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Aug. 11, 2001
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HOST: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Jean Cochran, in for Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Lisa Simeone, Host of NPR's Weekend All Things Considered
This Week's Panelists:
•Charlie Pierce, Writer-at-Large for Esquire Magazine
•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer
•Sue Ellicott, BBC and Times of London
Round 1
Who's Jean This Time?
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Rudy Guiliani's indecent proposal, Fireside Chats with Daisy and Bessie, and something to look forward to at your local library.
Opening Round
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Strom Thurmond knows the perfect man for the job; Extreme sports invade the insect world; and Survivor puts the "Con" back in Miss Congeniality.
Round 2
The Listener Limerick Challenge!
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Hilarious Canines; the Death of a corporate buzzword?; and adolescent entrepreneurs behind bars.
Not My Job!
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NPR's Weekend All Things Considered host Lisa Simeone comes on
to play "You're Newer, Bigger, Cleaner, Brighter, Better Tasting, Faster
Acting...And All This, With Just Half The Calories!"--a Wait Wait look at
advertising.
Week in Review
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Artificial reefs that are never on time; Hasbro breeds Alpha Pups; and Koffi Annan finds the perfect excuse to avoid his in-laws.
Round 3
Who's Jean II (14.4 | 28.8)
Al Gore is très, très chic; a scientist who makes reporters
swoon; and one woman rises above her ex.
Bluff the Listener
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"With A Name Like That...You've Got to Get Your Act Together, Pal.": Three examples of names that are misleading.
Lightning Fill in the Blank
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All the news that we can fit.
Panelist Predictions
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What will be the title of Bill Clinton's memoirs?
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