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August 14, 1999
Host: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Not my job guest: Vertamae Grovenor
This Week's Panelists:
•Roy Blount Jr., author If You Only Knew How Much I Smell You
•Charlie Pierce, Esquire Magazine and Only A Game
•Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section
Round 1: "Introduction/Essay"
"Opening Round"
A possible new presidential candidate, how the George W. Bush campaign is saving money, where fairies gathered this week, 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"
NPR's Vertamae Grovenor answers questions on the life of Alfred Hitchcock.
"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"
Foreign policy according to Pat Robertson, who's not getting enough $10,000 donations, and what's as big as a Volkswagen Beetle and was rescued in New York Harbor.
Round 3: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Bluff"
A really bad mistake is acknowledged.
"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"
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