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October 16, 1999
Host: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Not my job guest: White House Correspondent Mara Liasson
This Week's Panelists:
Sue Ellicott, BBC and Times of London
Adam Felber, Writer and Performer
Charlie Pierce, Esquire Magazine and Only A Game
Round 1: "Introduction/Essay"
"Who Is Carl This Time?"
A listener must guess Carl Kasell's identity as he interprets three quotes from the week's news ... and, we meet our panel.
"Opening Round"
Y2K comes early for Maine car owners; Senator Max Baucus
is thoroughly disoriented, and more.
Round 2: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Limerick Challenge"
A listener completes newsy limericks, read by Carl.
"Not My Job"
We ask White House Correspondent Mara Liasson about diet crazes. (She "weighs in," gives us "the skinny," hardee har!)
"Week in Review"
Do you have to be named Guenter to get a Nobel Prize these
days? We find out. Plus, a really large painting is up for sale, why people REALLY like Dubya, and concern for all kids who read in South Carolina.
Round 3: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Bluff"
A piece of sports memorabilia to be auctioned off.
"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"
The next celebrity-stuff auction!
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