Dear Loser, Aspiring Loser or General Hanger-On: Three li'l ol' lines. Seventeen li'l ol' syllables. One li'l ol' pun. Lay it on us -- or lay 25 of them on us -- in this week's Style Invitational haiku contest. And we have the winning alternative facts about how various products or their names came to be: Did you know, for example, that "Kleenex" comes from the Swedish word for shirt sleeve? Well, that's what it said on the shows -- good enough for us. Also accounted for: Peeps, Brazilian waxes, T-shirt cannons, even Your Mama jokes. In my supplementary column, The Style Conversational, I dig up Invite haiku featuring ... yes, him. From as far back as 2000. Especially if you think you might enter this week, check out the Convo, since it gives various examples of what I'm going to count as a pun. This week's Invitational: http://bit.ly/invite1213 This week's Conversational: http://bit.ly/conv1213 — Pat Myers, Empress of The Style Invitational pat.myers@washpost.com ADVERTISEMENT   Connect with The Invitational •   On Facebook •   Entries and ideas •   Contact the Empress •   Past contests •   Contest rules Recommended for you   Carolyn Hax Don't miss The Post's columnist's daily advice. Sign Up »         Share The Style Invitational:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for The Style Invitational or submitted an entry. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post 1301 K St NW, Washington DC, 20071