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August 7, 1999
Host: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Not my job guest: New York Bureau Chief Engineer Manoli Wetherell
This Week's Panelists:
•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer
•Margo Kaufman, Author, Clara: The Early Years
•Roy Blount Jr., Author, Be Sweet: A Conditional Love Story
Round 1: "Introduction/Essay"
"Opening Round"
Excusing the inexcusable...then trying not to...and more.
"Who Is Carl This Time?"
Carl interprets three quotes from the week's news.
Round 2: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Not My Job"
New York Bureau Chief Engineer Manoli Wetherell steps out of the control room to play "You're The Trademark Attorney."
"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Limerick Challenge"
Three newsy limericks, read by Carl and completed by a poetic listener.
"Week in Review"
An ocelot's obsession...and George W. Bush's mini-obsession.
Round 3: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Bluff"
A controversy resolved by an official ruling.
"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Who Is Carl This Time?"
Three more bon mots from the week's news, as channelled by Carl.
"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank"
The rest of the week's news that we can fit. Each panelist has one minute to fill in as many blanks as possible.
"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Predictions for Next Week"
What Talk magazine will do to hype its next issue.
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