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November 17, 2001
Welcome to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's weekly news quiz program. Find out how well you know your news by playing the interactive online version below. You can also listen to this week's show with host Peter Sagal.
Who's Carl This Time?
Quote 1 (Listen with Real Audio)
JEAN: "We've all shaved our beards... It will be nice to kiss each other on the cheek again."
That was somebody celebrating his new look. Where are beards falling faster then the autumn leaves?
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Answer 1
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JEAN: "As we know, cowboys have the heels of their high boots slanted inward to make sure that when they work at the ranch, they don't -- their backs don't get stained by mud. And the same applies to international relations."
That incomprehensible statement was someone doing his level best to to talk Texan. Who was it?
HINT: Perhaps as a tribute to his host, he was also trying to say something that didn't make any sense.
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Answer 2
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JEAN: "The Midnight Rambler now sounds like a guy who's in bed by 11."
That's the Washington Post's David Segal evaluation of a new solo album by a 58-year-old icon who's still trying to rock with the youngsters. Who?
HINT: Time apparently is NOT on his side.
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Answer 3
Week In Review
Question 1 (Listen with Real Audio)
Iran's President this week told Americans not to worry, that when some Iranians chant a certain phrase, it's really not as bad as it sounds. What's the phrase?
HINT: It's what they've been shouting since 1979.
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Answer 1
Question 2 (Listen with Real Audio)
200 delegates from around the world will gather in Singapore next week to discuss one of the few topics that's relevant to every human being on this planet. What's the topic of this international summit?
HINT: Seminars include "What do you read in there?" or "One Ply or Two?"
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Answer 2
Question 3 (Listen with Real Audio)
This week, the journal Neuron reported a study which proves, for the first time, that a man's desire for something is hardwired into his brain. What is this primal need?
HINT: The study finds that it IS only skin deep.
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Answer 3
Limerick Challenge
Limerick 1: (Listen with Real Audio)
Great! Ads for another Web cam
Showing hot pics of sweet Heather Graham.
Pass junk e-mail to me,
Type in "@FTC"
I'll take care of your unwanted __________.
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Answer 1
Limerick 2: (Listen with Real Audio)
If your brain doesn't meet high demands
Here's some gestures to loosen your glands.
Put 'em up in the air,
Shake 'em like you don't care.
You'll be smarter if you use your __________.
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Answer 2
Limerick 3: (Listen with Real Audio)
When Hal had regained his lost poise
He said, "Dave, I'm just one of the boys.
I was not rebelling,
But since you weren't yelling,
Your voice was drowned out by the __________."
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Answer 3
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