THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN XVII

What's the difference between:

1. Santa's bag of toys and Rudolph's taking a nap in his stall?
2. A clever insect and the Russian Secret Police?
3. A Greyhound depot and a crab with breast implants?
4. A location and a sugar pill?

Answer:

1. A heap in the sleigh and asleep in the hay 
2. A cagey bee and the KGB
3. A crusty bus station and a busty crustacean 
4. One is a place and the other a placebo.

Credit: The Enigma
January, 2016
#2: PIG LATIN 
#3: YODAUGHTER 
#4: Marie Langley
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