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Show Details

2006-01-14

NPR DB ID: 78

Location

Chase Auditorium (Chicago, IL)

Host

Peter Sagal

Scorekeeper

Carl Kasell

Panelists

First: Paula Poundstone 15 (3 / 6)
Second: P.J. O'Rourke 10 (2 / 4)
Third: Sue Ellicott 8 (2 / 3)

Guests

Andrei Codrescu 1

Bluff(s)

            #1
        
            Chosen:
                Paula Poundstone
        
            Correct:
                Paula Poundstone

Description

Who's Carl This Time?, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about new workplace vocabulary, Bluff the Listener about cheaters, Panelist Predictions: what are some of the reasons that caused Judge Samuel Alito's wife to cry during his confirmation hearing?

Notes

Listener, an English teacher at "Lick-Wilmerding High School", has problem with rhymes and limericks, while Paula has fun with the name "Lick-Wilmerding" and yells "... POINT LICK-WILMERDING!!!". Interestingly, the answer for the first limerick was "dumb".