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August 12, 2000
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HOST: Susan Stamberg sittin in for Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Not My Job Guest: NPR's Tom Goldman
This Week's Panelists:
•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer
•Charlie Pierce, Sportswriter and author
•Sue Ellicott, LA based writer and journalist
Round 1
Who's Carl This Time?
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A Senator doesn't understand the Jewish
faith; Tories attack the first lady; a Wait, Wait goodbye to one
of the great actors of our time.
Opening Round
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The battle over booze in Russia; did W say he
wanted to lose in his acceptance speech?
Round 2
The Listener Limerick Challenge!
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Vegans have girls; in England,
a rain of a different sort; Joltin Joe's last words.
Not My Job!
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NPR's Tom Goldman gets a lesson in arts and crafts
in a game we're calling Hey, there's paper mache all over this
embroidery floss!
Week in Review
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Regis flops in Japan; Australia's air force attacks the citizenry.
Round 3
Who's Carl II (14.4 | 28.8)
A recluse's daughter tells all; Mick's ex flops in
London; Homer does MacBeth...doh!
Bluff the Listener
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The topic: Elvis 2000.
Lightning Fill in the Blank
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The rest of the week's news that we can fit.
Panelist Predictions
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What political speeches will containbackward masking?
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