Mike Ditka

Mike Ditka



Heard on the show:

Shakespeare Simian Shakespeare: This is what happens when you put monkeys in a room with a computer.

Marco d'Aviano A House Of A Different Color: Angry homeowner retaliates against the local historic preservation commission.

Taco Bell Taco Bell: Made a run for the border.

Bush's Carrier Landing Bush's Carrier Landing: Costly stunt, or pragmatic solution?

On Deck Bush On Deck: The picture that's worth, apparently, a million dollars.

Old Man of the Mountain Old Man of the Mountain: "Visually, as the single symbol of cragginess, the Old Man was it."



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May 10, 2003


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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Legendary NFL coach, and Chicago restaurateur Mike Ditka

This Week's Panelists:

• Charlie Pierce, Boston Globe writer
• Adam Felber, Writer and performer
• Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section reporter

Round 1

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
Convoluted explanations in the news; but a helicopter isn't cool...; the most hummably-annoying music ever to come from your Sylvania.

» Music Cue: "Gilligan's Island Theme"
Artist: Unlisted
Composer: S Schwartz/G Wyle
CD Title: TV's Greatest Hits
Label: Tee Vee Toons



Opening Round (Listen)
The virtues of video poker; can't speak, can't type, but can swing from trees.

» Music Cue: "Too Much Monkey Business"
Artist: Chuck Berry
Composer: Chuck Berry
CD Title: Chuck Berry's Best
Label: MCA Records



Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
Move Over Unicef: three unique ideas for helping Iraqis over the war.

» Music Cue: "Bye Bye Bye"
Artist: N Sync
Composer: Carlsson/Lundin/Schulze
CD Title: No Strings Attached
Label: BMG Music



Not My Job! (Listen)
NFL Coach and restaurateur Mike Ditka plays a game called, "You're Dead"...three questions about dead people from the book Stiff by Mary Roach.

Panel Round (Listen)
Canada's Prime Minister sees his country's political future and changes the channel; the absolute worst Beatles' cover of all time.

» Music Cue: "Lucy In The Sky..."
Artist: William Shatner
Composer: Lennon/McCartney
CD Title: Golden Throats 4: Butcher the Beatles
Label: Rhino Records



Round 3

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
Joe Lieberman goes a little Rambo; remembering the days when one senator could harass and threaten American citizens; Lost in Kazhakstan.

» Music Cue: "Lost In Space"
Artist: Unlisted
Composer: John Williams
CD Title: TV's Greatest Hits: In Living Color
Label: TVT Records



Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
New Hampshire loses face; a letter that's x-tra hip; A town without chalupas.

» Music Cue: "So Far Away"
Artist: Carole King
Composer: Carole King
CD Title: Carole King's Greatest Hits
Label: Ode Records



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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
How will Democrats match George W. Bush's ride to the aircraft carrier?

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