NPR

July 7, 2006

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Who's Carl This Time?

Quote 1

Carl: "As a judicial smoke signal to the president, it's a whopper."

That was Dahlia Lithwick, writing in Slate, about what whopper of a judicial decision Thursday?

Answer 1

Quote 2

Carl: "I've been racking my brain. I'm trying to figure out how Bob Dole's luggage got on my airplane."

That was someone trying to explain how he was busted for carrying unauthorized Viagra over an international border... who was risking a stiff fine?

Hint: It's erectile function, on loan from God.

Answer 2

Quote 3

Carl: "I don't care whether your relationship with Dex is personal or professional, Dex is mine, in the boardroom and in the bedroom."

Peter: "Bought and paid for Alexis."

Carl: "I've never had to pay for it Ashley, have you?"

That, of course, was from the '80s TV series Dynasty, one of the many, many hits produced by a television legend who died last week. Who?

Answer 3