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March 29, 2003


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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Linda Cohn of ESPN's Sportscenter

This Week's Panelists:

• Sue Ellicott, writer and journalist
• Adam Felber, writer and performer
• Paula Poundstone, comedienne

Round 1


Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
Showing support for Desert Storm Two by heading to another place with lots of sand; like a vacation, but not at all like a vacation; goodbye to a man known for his funny ties and big round glasses.

» Music Cue: "Ruff and Ready"
Artist: John Hartford
Composer: Tut Taylor
CD Title: Steam Powered Aereo Takes
Label: Rounder Records



Opening Round (Listen)
Angola out, the lovely island nation of Palau, in; why is President Bush saying: "Vreesbut...yinjon"?

» Music Cue: "I Am The Walrus"
Artist: The Beatles
Composer: Lennon/McCartney
CD Title: The Beatles/1967-1970
Label: Capitol Records



Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
"End of An Era." Three stories marking the end of something epochal.

» Music Cue: "You Can Leave Your Hat On"
Artist: Tom Jones
Composer: Randy Newman
CD Title: The Full Monty Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: BMG



Not My Job! (Listen)
Linda Cohn of ESPN's Sportcenter plays a game called, "To hell with Boca, we're going to the Fountainebleau" Three questions about architect Morris Lapidus' huge beachside extravaganza, The Fountainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.

Panel Round (Listen)
Corporal Flipper reporting for duty sir; a friendly joke between two Senators.

» Music Cue: "Accidental Slip on an Oriental Rug"
Artist: Robert Maxwell, His Harp and His Orchestra
Composer: Robert Maxwell
CD Title: Cocktail Mix Vol. 1
Label: Rhino Records



Round 3

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
Bleeps at the White House, A not so straight answer at the Supreme Court, He's tough, he's tender, he's hot...and he manages to never answer the questions he's asked.

» Music Cue: "Telephone, Won't You Ring"
Artist: Shelley Fabares
Composer: Barry Mann/Cynthia Weill
CD Title: Best of Shelley Fabares
Label: Rhino Records



Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
Lucky "habits"; Fear below your fingers; a creamy dessert without the leftward tilt.

» Music Cue: "Ice Cream Man"
Artist: Jonathan Richman
Composer: Jonathan Richman
CD Title: Radio On: Stop and Shop with the Modern Lovers
Label: Snapper Music



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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
Whose speech will someone play backwards and what will it reveal?

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