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I'm Bill Curtis and here is your host at the Studebaker Theatre at the fine arts building in Chicago, Illinois, the game, far-side. Thank you, Bill. I thank everyone I'm feeling in for Peter Segel who has taken the week off so he can correct all the grammar on his kids valentines. But don't worry, we have a great show for you today.

We're going to be joined by Art and Show who plays Rumi in K-Pop Demon Hunters, a pop culture phenomenon so big even NPR listeners will know what I'm talking about.

But first, it's your turn to show us some moves.

Give us a call to play our games. The number is 1-8-8-8-8, wait, wait, that's 1-8-8-9-2-4-8-9-2-4. Now, let's welcome our first listener contestant. Hi, you're on, wait, wait, don't tell me. Hi, this is Lindsey McCalley from Granville, Ohio.

Hi, Lindsey, what are you doing, Granville, Ohio? I am a wildlife biologist. What's your favorite wildlife? The unhuggable, the snakes, the bats, the wheat, I study fresh water muscles, all the creepycallies. You're such a proper weirdo.

Okay. Well, Lindsey, let's introduce you to our panel.

First up, a comedian who will be in Barry Vermont at the Barry Opera House on Saturday,

February 21st, and host of the podcast, "Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone." It's Paula Poundstone. Next up, he's a comedian who is currently on the Great Full Bread Tour, tickets available at TomPapa.com. It's TomPapa. Hi, Lindsey. Finally, a comedian you can see her in San Francisco at the punchline, March 4th through 7th,

and check out her stand-up special, the landlord special on YouTube. It's Beth Stelling. Lindsey, oh, H. Oh, oh, welcome to the show, Lindsey. You're going to play who's built this time. Build Curtis is going to read you three quotes from this week's news. If you can identify two of them, you'll win our prize, which is any voice from

“our show on your voice mail. Are you ready? I think so. All right. Here's your first quote”

from Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy. The threat has been neutralized. Okay. He was talking about a threat, a threat that was shot down by a laser and that shut down Texas airspace. A threat that turned out to be what? Was it a drone? Oh, no. Oh, it was something else that floats in the air, but for fun, it does that. Oh, woo. A balloon, a party balloon. That's right, folks. The party balloon has been neutralized.

On Tuesday, the FAA announced that El Paso Airport would be closed for 10 days, but didn't say why. Then they announced the closure was because customs and border protection had shot down a drug cartel drone with a laser. Then we learned what they thought was a drone was actually a party balloon. The threat has been neutralized and it's a girl. Guys, it was an alien ship.

“That's what happens in that part of the country and it was an alien and they don't want to tell us”

and good night everybody. Thank you Tom for being the voice reason up here today. Well, somewhere in El Paso right now, there's like a mom thinking back to when she told her toddler, "Sure honey, you can let go of the balloon. What's the worst they could happen?" Didn't China attack us with a balloon a couple of years ago? Yeah, yeah, there was outrage. Yeah, but this was like what was different about this was that they used their new laser.

They were like very excited to use their new laser and I mean who can blame them if they just ruined someone's bar mitzvah? You know? They're very sensitive in Texas, like a balloon goes up.

The things that are flying in around going through security, there should be lasers.

I don't know what was it like, what the drones in New Jersey going on for several weeks and people were like, "It's fine." Yeah, they're like, "You get used to it, so why?" All right, for your next quote, "We take you to the winter Olympics in Malon." Three months ago, I made a mistake and she did on the love of my life. That was what someone said this week right after he did what in Malon.

“He won a medal. That's right, he won a medal. In the Olympics, now what an Olympics?”

It's been, we've had Lindsay Vaughan, the quad god, the Malon games have been full of drama,

and now they're full of drama. They Norwegian by-athlete won the bronze medal and in the interview right after, took the opportunity to tearfully tell the world that he cheated on his girlfriend, an Olympic medal and two girlfriends, come on, bro, leave something for the rest of us. Okay. And she doesn't take him back, right? She's not into this big public. I'm sorry. Are we sure, he's a bi athlete? Are we sure this is a biologist?

By the way, this apology was delivered with the passion and earnestness of a man whose apology

“in private was not accepted. Yeah, yeah, yeah, very clear. He's like, I just want to reiterate”

in front of the entire world. Why don't men think that's romantic? I don't know. My old friend Mark Anderson told me his story one time about a comic proposing to his fiance on stage. What is romantic about that? Nothing. It delayed the show. The audience was kind of like, what do they do? It's not any of anybody else's. She said yes. I think she did. Well, she don't even know the main part of the story. She opened for him after that.

All right, here's your last quote. A cake is rarely just a cake. That was Baker and psychologist Helen Goa talking about some new relationship advice. Under no circumstances, should you bake for your new partner on what holiday? That's right, Valentine's Day. Now, experts say baking something elaborate could show you have an oversized interest in your

“new partner and it could scare them off. That's why I never bake. I keep it real chill and I just”

make them a scale model of the inside of their apartment. I love putting a lot more pressure on Valentine's Day. Like, right, like, you have someone that doesn't really like you. You show up with flowers. You really go for it. You bake them something. They're not interested in you. I've had a lot of rejection in my life. Well, okay, and that's just it, Tom, like the argument is that baking involves too much personal effort. They're kind of right. Like, it can be creepy to have someone tell you,

I made this bread from the sourdough starter. I got right after our first date. I've been

feeding it this whole time. Did you have to say feeding it? Do you watch your husband to do anything on Valentine's Day? I mean, I feel like as a feminist. No, let's let that be what's on the record off the record. I would love to be showered with the flowers and chocolates and girly things. Yeah, yeah, you can't do nothing. I want something creative. Yeah. Handmade. Handmade. You know what, macaroni. I was going to do it. I was going to give to someone special

balloon, but I was in Texas. Wait, Bill, how did Lindsay do? Lindsay's three right went straight to the heart of the Valentine. She is a winner. Thank you. Congratulations, Lindsay. Thanks for joining us. Bye. And now, panel, I have some questions for you about this week's news. Paula, this week,

what? Sailors. All right, let me give you a hint. Thank you. Please wait for snappers, best 23 skidoo. From the what? 50s, 40s? You know what, I'll give it to you. They're talking like old people. I know about this skidoo. I did, yeah. Yeah. I have to remember my grandpa saying "skibited toilet." Young people sound old. Now, Jen Z loves saying things like Skidaddle and Yappin, Mahel's bells and great colleges, knickers. It's just another phase in young people's

ongoing mission to confuse the hell out of grandma. But by the way, I love talking like my grandma and by that I mean, I'm really mean to my mom. How do they find this slang though? Because this slang is really, this is old slang. Like, where did they pick it up? Is this thing called the

“internet? Yeah. It's funny. You have to dial up, I think. And they're just going on like”

hotgrammy.com and pick it up this slang. I've never been on the internet, but I think it's a thing.

I mean, like, it's, it is actually fun to hear kids talking like grandpa's until you hear them using words for Italians, no person should ever say. True. My wife likes when I call her legs get away sticks. I never heard that before, where'd you get that from? Rockgrammy.com. Coming up, our panelists make some movie magic in our Bluff the listener game called 180. Wait, wait, wait to play. We'll be back in a minute with more of way, way, don't tell me. From NPR.

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Hi, you're on Wait Wait don't tell me. Hi, my name's Kristen and I'm living in Boston. Hi, Kristen. What are you doing Boston? Oh my gosh. Well, it has been very cold here lately. I love to, I live right in by the arboretum and I love to take my dog out. That's one of my favorite things to do. And you know, it doesn't sound very exciting, but because it's been so cold,

“I actually really love knitting. You are an NPR listener. That's what I'm gathering.”

Definitely. Well, it's so nice to have you with us, Kristen. You're going to play the game where you tell the truth from fiction. What's the topic, Bill? Straight from the Silver Screen. Oh, the movies. They make a laugh. They make you cry. They make you wonder,

what else have I seen that guy in? Well, this week we came across an amazing story about someone

who was inspired by a movie and took action. Our panelists are going to tell you about it. Pick the one who's telling the truth and you'll win the wait wait or of your choice on your voice mail. Are you ready to play? I am definitely ready. Let's go. All right. First up, it's Tom Papa. A Chicago man received a summons for Verman infestation and unsanitary conditions conducive to rodents. When officials discovered he had smuggled a rat into a restaurant under his hat.

His defense, he had been inspired by one of his favorite movies, Ratatouille. 34-year-old Kevin Heitz claimed that he had been going through some tough times. His girlfriend left him.

Heitz explained saying, "I figured I just needed a friend like that guy Alfredo in Ratatouille.

“Anytime he was in a jam, his little rat friend pulled his hair and helped him out.”

But his rat wasn't as cute and clever as the movie version. Mr. Heitz suffered rat bites on his ears. Rotent feces dropping down his far-head and he scared customers of the next table when the rats tailed drop down around his nose. I really thought it was going to work, Heitz said, but it's okay. I just watched Gremlin's last night and I have an idea."

A story of a man inspired by Ratatouille to get a pet rat from Tom Papa, your next story of a

movie that moves someone comes from Beth Stelling. Terry Cleber from Romney West Virginia was arrested this week for a string of robberies he made with a supernatural green disguise,

“the mask from the movie, the mask. Terry has been looking for a way to spice up his life.”

He tried the usual stuff, Pilates, Religion, getting really into Dune, but none of it really stuck until he got his mask. While scrolling red at one evening, he saw the 3D printing work of Alan Nudge, who makes custom costumes for nerds across the country.

Terry thought that was just what he needed, a new identity. He messaged Alan saying,

"Make sure this magical mask contains the spirit of Norse God Loki, needed to cover my whole head." And included the circumference of his noggin. Alan assumed the customer was joking, and recalls muttering to himself 19 inches. That's pretty small head. But when Terry got his mask from the mask, something came over him, and he started robbing banks. Terry's robberies were described as chaotic, lots of spinning and shouting, smoking.

After his arrest, when asked if he would do it again, he said, "Sure, I would. Somebody stop me!" All right, a man inspired by the movie, "Master Robabank" from bestelling your last story of the cinema comes to life from Palaboundstone. Ian Klotten of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, fortified his three homes with booby traps in the style of the Christmas classic, home alone, to protect his illegal drug business. Klotten's fortress included homemade bombs, trip wires,

crossbows, a blowtorch, and various other imitation firearms. Klotten, a six-year-old man, actually told the police that he was trying to copy home alone. Kevin was a lot cuter. Some of them modified weapons authorities found a Klotten's home, looked like homemade bombs, and about 130 nearby homes were evacuated while they brought in the bomb squad, which wasn't in the movie either. Kevin's budget was limited to what was in Buzz's money jar.

Klotten got seven years in prison, which could be good for two reasons. A, he might turn his life around, and two, when he gets out, he may be planning to put on a show to try to raise enough money to save his former General's struggling for Montin. Okay. So, Kristen, you've got a man inspired by Ratatouille to get a pet rat from Tom. A man inspired by the movie Mass to rob a bank from Beth, and a man who booby trapped his home

“inspired by home alone, which one is real? I think I want to go with Paul's story.”

All right. To find out which story is true, we spoke to a reporter covering the real story. He rigged his house with baby traps, where paint would have fallen on to any intruders. That was Dan Bader of BBC News explaining the real story of a man inspired by all the booby traps in home alone. Congratulations, Kristen. You got it right. And you earned a point for Paul, and you've won our pies. The voice of your choice on your

voice mail. Thank you so much for playing with us today. All right. It was a joy to be here. Take care. Have a good two. Bye. And now the game where we ask people who've built huge careers to do one more thing. We call it not my job. Some people are triple threats, but today's guest art and show is at least a quadruple threat. An actor, musician, professional poker player, and black belt in Taekwondo. And this year,

is Netflix's most streamed in movie of all time. Art and show. Welcome to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.

So I have to be honest with you. I have a love-hate relationship with Rumi, voiced by you because I have a seven-year-old daughter. And I see where this is going. And I hear I hear your voice all the time. Are our parents mad at you for making the most popular movie of all time? I mean, okay. I feel like they are kind of at this point a bit sick of it. On the flip side, I've heard that, you know, at least it's something that has a positive message.

And at least their kids are, you know, enjoying it together all ages. And it is very, like, family friendly. Wait, what's your daughter's name? Rika. Okay Rika. Well, Rumi says better with Indemama. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. I get up on replay for the rest of her life.

“That's what's going to happen. What are those things for? It's the most commonly asked thing”

that I get these days is videos for kids with like messages from mom of a dad who are like, sometimes workers or people I love and respect. And it's just wild. It's wild. I mean, I can't tell you the number of girls that were Rumi for Halloween. I'm sure you saw the Rumi cast of. Do you personally have a way of tracking the numbers of how popular this is? I mean, no way. It's so impossible. I mean, we went from critic choice, golden globes,

Grammys. And now we're headed to the Oscars. I feel like there's all these incredible opportunities.

It's sort of like a world when that keeps going and you're like, are we slowing down or are we

“never slowing down? Because I think you're better. I think you and I have a lot in common in this way.”

Okay. I have a video on on my YouTube. That's almost at three million views. And you know, I check the number quite frequently. And I was just wondering if we're having, you know, you and your home and me and mine. Are you arguing guys the same? Yeah, when I check in the middle of the night, because you know, I sleep beside the laptop. And I'm wondering if like, from now on, I'll be like, Arden's checking right now. I am checking, you know what we're exactly

the same. Thank you. Well, I don't think we're out running the Halloween. I think we're in for another Halloween. Oh, I agree. I agree. I don't agree. I still have another crop of girls over, you know, the keep coming into it. So I'm not married, but my, so I can't really call myself a step mom, but my step Kate, my boyfriend's daughter was Rumi, and for Halloween this year. And her best friend, just wanted to play the mom, which is a simple glass with black pants. I love it.

Well, perfect. Rumi, I mean, Rumi, Arden, you really have her. I literally do hear your voice way too much. Okay. So what of the really unexpected things about you is that, you know, you're not just an actor, and you're so many more things. And one of those things is a champion poker player. Like you are internationally ranked. How did that happen? I was actually psych major in

college, and I always love the game. I've just respected it so much, and I really wasn't great.

I've always been quite shy, and I'm not much of like a partier and quite a more of an introvert, so I like these quiet settings. It's taught me to be confident and to take risks. Learn to say no,

“and to bet on myself. I'm often underestimated. I think people are just like not expecting anything from me.”

And then they're like, oh, she's not that bad. Oh, maybe she's not. I love it. That you've put such a positive spin on a degenerate practice. Well, there are degenerate parts that we're forced to are, but I find that there are a lot of really great parts in that world as well. I've met a lot of really cool players. People who are like, I want to like hang out with my friends, but I don't want to sit in a club. It's kind of like a nice alternative. So, Art and you, you actually had some news recently

that you got engaged. Congratulations. Thank you. And then something else happened that day,

Oh, my goodness. So, so funny. Well, it was actually before we got engaged. My fiance

“and I were flying to Hawaii. But we always, you know, get in together. And you know, we're flying”

business. And so I didn't have TSA pre-check at the time. He did. And I had clear. And all of a sudden, he's just like, I'm going to go this way into the TSA pre-check line and leave you. And I was just like, wait, what? And you were like, I want to marry that man. Well, no, no, we weren't in great care. He was sneaking away because he was afraid that they take out the ring and that I would see it. Because we were flying for our friends wedding. So, I thought all of a sudden, he was being

ultra competitive and seeing people go faster. Like, I'm very the speed of TSA pre-check versus clear. And I was being like, he's being all weird and nervous, energy. And then, of course, the next day he proposed. And I was like, oh, everything makes sense. Right. Like, it wasn't just being a jerk. Yeah. Well, you had a whirlwind year, Arden. And we've asked you here to play a game that we're calling. K-pop demon hunters meet K-Mart, bargain hunt. Okay. That's right. We're going to

ask you three questions about the late great discount store K-Mart. Answer just two of them correctly,

“and you'll win our prize for one of our listeners, Bill, who's Arden playing for?”

Gina Hoffman of Sacramento, California. Okay, Gina. I'm a trauma hardest. I'm quite

competitive. I shall try. All right. Here's your first question. By the 2010s, K-Mart was

struggling to keep up with Walmart and Target. So, they tried to do anything they could to grab people's attention. Like, which of these commercials? Was it A, an ad where a woman stripped from a park a down to her underwear to show all the different kinds of clothing that were on sale? Was it B, an ad promoting free shipping for online orders that used the phrase, "I can ship my pants 11 times?" Or was it C, an ad with a jingle that went K-Mart? It's K-K-K-Mart.

Well, I don't think it's Blast one. Do you read? That is correct. It was ship my pants. They ran another ad for K-Mart with gas stations attached talking about their big ass savings. So, they were really doing it, K-Mart. All right. Here we go. Here's your next question. In 2019, a man named Andrew Lippie was arrested for stealing $300 worth of goods from a K-Mart in Florida. This came as a shock to people. Why? Was it A? Because he was the manager of

the Walmart across the street. B, he was a city councilman who ran on promises to fight shoplifting

“or see earlier that we key had bought his own private island for $8 million.”

B! No, wrong it is C! Wow. Here's your last question. While K-Mart is all bought gone in the US, there are over 300 K-Mart in Australia. But one mom and Melbourne is furious with the company because the toy lion she bought there for her son was what? A, anatomically correct. Was it B, louder than a jackhammer, or was it C? Stuffed with a combination of styrofoam and gunpowder.

A! That's right. It was A! Wow. Oh my goodness. This lion never been so nervous in my life.

We're going to get into that new. No, this lion was clearly a male and some toy designer was definitely trying to get fired. Do yourself a favor in Google this image. It is a disturbing level of anatomical correctness. Why do they fail? How did Arden do on our quiz? Arden can stop hunting demons because she got two out of three, which is a win for us. Yes. Arden, thank you so much for joining us. Arden Show is the voice of Rumi in Netflix's K-Pop

demon hunters, which is nominated for Best Animated Film at this year's Oscars. Arden Joe, thanks for joining us. Arden. Hi Arden. In just a minute, Bill has an adorable pet for you to adopt in our listener Limerick Challenge.

back in a minute with more up. Wait, wait, don't tell me from NPR. From NPR and WBEs, Chicago, this is. Wait, wait, don't tell me the NPR news quiz. I'm Bill Curtis, we are playing this week with Beth Stilling, Tom Pappa, and Paula Pound's Stone, and here again is your host. At this due to make her theater and Chicago alone again far-side. Thanks, Bill. In just a minute, I hope you're hungry because

we've prepared a feast for your ears. It's our listener Limerick Challenge. If you'd like to play, give us a call at 1-8-8-8-8, wait, wait, that's 1-8-8-8-9-2-4-8-9-2-4. But now, panel, I have more questions from this week's news. Tom, there's a growing debate about a certain

“piece of airplane etiquette whether or not you should close what? Oh, I can't believe I got this.”

If you check my Instagram right now, you would see I am documenting all of the people, all of the moronic people who fly, who in its early morning and everything's dark and everyone close their windows. There's one jackass with it open, and the sun coming right onto my eyeball. That's me. You know, that's right. That is correct. The window shade. You don't.

I open the window shade the second I get on the plane. Why are you doing that? Because there's

a beautiful view out there. No, that's not. It's just white. It's just white. We're at 30,000 feet, and I just want to sleep. You can sleep if you're really tired. You'll sleep. I put a blanket over my head when I want to sleep with the shade open. There's the shade open. And you know what, when they used to tell you, when they used to come by and the flight attendant will come by and ask you to lower your shade because people were watching a movie.

Yeah. I'm going to lower. I'm going to not look out at one of the most beautiful countries in the whole world. I'm not going to look out at that so that somebody can watch. You know, legally blonde. No. You can't see it. You can't see it. 30. Now I'm contemplating.

I think I might have to take the windows. No, but time. But the reality, yeah. The reality is

whoever sits on the window side controls the window. And that's just the reality. And once and then whoever sits on the aisle gets to control who goes to the bathroom.

“It's all about control. Yeah. I do ask politely. I said, do you mind because if you want to work”

on your laptop and write jokes for weight, weight, don't tell me. And wrote jokes for this? Yeah. I actually love the window open. I'm just trying to be funny. All right. Moving on. Beth, a Russian tech company says they've developed a new kind of surveillance program that uses what to spy on people. The ring camera. Okay. Let me give you a hint. They're they're leaders in the flying room. They're drapes. Like think more animal.

Bats. Pitches. Pitches. Pitches. Yeah. Put that out of the bag. Wow. The company says they have successfully equipped pigeons with body cameras. A little backpack with solar panels to power the camera and neural implants that allow operators to make the birds fly left or right. If true, this program could give Russia full access to the heads of our most classified statues. These pigeons better be getting paid in crutons. But by the way, like you know that pigeons are

really the right bird for espionage because the seagulls they tried were like, I'm a spy. I'm a spy. You're just too chatty, you know. Yeah. And how much information are they going to get out and tune a fish sandwiches on the beach? The reason I would hate to be a pigeon. That's a whole book right there. That's a whole book for you. It's because

every time you fly the windows wide open. Coming up. It's lightning fill in the blanket first.

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TikTok at Wait, wait, and PR. Hi, you're on Wait, wait, don't tell me. I mean, this is Dominic from Tallahassee, Florida. Hi, Dominic. So, like, what do you do in Tallahassee, Florida? I am a lawyer and editor at Florida Law Weekview, which is a legal research database and official court reporter for

“the Florida trial courts. So, as a Floridian. Yeah. Is it as weird as we all think it is?”

Weirder. Well, welcome to the show. Dominic Bill Curtis is going to read you three news-related lyrics with the last word or phrase missing from each. If you can fill in that last word or phrase

correctly on two lyrics, you're a winner. Here's your first lyric. When eccentrics abandon their

flat and let's scuttled ignoise, drove neighbors' bats. Their pet rodents roam. So, we'll find a new home for upwards of 400 rats in there. That's right. The strong island animal rescue league has rescued over 450 domesticated white rats from a condemned home on Long Island and are looking for loving homes to help nurse them back to help. And I'm sorry, nurse them back to help. Normally, when you have 450 rats, the goal is to get that number down to zero rats. I heard the Russians

are going to fill in with computer parts. They have a whole program now where the rats spy on pigeons. Well, according to the shelter, they've already placed more than 200 of the rodents in foster and adopted homes. It'll be even easier to place the remaining 200 in homes if they just don't tell the people who live there. Like just like throw them in New York City, where are you to it? All right, here's your next limerick. Hard butter is baking's big flaw. Here's a softening trip

from my mom. To my boobs, it stays pressed because just heat is best. I just shove a whole stick in my bra. That's right. Bra. Sustain. Home cooks are excited about a new method for quickly softening butter in the kitchen. Just put the butter in your bra. Don't worry if you don't wear a bra. I'm sure your butt crack works just as obviously I use my thighs right between my thighs. My mother used to prepare all of our food this way. See

it's once in dinners just right, you know. I'm always putting butter in my wife's bra.

Even when it's not balanced. But also like you don't have to stop at butter. You can use the

“heat of your boobs for anything. Like do you need to just frost some fish? You don't tell it in there.”

You want to suede a chicken, go on a run. You know, make it happen. I put fish in my wife's bra all the time. Not even on Valentine's. Sometimes I put the butter and the fish in there. Oh yes. So with some capers. Yeah, so the fish doesn't stick. All right, here's your last limerick. At McDonald's, I feel like a savvy ZAR has their fish row will show just how fab we are. Their Valentine's deal adds some flair to their meal. They are

serving McNuggets with caviar. Three in a row, you did it. Three in a row. Good job. For a special Valentine's Day promotion McDonald's is offering up a new Deluxe combo.

“Chicken McNuggets topped with caviar and creme fresh. It's perfect if you want to do something”

special for your Valentine. But you know, not that special. As part of the promotion, you get a free $25 voucher for McNuggets. Imagine the emotional roller coaster for your girlfriend. When you tell her you're having caviar on Valentine's Day at McDonald's for free. Wow. Bill, how did Dominic do? Dominic did great. Three in a row. That's awesome Dominic. Thank you so much for playing with us. Thank you, everybody. Bye, Dominic. Bye, Dominic. Bye.

answer as many fill in the blank questions as they can. Each correct answer is worth two points.

“Bill, can you give us the score? Sure, can Beth has two. Paula has three. Tom,”

he's sitting there with one. Wow. Okay. Tom, since you're in third place, you're up first.

Okay. The clock will start when I begin your first question. Fill in the blank. On Tuesday, six GOP representatives cross party lines to block Trump's blanks on Canada. Terrific. Right. This week, the White House removed an LGBTQ pride flag from the Blank Monument in New York. Stonewall. Right. On Monday, federal judge in California temporarily block the state's blank ban for law enforcement officers. Face covering. That's right. Mask ban.

This week, a criminal who successfully evaded Italian law enforcement for 16 years was arrested this week after he blanked. Farted.

“No, came back to Italy to watch the Olympic. On Monday, NASA once again had to do repairs”

to the rocket they plan to send to the blank. Moon. Right. According to a new study,

drinking two to three cups of blank a day will lure your risk of dementia. Coffee. Right. This week, police in Colorado asked a man to please stop blanking at busy intersections. Dancing. Please stop juggling flaming torches while writing a unicycle. Sounds like dancing to me. The juggling act in which police call it quite good and quite illegal. Shot to drivers and briefly delayed traffic, police emphasize that the street is for

automobiles and the man agreed from now on he'll be juggling his flame torches inside a car. Bill, how did Tom do? Very well. Five rights. Ten more points. Total of eleven puts him in the lead. Wow. All right. Good job Tom. Thank you, McGeeam. All right, Beth, you're up next. Fill in the blank. Following a congressional hearing, lawmakers are calling for attorney general blank to resign.

Bondy. Right. On Monday, Galane Maxwell said she would clear blanks name and exchange for clemency. Trump. Oh, Epstein. Trump. Trump. Right. This week, NBC said that Sunday's blank was the most watch show in the history of the network. Superall. Right. On Wednesday, gallop announced they would no longer measure blank approval ratings. Presidential. Right. Best known for his role in Dawson's Creek actor, blank passed away at the age of 48. James Vanderbeek. Right. A Pennsylvania

couple who bought a house from an 85-year-old German man are suing because he didn't disclose the basement had blanked at bodies. The basement had a bunch of Nazi symbols and the floor tiles. The couple says that the tiles recovered by rugs during all of their walkthroughs of the house. But guys, if you're buying a house from an 85-year-old German dude who's lived there for 50 years,

there's gonna be some swastikas. It just proves the couple forgot the most important rule of

“buying a new house. Location, location, no Nazi floor tiles. Bill, how did Beth do on our quiz?”

Beth got five right for ten more points for a total of twelve. Wow. Wow. And Germany will call a need to win. Five to win. All right, Paula. Here you go. This is for the game. Bill and the blank. On Thursday, President Trump said he was ending the ice surge in blank. Uh, Minneapolis. Right. This week, law enforcement said they'd received over 18,000 tips related to the disappearance of blanks mother. Uh, Savannah, got three. Right. On Monday, the White House

threatened to block the opening of a bridge between the US and blank. Canada. Right. New research shows that men who smoke are almost twice as likely as non-smokers to blank. Uh, be asked to leave the room. No. Twice as likely to go bald. Oh, wow. On Thursday, Ukrainian using his helmet to protest the war with blank was barred from the Olympics. Uh, Ukrainian Russia. Right. On Wednesday, Apple once again delayed an update to electronic assistant blank. Uh, uh, uh, Siri. Right.

This week, a bar in Pennsylvania raised its drinking age to 25 after a teenager tried to use a fake ID with a picture of blank. Uh, with a picture of uh, uh, uh, uh, Mister Rogers. Ben Franklin. Oh, boy. Dirty Franks and Philly has seen a huge increase in people trying to use fake IDs, but things got really bad when someone tried to use an ID that said their name was Ben Franklin.

right up to the bouncer and was like, he pardoned me. Does your bar allow kites.

“Bell did Paula do well enough to win. She did five right 10 more points.”

Title of 13. That means Paula's our winner. All right, Paula. Congratulations. Thank you. It was a big win. It was a really big win. All right, coming up, our panelists predict what'll be the big surprise in the final week of

the Olympics. But first, let me tell you that, wait wait don't tell me is a production of NPR

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The Jamaican Bob sled team wins gold and immediately divorce their wives.

“Beth Stelling. I think we've had a lot of proposals. We've had some apologies for cheating”

and I'd like to see some divorce announcements. And Paula Poundstone. Some of the cross-country skiing women give birth right there on the trail. Well, the video that happened is going to ask you about it on weight weight. They'll tell me. Thank you, Bill Curtis. Thanks also to Paula Poundstone. Tom Papa and Beth Stelling. Thanks to all of you for listening. I'm McGeen Versaud and we will see you next week.

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