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Saturday, October 06, 2012
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Musician Ben Folds Plays Not My Job
October 6, 2012 Years ago, musician Ben Folds started a band with his two friends and called it the Ben Folds Five. Ben Folds went on to have a solo career, but he's gotten the band back together and their new album is The Sound of the Life of the Mind. Folds plays a game called "I'll Be Back!"
Monday, October 01, 2012
'Another Thing': Test Your Clever Skills
'Another Thing': A Terrible Toy For The 21st Century
October 1, 2012 All Things Considered and author/blogger Lenore Skenazy offer a weekly on-air contest to test your cleverness skills. The "Another Thing" contest takes a trend in the news and challenges you to help us satirize it with a song title, a movie name or something else wacky.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Sunday Puzzle
Seeing Double
September 30, 2012 Every answer today is a six-letter word or name that has a repeated two-letter pair, like "eraser," which has E-R twice, or "regret," which has R-E twice. The repeated pair of letters can appear anywhere in the word. You'll be given the pair of letters and a clue, and you provide the words.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe Plays Not My Job
September 29, 2012 We're pretty sure Kluwe is either the nerdiest player in the NFL, and/or the most athletic nerd in history. We've invited him to answer three questions about the Ig Nobel awards, which honor some of the more ridiculous breakthroughs in science.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Election 2012
A Political Litmus Test, In 6 Jokes
September 25, 2012 Could humor be the key to bridging a divided nation? Read these relatively nonpolitical jokes told by six very politically outspoken comedians, and tell us which ones you think are funny. We'll try to determine whether that says something about your political leanings.
Monday, September 24, 2012
'Another Thing': Test Your Clever Skills
'Another Thing': A Toothpaste Worthy Of A Caveman
September 24, 2012 All Things Considered and author/blogger Lenore Skenazy offer a weekly on-air contest to test your cleverness skills. The "Another Thing" contest takes a trend in the news and challenges you to help us satirize it with a song title, a movie name or something else wacky.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Sunday Puzzle
Finding Consecutively Good TV Shows
September 23, 2012 Every answer is the name of a TV show past or present. Each can be found in consecutive letters in the sentences read. Name the TV shows. For example, in the sentence "We watched the acrobat many times," the hidden TV show is BATMAN. Hint: Each answer has at least six letters.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
CDC Director Thomas Frieden Plays 'Not My Job'
September 22, 2012 We've invited the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to play a game called "Try to stop these viruses!" Three questions about viral marketing campaigns gone awry.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Monkey See
'Borderlands 2': A Fine Game's Follow-Up Prioritizes Dialogue And Character
September 18, 2012 Commentator Harold Goldberg says Borderlands 2 may not have the story to live up to its terrific dialogue, but it could still be one of the games of the year.
Monday, September 17, 2012
'Another Thing': Test Your Clever Skills
'Another Thing': Obie The Dachshund's Big Slim-Down
September 17, 2012 All Things Considered and author/blogger Lenore Skenazy offer a weekly on-air puzzle to test your cleverness skills. The "Another Thing" contest takes a trend in the news and challenges you to help us satirize it with a song title, a movie name or something else wacky.
Monkey See
The 25 Magic Words Of American Television
September 17, 2012 We reveal the 25 words that can be combined to create countless television shows.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Sunday Puzzle
Missing In Action
September 16, 2012 Every answer is a familiar phrase in the form of "___ and ___." You'll be given the two missing words, each with a letter removed, and you give the phrases. For example, given "lot and fund," the answer would be "lost and found."
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
'Thrones' Author George R.R. Martin Plays Not My Job
September 15, 2012 The author of the epic fantasy series Game of Thrones takes a quiz called Game of Trombones. Three questions about things that rhyme with thrones.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
'Another Thing': Test Your Clever Skills
Test Your Clever Side With 'Another Thing'
September 10, 2012 All Things Considered and author/blogger Lenore Skenazy offer a weekly on-air puzzle to test your cleverness skills. The "Another Thing" contest takes a trend in the news and challenges you to help us satirize it with a song title, a movie name or something else wacky.
