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May 29, 1999
Host: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Not My Job Guest: NPR Newscaster Jean Cochran
This Week's Panelists:
•Sue Ellicott, Writer
•Roy Blount,Jr., Author Be Sweet: A Conditional Love Story
•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer
"Opening Round"
Round 1: "Introduction/Essay"
Some people don't know when to stop nurturing, 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"
Newscaster Jean Cochran takes a look at the get-in-office
tactics of some foreign politicians.
"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Limerick Challenge"
A listener completes three newsy limericks, as read by Carl.
Round 3: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Bluff"
Where's Newt Now? Or, where isn't he? A story
that tangentially mentions the now-tangential former Speaker of the House.
"Week in Review"
Dolly and the trials of clone aging, and more.
"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"
Our panelists predict the headline they'd like to see in the news next week.
Play along with our online
version of the show.
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