This week's question: Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly installed a "disinfection tunnel" in his official residence that bathes all visitors with a fine mist from head to toe. If Putin were to release his own brand of Kremlin-approved disinfectant spray for use in the home, what name could he give it?
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THE WINNER: "Czar Wash"
John Carroll, Minneapolis
SECOND PLACE: "KGBleach"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
THIRD PLACE: "Sanitiz-dat"
Renée Chevalie, New York City
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Ricin Shine"
John Davis, Raleigh, North Carolina
"Lysoligarch"
Laurel Wroten, Petaluma, California
"Putin on the Spritz"
Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Indiana
"Mr. Mean"
Jay Qualman, Milford, Michigan
"Ural Clean!"
Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pennsylvania
"From Russia! (Wear gloves)"
Richard Haverlack, Allison Park, Pennsylvania
"Ka-Putin"
Mike Fawcett, Bay Village, Ohio
"Lies-All"
John Munsch, Boulder, Colorado
"Cleaning Regime"
Jennifer Kitchin, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
"Spot-nik"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pennsylvania
"Moscour"
Rick Torrence, The Village, Oklahoma
"Spy-sol"
Michael Rouse, Troy, Michigan
"KGB (Kills Germs Bigtime)"
Don Wells Jr., Omaha, Nebraska
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