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February 15, 2003


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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Legendary actress Eva Marie Saint

This Week's Panelists:

• Adam Felber, performer and proprietor of Felbers.net
• Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style section reporter
• PJ O'Rourke, humorist and author

Round 1


Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
The Great Duct Tape Panic; Mean nicknames for international alliances; A big bang event for astronomers.

» Music Cue: "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Artist: The City of Prague Philharmonic
Composer: Strauss
CD Title: Brain in a Box
Label: Rhino Records



Opening Round (Listen)
A tense reunion for Donald Rumsfeld; When patriotism gets too loud; A powerful man and his creeping hand.

» Music Cue: "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"
Artist: Diana Ross
Composer: Ashford/Simpson
CD Title: Reach Out and Touch: The Very Best of Diana Ross
Label: EMI



Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
"The Best Convention Ever." Three stories of new options for meeting planners.

Not My Job! (Listen)
Legendary actress Eva Marie Saint plays a game called "You're the most wonderful contestant we've ever known. Thank you for being you." Three questions about greeting card giant Hallmark.

» Music Cue: "All You Need is Love"
Artist: The Beatles
Composer: Lennon/McCartney
CD Title: The Beatles: 1967-1970
Label: EMI



Panel Round (Listen)
A new group lends their pens to the war effort.

» Music Cue: "War"
Artist: Edwin Starr
Composer: Whitfield/Strong
CD Title: Motown's Biggest Pop Hits
Label: Motown



Round 3

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
With friends like these...; Doing whatever it takes to connect with voters; We remember a man who did his best in a very awkward situation.

» Music Cue: "Lies"
Artist: The Knickerbockers
Composer: Randall/Charles
CD Title: Nuggets
Label: Rhino



Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
This season's new black is...? Oklahoma's squeaky clean barbecue amendment; Cheetahs tracking a subtle scent with hints of spice and fruit.

» Music Cue: "Obsession"
Artist: Animotion
Composer: Knight/Des Barres
CD Title: VH-1: More of the Big 80's
Label: Rhino



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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
What will be the next big revelation about the nature of the universe.

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