Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux
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Bond, James Bond

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SpamDesert Side-Blotched Lizard

Spam Musubi Spam Musubi: A genuine Hawaiian delicacy, brought to you by Hormel.

Hairy Behind With Friends Like These: Hairy behind sparks brawl.

Golf Clubs Gone Golfin': Smith & Wesson wants you to drive and shoot straight.



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November 23, 2002


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THIS WEEK'S SHOW WAS RECORDED LIVE AT THE HAWAII THEATER IN HONOLULU IN ASSOCIATION WITH HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO

HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Author Paul Theroux. His new book is called Dark Star Safari: Overland From Cairo to Capetown.

This Week's Panelists:

• Sue Ellicott, writer and journalist
• Adam Felber, writer and perfor,er
• Paula Poundstone, comedian

Round 1


Who's Carl This Time? (Listen with Real Audio)
A bureaucrat's dream come true; How does one say, "That's one stupid rule" in Arabic?; a painter whose brush always gets the subject right.

» Music Cue: "There's Beauty Everywhere"
Artist: Kathryn Grayson
Composer: Warren/Freed
CD Title: That's Entertainment. MGM Anthology
Label: Rhino Entertainment



Opening Round (Listen with Real Audio)
The Pentagon wants to know where you bought those shoes.

» Music Cue: "Donkey Serenade"
Artist: Martin Denny
Composer: Friml/Stothart/Wright/Forrest
CD Title: Bottoms Up, Ultra Lounge
Label: Capitol Records



Round 2

Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen with Real Audio)
Three limericks highlighting some of the more embarrassing moments in Hawaiian history.

» Music Cue: "Rock A Hula Baby"
Artist: Elvis Presley
Composer: Wise/Weisman
CD Title: Blue Hawaii
Label: RCA Records



Not My Job! (Listen with Real Audio)
Author, and Hawaii resident, Paul Theroux, plays a game called, "You're Bond, James Bond." Three stories about the famous sexy spy.

» Music Cue: "Goldfinger"
Artist: Shirley Bassey, Orch
Composer: John Barry
CD Title: James Bond 30th Anniversary Collection
Label: EMI Records USA



Panel Round Two (Listen with Real Audio)
Something definitely not worth fighting over.

» Music Cue: "Rawhide"
Artist: Frankie Laine
Composer: Tiomkin/Washington
CD Title: Greatest Hits, Frankie Laine
Label: Prime Cuts



Round 3

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen with Real Audio)
The forgotten man, alone in his tent; Ask not what your painkillers can do for you...; humiliation gets big ratings this week.

» Music Cue: "Today I Met The Boy I'm Gonna Marry"
Artist: Darlene Love
Composer: Spector/Powers/Greenwich
CD Title: Best of Darlene Love
Label: Phil Spector Records



Bluff The Listener (Listen with Real Audio)
Hyenas in the News: three stories about the famously laughing animal.

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 first act of the new Department of Homeland Security?

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