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April 14, 2001

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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Actor and Comedian Fred Willard


•Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times writer.
•Charlie Pierce, Esquire Magazine and Only A Game
•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer in New York

Round 1


Who's Carl This Time? (14.4 | 28.8)
an alternate vision of some words in the news this week; the man who gets rich from hostage crises; the man who said "let's go" and made history.

Opening Round (14.4 | 28.8)
The Stones make an unscheduled appearance in Washington, D.C.; Math whizzes take on a mundane set of figures and can't tame them; Microsoft fires an annoyance.

Round 2

The Listener Limerick Challenge! (14.4 | 28.8)
The new medical miracle; the oldest parasite; music good enough to eat.

Not My Job! (14.4 | 28.8)
Actor and comedian Fred Willard plays a game called "YOU'RE A MARSHMALLOW PEEP" celebrating the little sugary treats that are a part of many people's easter holiday.

Week in Review (14.4 | 28.8)
The science of craving M & M's, Switzerland says goodbye to its unique military brigade.

Round 3

Who's Carl II (14.4 | 28.8)
The slam; the growing superstar; a tribute to Pops.

Bluff the Listener (14.4 | 28.8)
Two things you'd never think could come together have been joined.

Lightning Fill in the Blank (14.4 | 28.8)
The rest of the week's news that we can fit.

Panelist Predictions (14.4 | 28.8)
The next song the Bush Administration will use to highlight a new policy or press release.

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