney, Burlington, Phonely: What you are when your Centreville) Other runners-up win their choice of a coveted Style Invitational Loser T-shirt or Mass.) best friend is named Siri. (John yearned-for Loser Mug. Honorable mentions get a lusted-after Loser magnet. First Unelope: Run off to get divorced. McCooey, Rehoboth Beach, Del.) Offenders get a tree-shaped air “freshener” (FirStink for their first ink). E-mail entries Danglenosen: German for “You (Nancy Israel, Bethesda) to [email protected] or fax to 202-334-4312. Deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 3; results K need a tissue.” (David Genser, Poway, Hemidemiseminole: Dubious published Jan. 22 (Jan. 20 online). No more than 25 entries per entrant per week. Stylenoob: A First Offender. (Chris Calif.) applicant for Florida casino profits. Include “Week 951” in your e-mail subject line or it may be ignored as spam. Include Doyle) your real name, postal address and phone number with your entry. See contest rules Coloneye: James Bond flick where (Elwood Fitzner, Valley City, N.D.) and guidelines at Washingtonpost.com/styleinvitational. The revised title for next week Sulkenlosers: Entrants who aren’t in the villain gets it in the end. (Dion Felonthropic: What Robin Hood was. is by Beverley Sharp; the subhead for this week’s honorable mentions is by Elden this list. (Mae Scanlan) Carnahan. Join the Style Invitational Devotees on Facebook at on.fb.me/invdev. Black, Washington) (Roy Ashley, Washington) Neoleisured: Euphemism for laid Elno: The Muppet who’ll be danged if Next week: Look back in Inker,or STYLE CONVERSATIONAL Have a question for the Empress or want to talk to off. (Betsy Curtler, Manakin-Sabor, Va., he’s going to let your grabby little kid Har we go again 3 some real Losers? Join us at washingtonpost.com/stylconversational. 2011 , POP CD REVIEW through its veins. “Tattoo” begins MOVIES 25 with a faithful-in-spirit version Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON Song” recorded with Yeah Yeah China’s box office TATTOO: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Yeahs frontwoman Karen O and ends with a cover of Bryan poised at $2 billion december Former Nine Ferry’s “Is Your Love Strong The Chinese box office is on track , Inch Nails Enough?” recorded by Reznor’s to break the U.S. equivalent of $2 frontman Trent new band, How to Destroy billion by the end of the year, Reznor and Angels. according to a report from the sunday l partner Atticus In between: 37 dark, often country’s State Administration of Ross won an discordant pieces ranging from Radio, Film and Television. Academy sonic snippets to muted, Nails- Chinese releases totaled 526 this Award for their score for David reminiscent tracks, spread out year, compared with 456 in 2009. Fincher’s “The Social Network,” over almost three hours and China added an average of eight new and their work for the director’s available as either a three-disc screens per day, for 9,000, compared new film is similarly incredible, set or a $300 deluxe vinyl/USB with 6,200 last year. Last year, the and incredibly difficult. drive version. It’s a small price to box-office gross was $1.61 billion. Like its predecessor, “Dragon pay for the feel-bad soundtrack ROB SHERIDAN/REBEL WALTZ North America’s box office is $9.6 Tattoo” is an electro-based, non- of the year. BAD: Trent Reznor, left, and Atticus Ross scored the feel-bad billion. the washington post orchestral score with ice running — Allison Stewart soundtrack of the year with “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” — TheWrap.com.