Last week's question: Pokémon Go players have become so absorbed in the smartphone game, which uses the device's camera to make cartoon monsters appear in the real world, that they have fallen into lakes and off cliffs and wandered on to military bases. If the pharmaceutical industry were to create an antidote for Pokémon-induced stupor, what would it be called?
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THE WINNER: "Pik-adieu"
Ivan Kershner, Salem, S.C.
SECOND PLACE: "Fadderall"
Phyllis Klein, New York City
THIRD PLACE: "Nintendon't"
Jay Ripps, Mill Valley, Calif.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Pikachu-able Vitamins"
Karen Brand, Jersey City, N.J.
"Poké-non"
Wayne Bellet, New York City
"Gotta Catch 'Em Adderall"
Jody Zellman, New York City
"The Ninten-duh Vaccine"
Bruce Matzner, Orlando, Fla.
"Oxycartoon"
Dave Stockwell, Mukwonago, Wis.
"Poké-B-Gone"
John Bregoli, Weymouth, Mass.
"Quitalin"
Jon Goranson, Ringgold, Ga.
"Herba-get-a-life"
Dick LaVine, New York City
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