Beth Chamberlin

Beth Chamberlin
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June 15, 2002


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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Star of daytime drama's Guiding LIght, Beth Chamberlin. Her new book Lorelei's Guiding Light. An Intimate Diary is now available.

This Week's Panelists:

• Sue Ellicott, writer and journalist
• Adam Felber, writer and performer
• Charlie Pierce, Boston Globe writer

Round 1


Who's Carl This Time? (Listen with Real Audio)
A bleeping tribute to a bleeping felon; You like me! You really like me!; France prepares to toss its tomates.

» Music Cue: "Hero Takes A Fall"
Artist: The Bangles
Composer: S. Hoffs/V. Peterson
CD Title: The Bangles Super Hits
Label: Columbia
Year: 1998



Opening Round (Listen with Real Audio)
Ari Fleischer gets caught in the truth; the summit that didn't recognize the power of irony; the euphemism of the week.

» Music Cue: "Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate The Positive"
Artist: Johnny Mercer
Composer: Johnny Mercer
CD Title: A Musical Contribution By America's Best For Our Armed Forces Overseas - Johnny Mercer
Label: Vdiscs




Round 2

Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen with Real Audio)
Plumbers lose their pariah status; science answers the questions raised by the Q-Tip; In Holland, once is ok, twice questionable, but thrice is practically harrassment.

» Music Cue: "Kiss Me Deadly"
Artist: Lita Ford
Composer: M. Smiley
CD Title: The Best of Lita Ford
Label: BMG
Year: 1992



Not My Job! (Listen with Real Audio)
Beth Chamberlain, star of CBS's daytime drama Guiding Light author of Lorelei's Guiding Light plays a game called: "You went through 20-million in two months and all you have to show for it is 60 Aeron chairs." Three questions about DotCom Disasters.

» Music Cue: "Save One Night For Me"
Artist: Kassie Wesley
Composer: C. Bell/L. Gomez
CD Title: Soap Opera's Greatest Love Themes
Label: Scotti Bros Records
Year: 1998



Round Two (Listen with Real Audio)
It's a new day, and a new name, for a corporate giant; the creator of a 4 legged masterpiece; a physician's best friend.

» Music Cue: "Scooby Doo: Where Are You?"
Artist: Various
Composer: D. Mook/ B. Raleigh
CD Title: Cartoon Network Cartoon Medley
Label: Kid Rhino
Year: 1999



Round 3

Historical Reeanctment Theatre (Listen with Real Audio)
If I ever see you again, it'll a light year too soon; "Excuse me Mr Woods, have you seen my ball?"; a big loser gets some vocational training.

» Music Cue: "Get a Job"
Artist: The Silhouettes
Composer: The Silhouettes
CD Title: American Graffiti: 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack
Label: MCA
Year: 1993



Bluff the Listener (Listen with Real Audio)
Three stories about summer vacation packages that fit more into a couple of weeks than sightseeing and beach time.

» Music Cue: "Vacation"
Artist: The Go-Go's
Composer: Valentine/Caffey/Weidlin
CD Title: Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80s, Vol 5
Label: Rhino
Year: 1994



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 next company to come up with a perplexing corporate image now that PwC Consulting has changed its name to "Monday."

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