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I appreciate that. I support you.
I appreciate that. I support you.
Yeah. What are your big feelings?
Yeah. What are your big feelings?
The numbers were so unbelievable, Peter had to double check them.
The numbers were so unbelievable, Peter had to double check them.
From NPR in WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson, and here is your host at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago, filling in for Peter Sagal, Tom Papa.
From NPR in WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson, and here is your host at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago, filling in for Peter Sagal, Tom Papa.
So far, I've got Washington, Lincoln, and the guy Harrison Ford played on Air Force One.
So far, I've got Washington, Lincoln, and the guy Harrison Ford played on Air Force One.
Peter asked him about how he almost skipped acting entirely to become a Pentecostal preacher.
Peter asked him about how he almost skipped acting entirely to become a Pentecostal preacher.
Just be careful blowing out those candles, George, or your whole mouth is going to go up in flames.
Just be careful blowing out those candles, George, or your whole mouth is going to go up in flames.
From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm the voice so rich, Forbes put it on a list. Chioki Ianson, and here's your host at the Studebaker Theater in downtown Chicago, filling in for Peter Sagal, Tom Papa.
From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm the voice so rich, Forbes put it on a list. Chioki Ianson, and here's your host at the Studebaker Theater in downtown Chicago, filling in for Peter Sagal, Tom Papa.
Peter started by asking him how it felt to finally achieve the pinnacle of show business success, his own PBS special.
Peter started by asking him how it felt to finally achieve the pinnacle of show business success, his own PBS special.
From NPR in WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson, and here's your host at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago, filling in for Peter Sagal, Tom Papa.
From NPR in WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson, and here's your host at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago, filling in for Peter Sagal, Tom Papa.
I'm having so much fun. I can't wait to see what we do for Autocrats Day next year.
I'm having so much fun. I can't wait to see what we do for Autocrats Day next year.
I would hope so, because that would have been insulting. You don't talk about somebody's mama like that.
I would hope so, because that would have been insulting. You don't talk about somebody's mama like that.
Liz Ward of Austin, Texas.
Liz Ward of Austin, Texas.
Well, here's the gossip on Vanessa Bayer. She got all three right. Yeah.
Well, here's the gossip on Vanessa Bayer. She got all three right. Yeah.
From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson. We're playing this week with Peter Gross, Rachel Feinstein, and Chantira Jackson. And here again is your host at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Papa.
From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson. We're playing this week with Peter Gross, Rachel Feinstein, and Chantira Jackson. And here again is your host at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Papa.
If I went into a bathroom and Tom was there, I wouldn't talk to him.
If I went into a bathroom and Tom was there, I wouldn't talk to him.
Not until you get out.
Not until you get out.
Here's your first limerick. My skin has a roughened savannah feel, but Botox and balms are a grandma's deal. I'll try something funky, this fruit from a monkey. I'm rubbing my face with... Banana peel? That's right, banana peel.
Here's your first limerick. My skin has a roughened savannah feel, but Botox and balms are a grandma's deal. I'll try something funky, this fruit from a monkey. I'm rubbing my face with... Banana peel? That's right, banana peel.
Since there's loss in the big coffee game, we'll return to the source of our fame. We will keep messing up what we write on your cup. We've gone back to misspelling your... Name. That's right, name.
Since there's loss in the big coffee game, we'll return to the source of our fame. We will keep messing up what we write on your cup. We've gone back to misspelling your... Name. That's right, name.
Here's your last limerick. Hopping each day makes my rump dope. And my cardio hops gave that chump hope. He made a mistake and fell into a lake. But I soon pulled him out with my jump rope. Yes, you're right.
Here's your last limerick. Hopping each day makes my rump dope. And my cardio hops gave that chump hope. He made a mistake and fell into a lake. But I soon pulled him out with my jump rope. Yes, you're right.
Peter has three points. Rachel has four points. Shantira has five points. Yes, she does. Oh, boy.
Peter has three points. Rachel has four points. Shantira has five points. Yes, she does. Oh, boy.
Chioki, how did Peter do? Peter got five right for 10 more points. That's a total of 13, so Peter has the lead. Okay.
Chioki, how did Peter do? Peter got five right for 10 more points. That's a total of 13, so Peter has the lead. Okay.
Chioki, how did Rachel do? Oh, snap. Rachel got five right for 10 more points. She has a total of 14. Rachel's in the lead.
Chioki, how did Rachel do? Oh, snap. Rachel got five right for 10 more points. She has a total of 14. Rachel's in the lead.
Did Shantira do well enough to win? Well, Shantira got three right for six more points, total of 11. So on her inaugural appearance, Rachel Feinstein is this week's winner of Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
Did Shantira do well enough to win? Well, Shantira got three right for six more points, total of 11. So on her inaugural appearance, Rachel Feinstein is this week's winner of Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
And if any of that happens, we'll ask you about it on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
And if any of that happens, we'll ask you about it on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theschmidt.org.
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theschmidt.org.
From NPR in WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. Filling in for Bill Curtis, I'm the voice so deep you need a lifeguard. Chioki Ianson. And here's your host at the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Papa.
From NPR in WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. Filling in for Bill Curtis, I'm the voice so deep you need a lifeguard. Chioki Ianson. And here's your host at the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Papa.
This is our Black History Month joke.
This is our Black History Month joke.
Chioki, how did Edie do? Well, I hope she chooses the right voice on her voicemail because she got all three right.
Chioki, how did Edie do? Well, I hope she chooses the right voice on her voicemail because she got all three right.
Thank you so much for playing.
Thank you so much for playing.
From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson. We're playing this week with Rachel Feinstein, Shantira Jackson, and Peter Gross. And here again is your host at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Papa.
From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson. We're playing this week with Rachel Feinstein, Shantira Jackson, and Peter Gross. And here again is your host at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Papa.
Yes, Shazaly is a self-proclaimed villain for hire, and he recently started advertising his services on Facebook with the pitch line, are you tired of your partner thinking you are weak? For a reasonable fee, I can help you prove him wrong. Although there are some obvious public disturbance risks involved, our entrepreneur insists it's all harmless. Quote, it's all an act like WWE.
Yes, Shazaly is a self-proclaimed villain for hire, and he recently started advertising his services on Facebook with the pitch line, are you tired of your partner thinking you are weak? For a reasonable fee, I can help you prove him wrong. Although there are some obvious public disturbance risks involved, our entrepreneur insists it's all harmless. Quote, it's all an act like WWE.
No one gets hurt. I am the only loser.
No one gets hurt. I am the only loser.
Just run around everywhere.
Just run around everywhere.
Because maybe my shark isn't friendly. Maybe my shark is the one that needs to be on the leash. Yeah, totally.
Because maybe my shark isn't friendly. Maybe my shark is the one that needs to be on the leash. Yeah, totally.
Like what wouldn't work? Is this a rash or something else?
Like what wouldn't work? Is this a rash or something else?
Do that at the dog park? Yeah, all the time at the dog park. When I'm walking my shark. Can you help me hide this body?
Do that at the dog park? Yeah, all the time at the dog park. When I'm walking my shark. Can you help me hide this body?
So if we ever need to clone Buzz Aldrin.
So if we ever need to clone Buzz Aldrin.
Look, I've got two kids. I've seen a lot of vomit. Yeah. If you petrified that, I don't know how I would be able to distinguish it from any other rock.
Look, I've got two kids. I've seen a lot of vomit. Yeah. If you petrified that, I don't know how I would be able to distinguish it from any other rock.
I don't think of that sweater as a good look, but apparently people do. It's come back. That sweater was the look of like, okay, we're going to have him play a romantic lead, but look at that guy.
I don't think of that sweater as a good look, but apparently people do. It's come back. That sweater was the look of like, okay, we're going to have him play a romantic lead, but look at that guy.
They look warm, you know, cuddly. Our focus group of two agrees, Peter. They're ready to go lobstering at any moment.
They look warm, you know, cuddly. Our focus group of two agrees, Peter. They're ready to go lobstering at any moment.
It's an oxymoron. Speed loafers. It's an oxymoron.
It's an oxymoron. Speed loafers. It's an oxymoron.
It's like a pillow with wheels. Make up your mind.
It's like a pillow with wheels. Make up your mind.
But admit it, you want them more now than you used to, don't you?
But admit it, you want them more now than you used to, don't you?
And Adam Felber. I don't know how it hasn't happened in this country already, but Cadbury Egg McMuffins. Yes.
And Adam Felber. I don't know how it hasn't happened in this country already, but Cadbury Egg McMuffins. Yes.
Oh, you missed his fat period. Yeah, when he was singing Tangled Up in Stew. Like a rolling scone. Yeah. The pant sizes, they are a-changin'. Lays, lady, lays. Stuck inside a mobility scooter. Memphis blues again. Blubber on the tracks. Anyway. This is the story of the Dairy Queen hurricane. Are you freestyling right now?
Oh, you missed his fat period. Yeah, when he was singing Tangled Up in Stew. Like a rolling scone. Yeah. The pant sizes, they are a-changin'. Lays, lady, lays. Stuck inside a mobility scooter. Memphis blues again. Blubber on the tracks. Anyway. This is the story of the Dairy Queen hurricane. Are you freestyling right now?
missing something fun. And is that based on experience? Like people coming back from the bathroom and being like, now they're having more fun. If you come back from the bathroom and people are having more fun than when you left, you're the problem. It's true.
missing something fun. And is that based on experience? Like people coming back from the bathroom and being like, now they're having more fun. If you come back from the bathroom and people are having more fun than when you left, you're the problem. It's true.
Yeah, when she hits that high note, everything releases. That's like, ah. And they stalled a good 20 minutes before that song actually got sung. So you were in pain, I'm betting.
Yeah, when she hits that high note, everything releases. That's like, ah. And they stalled a good 20 minutes before that song actually got sung. So you were in pain, I'm betting.
What's the downside? Why don't you want sexy dressed people on a plane? What happens when that happens?
What's the downside? Why don't you want sexy dressed people on a plane? What happens when that happens?
You're a nerd on a date with a woman who's way out of your league. Who knows why she swiped right on you, but here you are. Worse, as you come back from the men's room, your date is being harassed by a huge scraggly-haired ruffian who is nearly twice your size. You act quickly, putting yourself between the interloper and your date.
You're a nerd on a date with a woman who's way out of your league. Who knows why she swiped right on you, but here you are. Worse, as you come back from the men's room, your date is being harassed by a huge scraggly-haired ruffian who is nearly twice your size. You act quickly, putting yourself between the interloper and your date.
You yell at him, warn him off, make karate hands, and give him a firm shove on his meaty shoulder. And somehow, miraculously, he backs off. Your date looks at you with newfound admiration. You're the hero! What she doesn't know is that her harasser is a 28-year-old Malaysian named Shazaly Suleiman, and you hired him for exactly this moment.
You yell at him, warn him off, make karate hands, and give him a firm shove on his meaty shoulder. And somehow, miraculously, he backs off. Your date looks at you with newfound admiration. You're the hero! What she doesn't know is that her harasser is a 28-year-old Malaysian named Shazaly Suleiman, and you hired him for exactly this moment.
The numbers were so unbelievable, Peter had to double check them.
From NPR in WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson, and here is your host at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago, filling in for Peter Sagal, Tom Papa.
So far, I've got Washington, Lincoln, and the guy Harrison Ford played on Air Force One.
Peter asked him about how he almost skipped acting entirely to become a Pentecostal preacher.
Just be careful blowing out those candles, George, or your whole mouth is going to go up in flames.
From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm the voice so rich, Forbes put it on a list. Chioki Ianson, and here's your host at the Studebaker Theater in downtown Chicago, filling in for Peter Sagal, Tom Papa.
Peter started by asking him how it felt to finally achieve the pinnacle of show business success, his own PBS special.
From NPR in WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson, and here's your host at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago, filling in for Peter Sagal, Tom Papa.
I'm having so much fun. I can't wait to see what we do for Autocrats Day next year.
I would hope so, because that would have been insulting. You don't talk about somebody's mama like that.
Liz Ward of Austin, Texas.
Well, here's the gossip on Vanessa Bayer. She got all three right. Yeah.
From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson. We're playing this week with Peter Gross, Rachel Feinstein, and Chantira Jackson. And here again is your host at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Papa.
If I went into a bathroom and Tom was there, I wouldn't talk to him.
Not until you get out.
Here's your first limerick. My skin has a roughened savannah feel, but Botox and balms are a grandma's deal. I'll try something funky, this fruit from a monkey. I'm rubbing my face with... Banana peel? That's right, banana peel.
Since there's loss in the big coffee game, we'll return to the source of our fame. We will keep messing up what we write on your cup. We've gone back to misspelling your... Name. That's right, name.
Here's your last limerick. Hopping each day makes my rump dope. And my cardio hops gave that chump hope. He made a mistake and fell into a lake. But I soon pulled him out with my jump rope. Yes, you're right.
Peter has three points. Rachel has four points. Shantira has five points. Yes, she does. Oh, boy.
Chioki, how did Peter do? Peter got five right for 10 more points. That's a total of 13, so Peter has the lead. Okay.
Chioki, how did Rachel do? Oh, snap. Rachel got five right for 10 more points. She has a total of 14. Rachel's in the lead.
Did Shantira do well enough to win? Well, Shantira got three right for six more points, total of 11. So on her inaugural appearance, Rachel Feinstein is this week's winner of Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
And if any of that happens, we'll ask you about it on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theschmidt.org.
From NPR in WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. Filling in for Bill Curtis, I'm the voice so deep you need a lifeguard. Chioki Ianson. And here's your host at the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Papa.
This is our Black History Month joke.
Chioki, how did Edie do? Well, I hope she chooses the right voice on her voicemail because she got all three right.
Thank you so much for playing.
From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Chioki Ianson. We're playing this week with Rachel Feinstein, Shantira Jackson, and Peter Gross. And here again is your host at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Papa.
Yes, Shazaly is a self-proclaimed villain for hire, and he recently started advertising his services on Facebook with the pitch line, are you tired of your partner thinking you are weak? For a reasonable fee, I can help you prove him wrong. Although there are some obvious public disturbance risks involved, our entrepreneur insists it's all harmless. Quote, it's all an act like WWE.
No one gets hurt. I am the only loser.
Just run around everywhere.
Because maybe my shark isn't friendly. Maybe my shark is the one that needs to be on the leash. Yeah, totally.
Like what wouldn't work? Is this a rash or something else?
Do that at the dog park? Yeah, all the time at the dog park. When I'm walking my shark. Can you help me hide this body?
So if we ever need to clone Buzz Aldrin.
Look, I've got two kids. I've seen a lot of vomit. Yeah. If you petrified that, I don't know how I would be able to distinguish it from any other rock.
I don't think of that sweater as a good look, but apparently people do. It's come back. That sweater was the look of like, okay, we're going to have him play a romantic lead, but look at that guy.
They look warm, you know, cuddly. Our focus group of two agrees, Peter. They're ready to go lobstering at any moment.
It's an oxymoron. Speed loafers. It's an oxymoron.
It's like a pillow with wheels. Make up your mind.
But admit it, you want them more now than you used to, don't you?
And Adam Felber. I don't know how it hasn't happened in this country already, but Cadbury Egg McMuffins. Yes.
Oh, you missed his fat period. Yeah, when he was singing Tangled Up in Stew. Like a rolling scone. Yeah. The pant sizes, they are a-changin'. Lays, lady, lays. Stuck inside a mobility scooter. Memphis blues again. Blubber on the tracks. Anyway. This is the story of the Dairy Queen hurricane. Are you freestyling right now?
missing something fun. And is that based on experience? Like people coming back from the bathroom and being like, now they're having more fun. If you come back from the bathroom and people are having more fun than when you left, you're the problem. It's true.
Yeah, when she hits that high note, everything releases. That's like, ah. And they stalled a good 20 minutes before that song actually got sung. So you were in pain, I'm betting.
What's the downside? Why don't you want sexy dressed people on a plane? What happens when that happens?
You're a nerd on a date with a woman who's way out of your league. Who knows why she swiped right on you, but here you are. Worse, as you come back from the men's room, your date is being harassed by a huge scraggly-haired ruffian who is nearly twice your size. You act quickly, putting yourself between the interloper and your date.
You yell at him, warn him off, make karate hands, and give him a firm shove on his meaty shoulder. And somehow, miraculously, he backs off. Your date looks at you with newfound admiration. You're the hero! What she doesn't know is that her harasser is a 28-year-old Malaysian named Shazaly Suleiman, and you hired him for exactly this moment.
I appreciate that. I support you.
Yeah. What are your big feelings?