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April 28, 2001

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: Margaret Cho, comedienne and author of I'm the One That I Want (Ballantine Books)


•Roy Blount, Jr., author, I Am Puppy, Hear Me Yap
•Charlie Pierce, Esquire Magazine and Only A Game
•Sue Ellicott, BBC and Times of London

Round 1


Who's Carl This Time? (14.4 | 28.8)
The newest anniversary frenzy; invoking Daddy's name; the cleanest Presidential tribute ever.

Opening Round (14.4 | 28.8)
A French-themed round: whose joie de vivre tickles Kofi Annan; and a politician's toughest adversary.

Round 2

The Listener Limerick Challenge! (14.4 | 28.8)
Canadians are overrun by one thing, while England looks mournfully for a sign; plus, a ubiquitous Hollywood hero.

Not My Job! (14.4 | 28.8)
Comedienne, actress, and author Margaret Cho comes on to answer questions about TV network memos--in "You've Written the Best Script We've Ever Seen...But We'd Like You To Change Everything By Tuesday."

Week in Review (14.4 | 28.8)
A politician who's a rebel in his own land; walking Babe Ruth's walk; what your bureau says about you.

Round 3

Who's Carl II (14.4 | 28.8)
Passing the time without the remote; someone terminates his political aspirations--for now; and sports fans spared from X-tremes.

Bluff the Listener (14.4 | 28.8)
Okay...This Time I Get To Be The Little Car: Games in the News.

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)
Kevin Costner's Next Quest to Save the World.

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