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February 26, 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: Mary Ann Akers, National Desk
This Week's Panelists:
•Roy Blount, Jr., Author
•Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section
•Charlie Pierce, Esquire Magazine and Only A Game
Round 1
Who's Carl?
Carl channels three quotes from the week's news:
Letterman returns, a fervent McCain supporter/Engler hater, and
Darva's mea culpa.
Panel Questions
A new Kennedy gimmick, the spiritual side of EBay,
and yes...ferrets.
Round 2
The Listener Limerick Challenge!
A listener completes newsy limericks, as read by Carl:
The Big Easy gets lower, immodest shopping in Vienna, and
the new cure for tonsilitis.
Not My Job
National Desk Reporter Mary Ann Akers plays
"You're Not A Doctor, But You Play One On The Radio."
Week in Review
Jello Biafra and Ralph Nader are competing...but for what?
W.I.M.P.'s in the news...and we aren't talking about the playground
variety... and a Tibetan lama's other life: in the director's chair. And more.
Round 3
Who's Carl II
Three more bon mots from the week's news:
Bradley tries to get attention, a damsel is caught unawares
at the Grammys, and a feline farewell.
Bluff the Listener
Mythology meets Technology.
Lightning Fill in the Blank
The rest of the week's news that we can
fit.
Panelist Predictions
What Bill Bradley should do to get some attention.
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