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Show Details

2007-12-15

NPR DB ID: 154

Location

Chase Auditorium (Chicago, IL)

Host

Peter Sagal

Scorekeeper

Carl Kasell

Panelists

First: Tom Bodett 15 (3 / 6)
Second: Paula Poundstone 9 (1 / 4)
Third: Amy Dickinson 8 (4 / 2)

Guests

Frank Caliendo 1

Bluff(s)

            #1
        
            Chosen:
                Amy Dickinson
        
            Correct:
                Amy Dickinson

Description

Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about unexpected medical warnings, Not My Job about eccentric British Lords, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will Major League Baseball straighten itself out after the release of the Mitchell report on steroid use.

Notes

During the Listener Limerick Challenge round, one of the answers dealt with a computer program that interacts with people on Russian dating/romance sites. Upon hearing that, Amy twice cried out "No!" Paula had a lot of fun and ranted about the "love chat" bit. After Carl stated that the listener had correctly completed the three limericks, Paula exclaimed, "Brent was a genius!"