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May 29, 2004

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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: NPR's Bob Edwards

This Week's Panelists:

• Writer and journalist, Sue Ellicott
• Humorist and Atlantic Monthly contributor P.J. O'Rourke
• Comedian Paula Poundstone


Round 1

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
What is "abugay-rayp?"; It doesn't matter how expensive it gets, the cup holders win out; and, It may not be realistic but it's a box office darling.

Opening Panel Round (Listen)
A candidate for state Senate with an unfortunate problem.

» Music Cue: "I Got a Name"
Artist: Jim Croce
Composer: Gimbel/Fox
CD Title: Billboard Top Movie Hits, 1970s
Label: Rhino Records


Round 2

Listener Bluff (Listen)
Giving Miechael Moore a run for his money: Our panelists tell three stories about an upcoming documentary that breaks new ground.

(See the real story.)

Not My Job! (Listen)
Veteran NPR newsman Bob Edwards takes our quiz called "Sunset of the Bubba." Three multiple choice questions about the life of Bill Clinton from a recent article in Vanity Fair magazine.

Panel Round 2 (Listen)
The Governator's goods on eBay.

» Music Cue: "Radio Ga Ga"
Artist: Queen
Composer: Roger Taylor
CD Title: Queen's Greatest Hits
Label: Queen Productions Ltd


Round 3

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
Pants-soiling is imminent; A job candidate who really really isn't interested; and there's nothing like a presidential candidate with a new toy.

» Music Cue: "If I Had You"
Artist: Connie Francis
Composer: Shapiro/Cambell/Connelly
CD Title: Who's Sorry Now?
Label: PolyGram Records

Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
They're pretty and protective; Why your doctor should dress down; President Nixon can't come to the phone... or stand up.

» Music Cue: "I Got Loaded"
Artist: Buster Poindexter
Composer: Harrison Nelson
CD Title: Buster's Happy Hour
Label: Rhino Records

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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
How will the automobile industry cope with rising gas prices?

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