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Actor Patrick Stewart. Click the picture above to see Stewart in his breakout role.

Heard on the show: Senators: Up all night. Hey Norton: Thanks for the laughs. A McSlap: In the face. Euro-Pudding: Don't call it yogurt. A Good Landing: Any one you can walk away from.

Nov. 15, 2003

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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Actor Patrick Stewart

This Week's Panelists:

• Adam Felber, writer and performer
• Sue Ellicott, writer and journalist
• Roy Blount Jr., humorist and author of Robert E. Lee


Round 1

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
The Senate holds an all-nighter; finding the quickest way to Baghdad International; how are things down in the sewer?

» Music Cue: "The Honeymooners"
Composer: J. Gleason
CD Title: Television's Greatest Hits Vol. II
Label: TVT
Year: 1986

Opening Panel Round (Listen)
Thanks to the Do-Not-Call list, an old profession is returning; an even easier way to make award-winning chili.

» Music Cue: "You Can't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes"
Artist: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Composer: Ager, Newman, Mencher
CD Title: Benny Goodman: More Greatest Hits
Label: RCA
Year: 1997

Round 2

Instead of limericks this week, we play a game called...

Are You An NPR Geek? (Listen)
Featuring a listener guessing what stories referred to from three tape cuts taken from NPR News programs this week. You'll hear three snippets from All Things Considered.

A spokesman says they were "just friends;" a crunchy snack that shouldn't be too greasy; seeking justice -- and fresh air -- in Brazil.

» Music Cue: "Brush Up Your Shakespeare"
Artist: Harry Clark/Jack Diamond
Composer: Cole Porter

Not My Job! (Listen)
Actor Patrick Stewart plays a game called "Thanks CBS, we'll take it from here..." -- three questions about the Reagan years.

Round 3

Second Panel Round (Listen)
United's new pithy airline name; McDonald's protests a dictionary entry; If you wait just a bit longer before you break up, you might benefit.

Who's Carl This Time? (Second Round) (Listen)
Duck!... into your nearest fundraiser!; too much press for a certain young woman; and the wily Kucinich on the prowl.

» Music Cue: "One is a Lonely Number"
Artist: George Jones
CD Title: Truckin' On
Label: Starday
Year: 1997

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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
The panelists predict the next controversial word Merriam-Webster will include in its dictionary.

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