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October 27, 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: Author Jeffrey Toobin

This Week's Panelists:
• Roy Blount Junior, humorist and author of Be Sweet • Adam Felber, writer and performer • Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section Reporter

Round 1

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen with Real Audio)
One man's daily duty; Toxic dog chow; and isn't time we let the other guys win?

Opening Round (Listen with Real Audio)
Brave men and women with bad nicknames; One man emerges from his cave; A not very PC summit; A dangerous habit; and some permanent advice on how to cope.

Round 2

Historical Reenactment Theater (Listen with Real Audio)
Who's that crowding Starbucks?; A top secret job fair; and an unexpected letter.

Not My Job! (Listen with Real Audio)
Author Jeffrey Toobin joins us to play "You're Not Gonna Throw That Away, Are You?" Three trash related questions from the new book "Waste and Want" a history of trash.

Round Two ( Listen with Real Audio)
A new product making everything obsolete...again; The harshest of art critics.

Round 3

Listener Limerick Challenge(Listen with Real Audio)
How your boss got to be that way; Man's new best friend; A spooky problem with cell phones.

Bluff the Listener (Listen with Real Audio)
"Teach your children well" -- Three stories of new ways to mold young minds.

Lightning Fill in the Blank (Listen with Real Audio)
The rest of the week's news that we can fit.

Panelist Predictions (Listen with Real Audio)
What will the Arizona Diamondbacks do to beat the New York Yankees.

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