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April 8, 2000

Listen to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

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HOST: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Not My Job Guest: Ron Rappaport, Chicago Sun Times sportswriter and Weekend Edition Saturday commentator

This Week's Panelists:

•Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section
•Charlie Pierece, Esquire Magazine and Only a Game
•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer

Round 1

Who's Carl?
Carl channels three quotes from the week's news: Microsoft sour grapes, Newt and Cuba, and the Beatles anthologize.

Opening Round
The secret life of whales revealed; Leo and Bill; a lost cop.

Round 2

The Listener Limerick Challenge!
A flirty Italian volcano; Reege as fashion plate; sitting versus standing in Germany.

Not My Job
Sports commentator Ron Rapaport looks at rock and roll excess in "You opened for Frampton at Budokan...But You Don't Remember a Thing."

Week in Review
Dog and pony show really MEANS a dog and pony show, and a roach that really isn't.

Round 3

Who's Carl II
Three more bon mots from the week's news: The Sopranos do Jersey proud, Michigan State triumphs, and the Supreme Supreme.

Bluff the Listener
Tae Bo and Spinning are Sooooo Five Minutes Ago.

Lightning Fill in the Blank
The rest of the week's news that we can fit.

Panelist Predictions
The next rock and roller folly.

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