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Show Details: April 2007

2007-04-07

NPR DB ID: 14
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
  • Rank: First: Tom Bodett Total: 15
    Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 7
  • Rank: Second: Amy Dickinson Total: 13
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
  • Rank: Third: P.J. O'Rourke Total: 11
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen P.J. O'Rourke
Correct P.J. O'Rourke
Description

Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about people finding second careers, Not My Job about Henry Kissinger's relationship with President Nixon taken from an article in "Vanity Fair" magazine; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what was in those gift bags given to the British sailors by the Iranian president?

2007-04-14

NPR DB ID: 13
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Correct Roxanne Roberts
Description

Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about art classics getting a modern day update; Not My Job about the carnival and sideshow language from the book "Talk the Talk: The Slang of 65 American Subcultures"; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what's next for Dom Imus?

2007-04-21

NPR DB ID: 12
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
  • Rank: First: Adam Felber Total: 17
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
  • Rank: Second: Kyrie O'Connor Total: 14
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
  • Rank: Third: Paula Poundstone Total: 12
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Adam Felber
Description

Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about very big plans, with very big potential downsides; Not My Job about the inventor of sea monkeys, Harold von Braunhut; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be Bill Clinton's question and a clue in his crossword puzzle for "The New York Times"?

Notes

In response to the number of great-grand children and great-great-grand children that singer Don Ho had, Peter described them as "nappy bottomed Hos" as a pun on Don Imus's slur

2007-04-28

NPR DB ID: 11
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
  • Rank: First: Paula Poundstone Total: 17
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
  • Rank: Second Tied: Adam Felber Total: 13
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
  • Rank: Second Tied: Sue Ellicott Total: 13
    Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 6
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Adam Felber
Correct Adam Felber
Description

Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Not My Job about strange, but real, patents in recent years; Panel Round #2; Bluff the Listener about scandals from NASA's storied history; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be in the letters that future presidents will send?

Notes

Paula dishes out some negativity in regards to Cleveland, Ohio. This was brought up in 2008-02-23 during the interview with Drew Carey.

Sue Ellicott's last regular show appearance.