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July 30, 2005
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)
CARL: "When he's supposed to sit, he just lays down. It's hard for him."
That's a woman named Madalyn Lynch talking about her dog who had a hard time obeying orders at a dog show in Ohio this week. It seemed that everyone, even dogs, wanted to lie down because of the what?
• Answer 1
Quote 2 (Listen)
CARL: "Their problem is they've watched 'Armageddon' about 25 times with the surround sound turned all the way up."
That was a father interviewed by The New York Times, explaining why his children weren't that impressed with the event they had traveled all the way to Florida to see. What, ultimately, wasn't as cool as a Hollywood disaster movie?
• Answer 2
Quote 3 (Listen)
Carl: "Now what are we supposed to be? 'The City of the Big Screw?'"
That was columnist Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune, complaining about a proposal for what?
• Answer 3
Who's Carl, Round II
Quote 4 (Listen)
CARL: "Although certainly commendable, this fifth-place finish may mark the first time in his life that [this] Judge, whose is perfection itself, hasn't taken home the grand prize."
That was from the results of beauty contest held on a Web site last year. Who, although he was only the fifth hottest member of the federal hudiciary, may well, in the end, get the biggest prize of all?
• Answer 4
Quote 5 (Listen)
CARL: "Solidarity Forev... ooops, make that, Solidarity Later.
That's columnist Molly Ivins talking about this week's historic break-up of what?
• Answer 2
Quote 6 (Listen)
CARL: "There are many shades of yellow, and most people can wear some shades but few can wear every shade. Icy yellows, gold yellows are great on redheads."
That was image consultant Helen Perry. She was giving advice to people who might follow a recent trend. Who has inspired people to deck themselves out in yellow?
• Answer 3
Limerick Challenge
Limerick 1: (Listen)
Now high finance could be fun and games
Call 'em "Tiny Tim." "Sweet Baby James."
We've used nomenclature
Of myth and of nature.
But now hedge funds have run out of ________.
•Answer 1
Limerick 2: (Listen)
Our environment's loaded our dice
And meekness ain't this rodent's vice.
We are island-bound, hey,
And all cats stayed away.
So we've grown into bulky, mean ________.
•Answer 2
Limerick 3: (Listen)
Between films, songs, and men, she don't lay low.
But sells matching gold handcuff and halo.
It's in Fields' new boutique
Sure, you might call it chic.
It's the nation's premiere World of ________.
•Answer 3
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