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Saparmurat Niyazov, or Turkmenbashi, Leader of all Ethnic Turkmens, President of Turkmenistan Photo: Embassy of Turkmenistan, turkmenistanembassy.org  Pictures of characters from one Spanish-language telenovela, Te Sigo Amando  At the "Freestyle Frisbee Home Page", fans mourn the loss of "The father of frisbee," Steady Ed Headrick.  Our younger listeners can visit the purple dinosaur's web site.

August 17, 2002


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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Peter Greenberg, Today Show travel correspondent and author of the book Flight Crew Confidential (Random House)

This Week's Panelists:

• Sue Ellicott, BBC and Times of London
• Adam Felber, Writer and Performer
• Mo Rocca, correspondent for the Daily Show

Round 1


Who's Carl This Time? (Listen with Real Audio)
"OK, am I cool, or am I totally cool?"; an industry learns that it'll have to cut more than salad bits; A line of ladies who are hopping, and kicking, mad.

» Music Cue: "She Works Hard For Her Money"
Artist: Donna Summer
Composer: Summer/Omartian
CD Title: Respect: A Century of Women in Music
Label: Rhino



Opening Round (Listen with Real Audio)
A court affirms the right to yell at spoiled millionaires; Turkmenistan's leader likes himself a little too much; The man who wants to spend eternity on the roof.

» Music Cue: "Up On the Roof"
Artist: The Drifters
Composer: King/Goffen
CD Title: The Drifters Box
Label: Rhino



Round 2

Historical Reenactments (Listen with Real Audio)
This is no way to run a potential democratic government; Purple passion on PBS; It's like Millionaire but no Regis and no money.

» Music Cue: "Lets Make A Deal"
Artist: Sheldon Allman
Composer: Sheldon Allman
CD Title: Television's Greatest Hits, Vol 1
Label: TVT Records



Not My Job! (Listen with Real Audio)
Travel expert Peter Greenberg, travel editor for NBC's Today show and author of Flight Crew Confidential (Random House), plays "You're Tulsa McLean, and you're going to sing, and you're going to get the girl, sure as the day is long." Three questions about Elvis.

» Music Cue: "Viva Las Vegas"
Artist: Elvis Presley
Composer: Pomus/Shuman
CD Title: Elvis' Greatest Jukebox Hits
Label: RCA



Round Two (Listen with Real Audio)
First the brave miners in Pennsylvania, then a bunch of pathetic kids in England.

» Music Cue: "We Gotta Get Out of this Place"
Artist: The Animals
Composer: Wiel/Mann
CD Title: The Best of the Animals
Label: ABKCO



Round 3

Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen with Real Audio)
Indiana Thumper and the Temple of Doom; "Dear God no, not another ballot problem in Florida"; New York's most grating voice and he's covered in red fur.

» Music Cue: "Drive My Car"
Artist: Elmo
Composer: Lennon/McCartney
CD Title: The Best of Elmo
Label: Children's Television Workshop



Bluff The Listener (Listen with Real Audio)
I Just Want to be Like Everyone Else? Three stories about people trying to fit in.

» Music Cue: "I Wanna Be Like You"
Artist: Unlisted
Composer: Sherman/Sherman
CD Title: The Jungle Book
Label: RCA



Lightning Fill-In-The-Blank (Listen with Real Audio)
All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Panelist Predictions (Listen with Real Audio)
What will be the subject of George Bush's next summit?

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