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Michael Palin Heard on the show: For Sale: One fork "procured" from the home of Saddam Hussein. The Spin Master: Nobody, but nobody, spins facts like the Iraqi Minister of Information. Gone Surfin': The biggest wave of the year. Depending on who you ask. Get Away From It All: Rest, relaxation and tax preparation. The Hell With It: When streetlights learn to spell.

April 12, 2003


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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Monty Python legend Michael Palin

This Week's Panelists:

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

Round 1


Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
Trent Lott's new job; Raising the level of public discourse in Palo Alto; What you should never do when visiting Mongolia.

Opening Round (Listen)
Mullah Omar's favorite pastime; the scandal at Radio Swaziland.

» Music Cue: "Mean to Me"
Artist: Debby Reynolds
Composer: Roy Turk/Fred E. Ahlert
CD Title: Best of Debby Reynolds
Label: Curb Records



Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
"The Zoning Commission Screws Up." Three stories of urban planning gone awry.

» Music Cue: "Highway to Hell"
Artist: AC/DC
Composer: Young/Young/Scott
CD Title: Highway to Hell
Label: Atlantic Records



Not My Job! (Listen)
Monty Python legend Michael Palin plays our game called "No Way Mantle Was Better Than Bonds!" Three questions about baseball.

» Music Cue: "Forever Young"
Artist: Bob Dylan
Composer: Bob Dylan
CD Title: Greatest Hits Vol. III
Label: Columbia



Panel Round (Listen)
Six Flags Over Tikrit.

» Music Cue: "Viva Las Vegas"
Artist: The Swing Cats
Composer: Pomus/Shuman
CD Title: A Special Tribute to Elvis
Label: Cleopatra



Round 3

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
Hootie says "No Girls Allowed"; Too much of a cold thing; Oscar winner seen stuffing her face!

» Music Cue: "The Newlywed Game"
Artist: Unlisted
Composer: Chuck Barris
CD Title: Television's Greatest Hits in Living Color
Label: TVT Records



Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
A B&B that offer EZ rest; Knights in Roasting Armor; The Itallion Stallion comes to Broadway.

» Music Cue: "Gonna Fly Now"
Artist: Bill Conti
Composer: Conti
CD Title: Rocky III Original Motion Picture Score
Label: EMI



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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
Where will Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf will next pop up?

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