But you may find, Nicholas, that the Washington Post doesn't give you much to get your teeth into. The competitions are mostly attempts at jokey one-liners, often incomprehensibly parochial, with no sign of the 150 words of prose or 16 lines of verse that we are accustomed to. On the other hand, if you fancy taking the names of two actual American race-horses and inventing an "amusing" name for the foal, it might appeal to you. I believe it's a competition that they run with great frequency.
Oh, and did I mention the prizes? I'd better not ...
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