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July 17, 1999
Host: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Not my job guest: David Welna, Chicago Bureau Correspondent
This Week's Panelists:
•Sue Ellicott, BBC and Times of London
•Charlie Pierce, Esquire Magazine and Only A Game
•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer
Round 1: "Introduction/Essay"
"Opening Round"
Governors just want to have "fun," a presidential candidate compares himself to a soft drink, and who it is that President Clinton can't wait to meet, oh boy!!
"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"
Chicago Bureau Correspondent David Welna dons beret and kerchief as we test his knowledge of Ernest Hemingway's life, in "You're For Whom the Bell Tolls, David Welna." Plus...an episode of CORRECTION THEATRE.
"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Limerick Challenge"
This week, three newsy limericks submitted by intrepid listener Clayton Bennett, read by Carl and completed by another of Clayton's kind.
"Week in Review"
Why we should all lay in plenty of salsa for the months ahead, who's ganging up on Ted Kennedy about health care, and more.
Round 3: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Bluff"
Someone's taking new steps to protect themselves against a particular danger.
"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"
Jerry Springer's senatorial campaign slogan.
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