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February 19, 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: T.R. Reid, Washington Post London Bureau Chief

This Week's Panelists:

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

Round 1

Who's Carl?
A listener must guess Carl Kasell's identity as he channels quotes from the week's news.

Panel Questions
The debating during the debates, Al Gore answer's nature's call, and Michael Jordan upholds cheerleading standards.

Round 2

The Listener Limerick Challenge!
A listener completes newsy limericks, as read by Carl: David and Goliath revised, why fish might like the Clash as much as humans do, and a journal that celebrates the everyday.

Not My Job
Washington Post London Bureau Chief and Morning Edition commentator T.R. Reid considers singers in the news in "Hell, if the Captain and Tenille Can Win A Grammy, You Can Too."

Week in Review
Pulling out the stops for the youth vote in Iran, New York wins again as the most...something, and how Ohio police are really getting a handle on public drunkenness.

Round 3

Who's Carl II
Three more bon mots from the week's news.

Bluff the Listener
Cures for the common cold.

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

Panelist Predictions
The Fox Network's next blockbuster ratings event.

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