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Nov. 4, 2006

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.



Quote 1

Carl: "Stop talking. Go home, get on the bike, go wind--surfing, anything. Stop it. You're going to ruin this."

That was radio host Don Imus, dressing down a certain senator who tried to tell a joke this week. Who?

Answer 1

Quote 2

Carl: "(He is just) days from having his genius designation revoked -- or upgraded to platinum status."

That's Mike Abramowitz in The Washington Post talking about a man whose reputation for keeping the GOP on a winning streak is going to change no matter which side wins.

Answer 2

Quote 3

Carl: "...Come on down"

That's a phrase a certain gentleman has decided he's heard enough. Who announced this week that he’s going to retire from the game show biz?

Answer 3