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April 22, 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: Steve Inskeep, Pentagon Correspondent

This Week's Panelists:

•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer
•Sue Ellicott, BBC and Times of London
•Roy Blount, Jr., Author

Round 1

Who's Carl?
Carl channels three quotes from the week's news: Gore mixes up his Saturday Nights, Mary Tyler Moore rues her mistake, and more.

Opening Round
We say goodbye to the creator of the Gashlycrumb Tinies, and a Canadian teenager rebels against the law--with hair products.

Round 2

The Listener Limerick Challenge!
California water makes a journey through sewage; hamster pelts; Salieri absolved?

Not My Job
The return of Ratboy, Steve Inskeep, now Pentagon Correspondent, for: "You Are The Truth, The Light, The Way, The Alpha and The Omega, The Lodestar of All That Is Good! In other words, Oprah.

Week in Review
Area 51 revealed, and the Mexican presidential candidate takes a stand.

Round 3

Who's Carl II
Three more bon mots from the week's news: Impeachment deserves another go, John Rocker will not shut up, though he'd like everyone else to, and Dr. Laura has trouble with her new medium.

Bluff the Listener
You've Paid Your Taxes, Now They Get to Spend Them.

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

Panelist Predictions
Oprah's next endeavor.

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