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June 26, 1999
Host: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Not My Job Guest: Leo Del Aguila, Los Angeles Bureau Engineer
This Week's Panelists:
•Sue Ellicott, BBC and Times of London
•Charlie Pierce, Esquire Magazine and Only A Game
•Roy Blount, Jr., Author, Be Sweet: A Conditional Love Story
"Opening Round"
Round 1: "Introduction/Essay"
The true meaning of sovereignty; Clinton muses about his next career move; boo-boos at customs.
"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"
Finally, a voice to the name: Los Angeles Bureau Engineer Leo Del Aguila picks the sticky way between truth and fiction in "You're the Candy Man!"--trying to discern which unusual candies really debuted at the National Confectioner's Association "All Candy Expo" in Chicago this week.
"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Limerick Challenge"
Our limericist and editor Leslie Fuller has returned, so we bring you three more of her newsy limericks: read by Carl, and completed by a poetic listener.
Round 3: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Bluff"
The rush to advertise in an unusual place.
"Week in Review"
The KGB's account of Lee Harvey Oswald, the taskmaster of a governor-turned-chef, and Druidical disappointment.
"Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank"
Each panelist has one minute to fill in as many blanks as he or she can.
"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Predictions for Next Week"
The Next Revelations from the KGB's Kennedy Files.
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