Sean Foley, on the left, and Hamish McColl, authors and stars of The Play What I Wrote

Sean Foley, on the left, and Hamish McColl, authors and stars of The Play What I Wrote



Heard on the show:

Love Shack Love Shack: Saddam Hussein's keen sense of aesthetics.

Colossal Squid Colossal Squid: Things that will make you never go to the beach again.

Iron Lady Iron Lady: The "erotic-iconic" Margaret Thatcher.

When Fans Attack When Fans Attack: It's not easy being the first base umpire.

Masked Legislator Masked Legislator: He has "superabundant power," and the mask to prove it.



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April 19, 2003


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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Sean Foley and Hamish MacColl of the new Broadway hit, The Play What I Wrote

This Week's Panelists:

• Charlie Pierce, Boston Globe writer
• Mo Rocca, correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show
• Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style section reporter

Round 1


Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
War's over, time to mangle the English language; another country begging to have its monumental statues pulled down; goodbye, yet again, to a sports legend.

» Music Cue: "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song"
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Composer: Paul Weston
CD Title: The Songs of Irving Berlin
Label: Warner/Chapell



Opening Round (Listen)
A Sugar Shack in the news; now that the war is over, Tony Blair finds time for some four fingered fun; In Georgia some residents say, "at least he wasn't trimming his hedges..."

» Music Cue: "A Beautiful Morning"
Artist: The Rascals
Composer: Cavaliere/Brigati
CD Title: 60's Rock Hits
Label: Flashback Records



Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
"Like A Love Letter In The Sand." Pat Boone in the news.

» Music Cue: "Love Letters in the Sand"
Artist: Pat Boone
Composer: Coots/Kenny/Kenny
CD Title: 100 Jukebox hits of the 50s &60s
Label: Madacy Entertainment



Not My Job! (Listen)
Sean Foley and Hamish MacColl of the new Broadway hit, The Play What I Wrote, play a game called, "An Action Packed Thrill Ride To the Depths of Greed and Desire" ... three questions about film noir advertising from the book, The Art Of Noir.

Panel Round (Listen)
How to end a promising career in the world of Christian rock; Hong Kong rethinks its marketing slogan.

» Music Cue: "Take My Breath Away"
Artist: Berlin
Composer: Moroder/Whitlock
CD Title: All Time Greatest Movie Songs
Label: Sony International



Round 3

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
The GOP speaks ill of a couple of its members; a tribute to the man who said you can have your steak and shed pounds; a luxury goes the way of the oceanliner.

» Music Cue: "Come Fly with Me"
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Composer: Cohn/Van Heusen
CD Title: Come Fly With Me
Label: Capitol Records



Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
The moron in the stands; a 50's Sci Fi movie comes to life; my, what a big light you have.

» Music Cue: "Great Balls of Fire"
Artist: Jerry Lee Lewis
Composer: Hammer/Blackwell
CD Title: The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology
Label: Polygram



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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
How will major league baseball protect its players and umps from the fans?

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