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July 31, 1999
Host: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Not my job guest: Correspondent Alex Chadwick
This week's panelists:
•Roy Blount, Jr., Author, Be Sweet: A Conditional Love Story
•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer
•Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section
Round 1: "Introduction/Essay"
Al Gore Seeks His Campaign Theme.
"Opening Round"
Trent Lott feels like singing, and an
Orlando newsman puts his foot in it.
"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 Alex Chadwick takes out pen and pad in homage to
All About Eve's scathing theatre critic Addison Dewitt, when--in "You're Addison
Dewitt!"-- he scans the week's nastily barbed reviews.
"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Limerick Challenge"
"The Listener Limerick Challenge!"
Three newsy limericks, read by Carl and completed by a poetic listener.
"Week in Review"...Yet another Crayola makeover, and snacks that may
change your life. Really!
Round 3:
"Who's Carl II:" Three more bon mots from the week's news, as
channelled by Carl.
"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Bluff the Listener:" A new personal protection device.
"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)
"Panelist Predictions"...Jerry Springer's senatorial campaign slogan.
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