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Week 688: Making Short Work

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Enigami: It's not just a crumpled-up piece of paper -- it's actually a bear, if you take the time to really look at it . . . or maybe it's a dog . . . (Brendan Beary, Great Mills)

eRif: The most cowardly way to lay off an employee. (Dave Prevar, Annapolis)

Esebo: A diet pill that doesn't work. (Tom Witte)

Eyeder: A bird that flies only from dusk till dawn. (Tom Witte)

Ezepart: What acrobats consider swinging by their teeth, compared with filing their health insurance claims. (Jane Auerbach, Los Angeles)

F-4: How Cheney flew over Vietnam. (Kevin Dopart)

Gnop-gnip: Better onomatopoeia for the same game. (Phil Frankenfeld, Washington)

Kartma: A spiritual journey that usually starts late. (Mick Cranston, Eugene, Ore.)

Kayak: A boat that is paddled backward and forward equally easily. (Rick Peters, Bethesda)

Laffo: The gags comedians save for use on low-rated talk shows. (Stephen Dudzik)

Lecrap: Your free gift with any Lancome purchase. (Kyle Hendrickson, Frederick)

LeMac: A sandwich made in desert outposts of the French Foreign Legion. (Mike Peck, Alexandria)


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