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Episode Date: September 20, 2025

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Thank you, Chioki. Thank you, St. Louis. Thank you all so much. What a pleasure to be back with you. Later on, we're going to be talking to a native of St. Louis, who is now the play-by-play announcer for his hometown team, the St. Louis Cardinals. That's Chip Carey now as a Chicagoan. But as a gentleman, I am not.

going to bring up with him that the Cubs just clinched a playoff berth. Oh, no. Oh, now you want us defunded. Okay. Way to warm up the St. Louis crowd, Peter. Anyway, you, though, are up to bat first. Give us a call. The number is 1-3-8-8-8-8-8-2-4.

That's 1-88-9-24-8-9-24. Now let's welcome our first listener contestant. Hi, you're on, wait, wait, wait, don't tell me. Hi, it's Ellie Fishburn. I'm calling from St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis, Missouri. Yep. Why on the phone?

We can hold for a few minutes if you want to run down to the theater. Yeah, it's currently sprinting. All right. Helly, let me introduce you to our panel this week. First up, she was recently named one of Vulture's comedians you should and will know. It's Rachel Koster. Thank you. Next, a writer whose band Super Spreader will be at the Village Arts Theater,

in Valley Village, California on October 10th, it's Adam Felber. How are you doing, Ellie? Hi. And a comedian, you can see this very weekend at the Louisville Comedy Club in Louisville, Kentucky. And next weekend, it laughs comedy club in Seattle. It's Dulce Sloan. Hello. So, Ellie, welcome to our show.

You're going to play Who's Cheoki? This time, Chioki Ayansson, right here filling in for Bill Curtis. It's going to read you three quotations from this week's news. If you can correctly identify or explain two of them, you will win. our prize, any voice from our show, you might choose for your voicemail. You ready to go? Let's go. Here is your first quote.

Jerry felt he had no choice but to resign. Now, that was a man named Ben, talking about his business partner, Jerry's, decision to leave their company after 47 years. What's their company? Ben and Jerry's. Ben and Jerry's. One of the most iconic couples in history. Ben and Jerry, they've broken up, and it's really upsetting.

It just isn't the same to say, I'm going to go curl up with a pint of Ben. So Jerry Greenfield is leaving the company. He founded with his partner back in 1978 because he says their corporate owner, Unilever, won't let him express his political opinions. They apparently got upset with his new custom flavor, released the chocolate chipstein files.

That was very fun. Did you find this upsetting, or is it just our... I think it's more upsetting that he got half of all the names. Like, who wants to order a pint of Garcia? That's true. Or chunky. I don't think I've ever had been in Jerry's... Really?

You have your whole life ahead of you. It's very expensive. It is very expensive. Like, I didn't... I mean, I get it, but, like, I don't want to know what a monkey tastes like. I see your point. It no longer contains real monkeys. Oh, well, then why even try it?

Now that he's gone, Unilever is going to take Ben and Jerry's habit, you know, of naming flavors after celebrities in a new direction. Instead of Cherry Garcia, try some Kid Rocky Road. Boo! Boo! Oh, you're going to like this next one I have in the freezer. I'm sure you have a few. Tucker Carlson's White Chocolate Supremacy.

That one I would try. Okay. Well, it makes it, but it's just vanilla, it's just vanilla ice cream with white chocolate. Exactly. No, it's vanilla ice cream, white chocolate, and mayonnaise swirls. You know what?

Mayanays don't deserve this, bro. Mianays with on your sandwiches for you. You would have disrespect mayonnaise like that. Your next quote is from a writer in G. D.Q. talking about the return of a certain style of clothing. I wrestled my way into a pair. I was red in the face and out of breath. So what kind of jeans we are told are back in fashion, whether we like it or not? Oh, God, it has to be skinny jeans.

It is. Skinny jeans are back. They have returned just when I have perfected my non-skinny jeans body. In addition to being seen all over Fashion Week runways, supermodels like Bella Hadid and Kate Moss have been seen just strolling around in skinny jeans. And if they look great, you absolutely know you all will too, right? Skinny jeans are only a skinny woman's problem. Those jeans are skinny when I put them on, baby. I'm just glad that I've got teenagers at home.

And I'm glad that for the first time they're going to know what it's like. to have clothes that are out of style. Yeah. Eat it, kids. Yeah. By the way, Vogue Magazine has endorsed this trend, so it now has the force of law. Vogue ain't talking to me.

Really? No. What did you say to them? Listen. This is very, this is for a specific segment of the population. Right. Right. And all this is, all this truly, all Vogue magazine,

does is terrorized white women. That's the whole that's what all these fashion magazines are for. Right. Is older white women and older gay men terrorizing young white women.

It's working. I'm . Yeah. I'm a disaster. On the other hand, most of my clothes are stretchy and Maine and China. I'm very flammable. I can't be near a warm cup of coffee half the time, my shirt will melt. Vogue has never been talking to me. So whenever they're like,

oh, skinny jeans are back, they might as well say, oh, we're wearing wooden shoes. Girl, you ain't talking to me? Only thing I can do with a Vogue is rubbed them pages of perfume on me and keep it moving. All right. Your last quote is from a New York Times commenter who was reviewing one of the features of Apple's new AirPods.

It won't be improving the lives of professional interpreters. So what will these new AirPods be able to do? They're supposed to interpret languages. Yes, they will instantly translate spoken languages. This is amazing. Yes, we're all for this. The new AirPods use AI to translate other languages instantly, so you actually hear what the other person is saying,

but in English through your headphones, right? Which means I learned how to ask where is the library for nothing. Here's my problem with this feature. Yes. Is it going to tell me how to respond back in that language? No. Then what the hell is the point? Well.

Because if all I can get is input but I can't provide me output, I still can't communicate. You can give them your waxy earpods and put them in there. Yeah, you can do it. that. If they have, of course, if they have their own AirPods and iPhone, you need both, you'll be able to converse, you know, magically. Uh-uh, give me two cans and a string. You know, I try to pair, and I'm sad to report,

it also works with your pets. Does it really? I did not really want to know what my cat thinks of me. It's bad, man. Worse even than you imagined. Yeah, way worse. Chokey, how did Ellie do in our quiz? Ellie is wise beyond her years. She got all three right.

Congratulations, Ellen. Yay. Yay. Done like a St. Louis. Thank you so much for calling and playing. Next time, come see us in person. We'll do. Take care.

Bye, bye. Right now, panel, time for you to answer some questions about this week's news. Adam, owners of top-end Chevy Corvettes, the models that cost more than $100,000 are being asked to bring their cars back to the dealer to fix a defect, and that defect might cause the cars to do what when you're pumping gas? I'm on, wait, wait, don't tell me, so I'm going to go with explode? Yes, indeed. The cars, sometimes when you're pumping gas with them, explode into flames.

This became apparent because guys posted videos of their cars blowing up at the gas station with captions like, hey, does anybody know if they're supposed to do that? Little red car. These are the Z-06 and ZR1 Corvettes. These are sports cars that can go up to 235 miles per hour, which is useful to get away from the Corvette next to you that just caught fire. This isn't fair. That man's going through a mid-life crisis.

I lost my wife. I lost my job. At least I have my vet. No, he didn't lose those things. He left those things. I left my wife. There we go. There we go.

There we go. For a second, I thought you were going to say that the cars were moaning when they were getting gas in them, because that's their food. Girl, what? I don't know. I just, I just, like, was so certain that that was what it was going to be. Wait a minute. So you sitting here, I'm thinking they've got this weird defense.

And they go, mm, or something. What noise would, in your mind, what noise would a Corvette make when you gave it gas? Basically, exactly like what I just did, maybe like, um, saffron or something. I don't know. And I know that. It makes no sense, guys, but that was just what I wanted it to be. I wanted to be that now. Yeah.

Now, apparently there's a fan in the car that doesn't turn off when you turn the engine off, and it can blow spilled gas onto the HUD engine. Chevy is asking owners to bring in the car to get it fixed, but if it blows up before that, Chevy advises walking away from the explosion in slow motion without looking back. Coming up, we save the earth in our bluffle listener game. Call 1-T-A-W-A-W-2-8 to play. We'll be back in a minute with more.

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Thank you, Chioki. Thank you, everybody. Thank you, everybody. Right now, it is time for the Wait, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, Bluff the listener game, call 1-3-8 Wait-Wait-Wait to play our game in the air. Hi, you are on. Wait, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. Hi, this is Kaylee calling in from Aurora, Colorado.

Hey, Kaylee, how are you? I'm doing great. How are things in Colorado? Oh, they're always wonderful. Yeah, that's true. It's Colorado. Of course it is. What do you do there? I am a stay-at-home parent, but I also teach theater to admissions for a university and am an amateur playwright. Let me tell you, I used to be one myself, and in a way, every playwright is an amateur playwright.

Yeah. Yeah. It's good thing. It's true. Well, Kaylee, welcome to the show. It's great to have you. You're going to play the game of which you must try to tell truth from fiction. Choki, what is Kaylee's topic?

Reduce, reuse, recycle. Reusing old things instead of getting new ones is a great way to save the earth. It's why we here at Wait Wait, Wait, Haven't come up with a new joke in more than 10 years. Our panel is going to tell you about a creative reuse in the news this week. Pick the one who's telling the truth. You'll win the Waiter of your choice on your voicemail. Are you ready to apply? Yeah, let's do it.

All right. Let's do it first. Let's hear from Rachel Koster. Unlucky in love in a city where the weather is always getting chilly at 7 p.m. and crazy hot in the morning, 28-year-old Becca Arons has found a solution to a problem caused by being a bachelorette in Los Angeles. After a series of dates, Becca found that her Subaru Forrester was filled to the brim with hoodies, dates had left behind. I don't even go on that many dates, said Becca, lying. But I always get chilly. The hoodies range in styles.

Some are so soft and some are so disgusting, and one even says certified hustler on the back. When asked if the man was indeed a certified hustler, Becca responded, no. Her solution to the excess hoodies was to create elaborate quilts for nearby orphanage. St. Anne's orphanage was thrilled to receive hundreds of new blankies for the children's in their care. Sister Agnes, one of the caretakers, celebrated Becca's generosity, but also expressed on behalf of all the nuns, that Becca should find true and meaningful love and date guys with more swag. A very clever woman uses all the hoodies left over from her dates to make beautiful quilts.

Your next repurposing parable comes from Dulce Sloan. In today's edition of, Oh, you've been rich for too long. Singer-songwriter Elton John decided to buy himself some new knees. According to a new documentary released this month, he had both kneecaps removed because, well, he old and replaced with expensive new model. But what to do with the old ones? Like the bronze baby shoe from days gone by, John sent his worn-out Patelis to his favorite jeweler

who dipped them in pure gold and turned them into a pendant necklace and a brooch. The pendant was easy to make because there was a large hole in his right patella that the necklace was able to loop through. Now, I'm not a body mechanic, but I think a hole in a kneecap is, and pardon me for being technical, very, very bad. But John is very happy with the result saying, quote, I honestly think these are timeless pieces that will last for centuries. Yeah, well, Eldon John, he may have some nice jewelry and an e-got, but you know what he ain't got? Knee-caps. Elton John, the legendary musician, recycles his own kneecaps into high-fashioned jewelry. Your last story of a new life for an old thing comes from Adam Felberg.

Montana farmer Jeremy Pease became a viral sensation this month for his video of his incredibly effective new bear repellent in action. It's not a nasty chemical or an elaborate trap, though. Farmer Jeremy uses Lego. I heard a bear outside my house one night, jumped out of bed to take a look, and stepped on one of my grandkids dang Lego bricks. As I looked down at that bear sniffing around my garbage, it hit me. Jeremy went on eBay and bought some bags of loose Lego bricks from grown-up kids who had no use for them, then scattered them at locations around the farm and waited for his next nocturnal visitor. The video shows a black bear finding its way onto Jeremy's property. It ambles confidently forward

until one big ursine paw comes down on a tiny Lego brick at which point the bear hopped sideways only to bring another paw down on another brick looking for all the world like a chubby suburban dad doing that familiar Lego owie dance and presumably cursing in a traditional manner before retreating back into the woods.

That bear got off easy, one commenter wrote, at least he didn't have to try to put together one of those X-wing fighter kids. all right these are your choices we found one of these stories in the news about conscientious reuse was it from rachel coster a woman who found all these hoodies her various dates had left and decided to make them into beautiful quilts from dulce sloane sir elton john reusing his own worn-out knees to make beautiful jewelry or from adam Felber, a Montana farmer, using old Lego pieces to repel bears because they don't like

stepping on them any more than we do. Which of these is the real story of reuse we found in the news? Oh, man, I think I've got to go with B, Elton John. You're going to go with B, Elton John. Sounds like the kind of thing he might do, I guess. All right, well, to bring you the correct answer, let's listen to this. They're very porous, and so we had to paint them with acetate. You know, in a thousand years, this will be Elton John's kneecap. That was one Theo Fennell talking with Sir Elton John about his kneecap jewelry that will last a thousand years. Congratulations, Kayla, you got it right. You have won our prize, a voice of anyone you might choose as well as a point.

Ferd Tulsa, congratulations, and thank you so much for calling. Take care. Bye. Bye-bye. And now the game we call Not My Job. Chip Carey is part of one of America's great sports broadcasting dynasties. His grandfather, Harry Carey, was a legendary sportscaster here in St. Louis. And then in another city to the north, his father, Skip Carey became a Hall of Fame broadcaster himself and Chip.

Born and raised here in St. Louis may have outdone them both by achieving every kid's dream and becoming the voice of his hometown team, the St. Louis Cardinals. Chip Carrey, welcome to wait, wait, don't tell me. Thank you, sir. Now, that's amazing. The story I just told is kind of amazing in and of itself, this multi-generational legacy of broadcasting excellence. And it goes on. Your son is also a professional broadcaster, I believe, for the Oakland A's.

Correct. Now in Sacramento, because he started the A's, yes. Soon to be Las Vegas A's, I think. Fingers crossed. I believe the technical name is the Undisclosed Location A's. Correct, yes. But here's the thing that I find crazy is that, that you're all actually named Harry.

Yeah, it's scary. Harry, Carrie. Our family's last name was really Carabana or Carabina. Right. And Harry started working at a local radio station here in St. Louis. And the station manager said, carabina doesn't sound good on radio, so change the name. So it became Carrie.

My dad was Harry Carey Jr. I'm Harry Carey III. I have identical twins. The first one who popped out got the name. He's Harry the fourth. We have four kids. And three boys, one girl. So, yeah, there's four of us.

And I happen to know, so it's like, so it's Harry and then your father who was Skip. Yes. And then your chip. Yep. And your son is. It depends on what he does as far as grades are concerned. I understand. Okay.

Did you get you pick your own nickname? No, sadly it was the old proverbial chip off the old block. Oh, I see. I wish it was really original. Well, I was wondering about that because I happened to know that these jobs, play by play for major league teams, not to mention other sports, are very hard to get. Oh, no, they're not. Apparently. So I'm assuming.

Let me tell you something. I carry this around. In fact, it's all my screensaver. Little words you guys might have heard of. Let me find it here. Get to my photos, sorry. Nepotism. Yes.

Oh, that. The practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives, friends, or associates, especially by giving them jobs. It's on my screens. There you are. So there you go. Don't have to be good.

You just got to pop out of the right place. But I always assume, wow, this sounds like a great deal. How can I get some? I want to go back. I just, I mean, I just assume that, like, the talent runs in the family, that you both, as you say, you all popped out and went, wah, wah, in a deep baritone voice. Yeah, well, it's funny. That's the biggest misconception about our family. Harry was born and raised here in St. Louis.

He grew up over in Lafayette Park or Lafayette Square, right? Yep. His mom died when he was young. His dad left the family when he was three or four years old, so he had no knowledge of who his dad was. His aunt worked at the International Shoe Company building over on Shoto, over that way. Ironically enough, my maternal great-grandfather also worked for international shoe company. That's another story. But Harry tricked my dad into getting into the business.

My dad was a Webster Groves statesman. You guys don't know Webster Groves. And his dream was to be a professional football player. He blew out his knee, and Harry said, well, you've got to find something else to do. So he decided to have Dad do the high school football roundup on CamoX with the great Bob Highland, who ran CamoX Radio for so many years. And Dad did his first show. Harry said, called every single bartender in town and said,

Skip's done at 945, call the station and tell him how great he was. And that sort of allowed my dad to have the bug bite him, as it were. There you are. You know, one of my questions for you, like, as a very experienced baseball announcer, is how you fill the time when, like, there's nothing much else happening, and I think you just demonstrated it. Ah, well. That was remarkable.

It was a BS in journalism. It's actually easier on TV because you have the pictures. I'm really lucky here in St. Louis. I've only been here three years, but I've had a phenomenal partner in Brad Thompson. If you follow the Cardinals, Brad is so good at what he does. Ms. Sloan has a question for you. Yes. I would just like to say, I have absolutely no idea what is happening right now.

So more of a comment than a question. I've given context, but I can say, the way you have explained all of these things, I am so glad you use your powers for good. Might want to ask my wife about that. Well, I feel like you could talk to anybody else they drive. That's a known fact. So I'm glad you have picked this line of work because you would have been a vicious lawyer. Oh.

Oh, especially if you had a billboard and was working on accidents. Everybody would have got $36 million. I'd be the guy and I love you, man, and the Speedo. Hey, you know. Yeah, so thank you for doing what you do because you could have been a minute. You have been, you have been, as far as I was able to tell, broadcasting professional sports at the highest level since around 1987. I think I've got to ask you this.

Harry Carey, for those who don't, it was very distinctive, and people do imitations of Harry Carey to this day. Will Ferrell, I believe this is true, got a job on Saturday Night Live by doing a Harry Carey impression. Yes. Can you do a Harry Carrey impression? Some people say, you guys want to hear it?

Yeah. I don't know if it's any good, but I'll try. Arnie Harris was the late great director of the Cubs. He was fantastic about telling a story about the game that had nothing to do with the game. Right. So, pitch is made. He shoots to a couple in the bleachers

on a warm summer day at Wrigley. Boyfriend, girlfriend, smooch. Cut back to the pitcher. Pitch. Smooch. Happens a third time. Harry says, Arnie, I got it!

And Steve Stone says, what are you talking about? He said, he's kissing her on the strikes. She's kissing him on the balls. Like I said, that went on air too. That was a real thing that he said on live television. All I can say is, it's terrifying to see your future.

It really is. That's a true story. I believe you. Well, Chip Carey, we have asked you here to play a game yourself for once, and it's a game we're calling. What do you know about these cardinals? The St. Louis Cardinals and the Cardinals of the Catholic Church have a lot in common.

Neither one can hit. We were going to say elaborate uniforms and they all wear little hats, but that's also true. We're going to see what you know about the other variety of Cardinal. Answer two to three questions correctly. You'll win our prize one of our listeners

the voice of anyone they may choose for their voicemail. Chioki, who is Chip Carey playing for? Libby Cravens of St. Louis, Missouri. All right. It's playing three. Probably a Cardinals fan. Here's your first question. All right.

Back in 236 AD, the... This was when your great-grandfather was doing broadcasting. Okay, yeah. The College of Cardinals elected Pope Fabian. But that was kind of unusual. Why? A, he said he was the Cardinal of Frigia, a place that it turns out he just made up.

B, he was just a guy walking by the conclave when a dove landed on his head. Or C, he was allergic. to white smoke and died immediately after being selected. It's so weird, I'm going to say the dove landed on his head. That's exactly right. Really? The Cardinals couldn't agree.

This guy happened to be walking by. He's a robin nobleman. A dove landed on his head. They thought it was a sign. They made him Pope. Amazing. There you go. Boy, how else do you say, we got nothing?

Not a deep bench there at the Vatican that year. All right, here's your next question. In the year 897, the College of Cardinals actually put Pope Formosis on trial for various crimes, which was unusual, but what was even more unusual? A, the chief witness against Pope Firmosis was the angel Gabriel speaking through a cook. B, Pope Firmosis had been dead for six months, so they just put his corpse on trial, or C, the principal crime he was charged with was whistling during a mass. Oh, man. C? B. Everybody's saying B. Okay, I'm going to trust the audience.

on this one. B. You're right. It was B. They dug up his corpse. They put it on trial. He was convicted and was sentenced to being dead. Last question. Okay. Here we go. More recently, one cardinal in the Philippines became a sensation within the church, but not for the reasons you might expect. What was his claim to fame? A, he is the only cardinal ever to be the past winner of a male beauty contest, specifically Mr. Manila. B, he led the world's first rock band sanctioned by the Vatican named Nuns and Roses.

Or C, his name was Jamie Sin, so his official name in the church was Cardinal Sin. Wow. Huh? You guys say, C? Cardinal Sin? They haven't let me down. yet. So should I, what do you guys think?

I'm feeling A. I'm feeling A. I'm loving Mr. Manila. You're loving Mr. Manila. I hope it's A. I'm going with the panel. I'm going to say A. You're going to go A the male beauty contest. No, it was Cardinal Sin. Sorry, sorry. Oh, we're sorry. We're idiot.

So close to perfection. This show loves points. Give him back the point. It's our bad. Jokie, how did Chip Carey doing our quiz? We had one ground ball to second, but he got two. right, which makes him a winner. Oh, thank you, guys. All right.

Chip Carrey is the play-by-play announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals, who will absolutely get him next year. Chip Gary, thank you so much for joining us. And wait, wait, wait, don't tell me. In just a minute, what's hiding in old faithful? Find out in our listener Limerick Challenge call 1-3-8-Wait-wait to join us on the air. We'll be back in a minute with more of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me from NPR. challenge assumptions, and maybe even bring you some clarity on your own journey.

Listen to Yikon's part of the NPR Network wherever you get your podcasts. From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Shoki Ayansen. We're playing this week with Adam Felber, Dulcei Sloan, and Rachel Koster. And here again is your host at the Fox Theater and St. Louis, Missouri. Peter Seigle. Thank you, Chioki. Thank you, St. Louis. In just a minute,

you've got a date with destiny. Unfortunately, your destiny is playing the listener Limerick Challenge in a public radio quiz show. If you'd like to play, give us a call at 1-3-8-8-Wait-wait. That's 1-88-9-24. But right now, panel,

some more questions for you from the week's news. Dulce, a doctor in the UK is trying to get his medical license back after leaving the operating room in the middle of a surgical procedure in order to do what? Have tea. No, not have tea.

Can I have a hand, please? Well, you know what they say? If the O.R. is a rockin called the medical board to complain. He went to drop that thing off of somebody. Yes, he did. Girl. I think you're right.

I'm just going to assume that's what you meant. Yes, he went, basically. Tjoki, translate, translate. No, wait a minute, I got my AirPods in. I mean, say that again. Oh, my God. No, this doctor left the operating room during an operation to go into another operating room to get busy with a nurse. As the Hippocratic Oath says, first, do no harm.

Second, you do you. Do her. What kind of operation was it? Well, I'm not quite sure, but it's important to know this was not the surgeon. It's not like he said, hey, can we just throw a sheet over this for a second? I got something to do. No. It was the anesthesiologist.

It's okay. No, no, no, no. I knew you were going to say anesthesiologist because I used to work in an oncology practice and the anesthesiologists are wild. First of all, they have the highest rate of drug addiction because they got the best drugs. Yeah, that would be, there's the opportunity right there, right. Yeah, they're just like, little for you, little for me, little for you, little for you. Anyway, we're going to get letters.

The patient was sedated and the operation was underway. He told a colleague in the operating room He needed a quote Comfort Break and left the room to go Have his assignation in another operating He was not lying Assignation Assignation

Okay Yeah put in your AirPods Assignation Ah okay Banging Yeah Yeah he had comfort break His guy not only does he love

Like poor ethics he is the weirdest Dirty talk I've ever heard of No comfort break is good Because it could have been like hey I'm having a hard time right now. It kind of was. Yeah. Rachel, the Wall Street Journal interviewed young startup founders in San Francisco,

all trying to become the next big tech tycoon. This new generation thinks they have found the perfect formula for building the next billion-dollar company. You have to work hard and never, ever do what? Do the right thing. Accurate. You know, I'm just going to give it to you because that encompasses it. The answer is never do anything else but work.

Oh, my God. I know. The aspiring tycoons work all day, every day, including weekends. They order one delivery meal a day to avoid wasting time, thinking about food. They never socialize. They don't drink, in part because this is true. Some of them are too young to drink. They live by the 996 rule.

work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and they're too tired to remember what the six is. Oh, my God. They seem honestly awesome. I'd love to chill out with them. It's just the best. But they don't chill out. They never do. This is just, this is pure nonsense. Like, they all want to be Zuckerberg. It's like, oh, we don't drink, we don't party. No one was asking you to do that anyway. Sure. Yeah, I don't go out. I don't drink. Nobody wanted you to come. You better be a billionaire because you're going to have to buy friends, Todd. Don't say. Everybody loves Costco wine.

I know I do, but watch out this week. Costco released a warning that some of its wine bottles might spontaneously do what? Now you know. Only one thing happens spontaneously. Why does everything keep expecting? It is. You're right. They explode. Costco is recalling some bottles of their signature Kirkland Proseco, warning that, quote, there is a... Not Kirkland. Yes, amazingly. What are the chances at Costco that it might be a Kirkland product? They warned that, quote, there is a risk of unopened bottle shattering even when not handled or in use. That's not an issue for me, only because I always open the bottles and start drinking them while I'm still in the Costco. So if your friend Trent tells you he's going to bring over

some Prosecco in his Corvette, he's never getting it. No, never. Coming up, it's lightning fill in the blank, but first it's the gamer, you have to listen for the rhyme. If you'd like to play on air, call to leave a message at 1-8-8-8-2-4-8-9-24. You can see us most weeks back at the Sudde-Baker Theater in Chicago or catch us in Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 9th and 10th. For tickets and information, just go to NPRPresents.org.

Hi, you're on. Wait, wait, wait, don't tell me. Hi, this is Patricia. I'm calling from Our Fair City, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our Fair City, a place where I've spent many a happy year. What do you do there in Cambridge? I am a couples therapist and trauma therapist. Wow. There are some situations in which that is redundant.

Am I right? That is absolutely correct. Right, right. Damn. Well, welcome to the show, Patricia. You are going to hear play our listener Limerick Challenge. Chokia A-Anson filling in for Bill Curtis is going to read you three news-related limericks

with a last word or phrase missing from each. If you can fill in that last word or phrase correctly, on two limericks, you will be a winner. You ready to play? So ready. All right, then. Here is your first limerick. Ashton Martin makes wheels for high rollers

and for tots who have not yet grown molars. Now James Bond will be fond To push offspring he spawned In these racy, deluxe, sporty Strollers Yes, strollers, Aston Martin The luxury British car brand Famous for making James Bond's cars

Is now offering a baby stroller Sure, it costs $3,000 But what parent wouldn't pay That for a stroller with an ejector seat? The Aston Martin baby stroller is outfitted with the same plush leather they use in their $300,000 sports cars. It's the perfect thing for a passenger who will literally never know the difference. But after all, come on, parents, you'd do anything for your best little agent. Double O this many.

It's not crazy. They came out with Eddie Bauer strollers, so all right. How much is an Eddie Bauer? stroller costs. I haven't been blessed with a child yet. I don't know, Peter. You trying to make something happen? It is great. I would love, having recently gone to this, I would love to treat my baby like a super spy. It's like, no, Mr. Bond. I expect you to nap. The Ashton-Martin strollers are for babies who like their milkshake and not stir. Exactly. There you go. Doctor, I said no.

The spy who swaddled me. I'm the pussy. Demanding binky galore. Here's your next limit. It screams sunshine and beach and a fun scene. And there's no way the taste burns my tongue tame. Our boat's dessert chef serves a cold SPF and an ice cream that's flavored like.

Sunscreen. Sunscreen, yes. Upscale ice cream company Van Lewin has collaborated with Carnival Cruise Lines and made sunscreen-flavored ice cream. Makes sense. Who among us hasn't ended up with a terrible sunburn because as soon as we put on sunscreen,

we just couldn't help ourselves and licked it all off. Sunburn? Sun... Tell me more about this sunburn. All I can say about the sunscreen-flavored ice cream is I'm glad Jerry landed on his feet somewhere. Here is your last limerick. Geysers are large boiling vats,

but sometimes their spirits run flat. They're plugged up by lids of our guests and their kids. Dear tourists, hold on to your hats. Hat, yes. Yellowstone geologists say the latest threat to the park's famous hutsprings and geysers is hats. And not just because 90% of a geyser's heat escapes from the head. Apparently, park officials have collected more than 300 hats from the park's hutspring areas just this year. Even worse, Old Faithful has never looked douchier than when it's erupting while wearing a fedora.

So that geyser wasn't an official body inspector? No. Jokey, how did Patricia do in our quiz? She got all three right. She is a winner. Well done, Patricia. Thank you so much for playing. Thank you.

It's great. Take care. Now it's time for our final game. Lightning, fill in the blank. Each of our players will have 60 seconds in which to answer as many fill in the blank questions as they can. Each correct answer is now worth two points. Joki, can you give us the scores? Adam and Rachel have two points. Don't say, has three. Oh, whoa. Here we go. That means that Adam and Rachel are tied for a second. Why don't we say, Rachel, you'll go first. The clock will start when they begin your first question, fill in the blank. Following pressure from the head of the FCC, ABC announced it was indefinitely pulling blanks show. off the air. Jimmy Kimmel. Right. Thanks to increased

costs from blanks. Farmers across the U.S. are calling for government aid. Tariffs. Right. This week, Apple's thinnest ever blank went on sale. iPhone. Right. On Thursday, meteorologists warned that tropical storm Gabrielle could strengthen into a blank. Hurricane. Right. This week, no one was injured as police in the UK participated in what

they called the blankest car chase on record. Slowest. Right. On Tuesday, Hollywood Legend Blank passed away at the age of 89. Redford. Yes, Robert. This week, police in New Jersey asked for the public's help in finding two men who were caught on camera, blank off a wall? Um, statue.

Of? Of a prince. No. Humpty Dumpty, of course. And the fulfillment of the ancient prophecy, a statue of Humpty Dumpty was sat on a wall at a miniature golf course in New Jersey, then two men pushed him off and stole him. Thankfully, he was found just a few buildings away, but things got way worse when a bunch of horses showed up to try to put him back together.

Jokey, I think Rachel did pretty well. how'd you do? She got six right for 12 more points, with a total of 14 points and the lead. All right. Yay! Very good. Adam, you are up next. Please fill in the blank. I shall try. All right. On Monday, President Trump traveled to blank for his second official state visit. England. The UK, right? This week, three people detained in Britain were accused of spying for blank. Russia. Right. This week, China told its tech companies they were forbidden from buying AI chips from the American company, Blank.

Invidia. Right. On Tuesday, the FAA said it was investigating blanks that were pointed at planes, departing from Logan International Airport. Laser pointers? Right. This week, a Walmart in Pennsylvania said it would no longer allow a man's blank into the store. Dog. No, emotional support alligator. Oh, sure.

That tracks. On Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg's blank unveiled new AI-powered smart glasses. Meta. Right. On Monday, it was announced that Justin Bieber and Sabrina Carpenter would headline next year's Blankella Festival. Coachella. Right. This week, a professional dog sitter in Florida proved she is the best at what she does

when she retrieved a puppy from blank. A gator. Yes, exactly right. The former college rugby player is walking this little Shih Tzu when a alligator leapt out of a nearby pond grabbed it. She punched kick to need the alligator

until it let go and rescued her four-month-old Shih Tzu, or as the alligator called it, an appetizer. Chioki. I think Adam did really well as well, right? Adam got seven right for 14 more points, so with a total of 16 points, Adam is now in the league.

All right. So how many, then, does Dulce Sloan need to win this thing? D'Losei needs seven to win. Oh, my goodness. Here we go, D'Lsay. I'm about to lose. Here we go. This is for the game, D'Lsay.

fell in the blank. Despite global outcry, Israel launched an expanded ground assault on blank. Gaza? Right. For the first time since December, the Federal Reserve lowered blanks. Interest right. Right. On Thursday, the White House said they were designating blank as a terror group. Black people? No.

No, in this case, it was Antifa. This week, an official Canadian government document calling for an end to students using AI to write their essays was criticized after blank. They found out they used AI to do it. Right, exactly. The whole thing was written by AI on Sunday. Severance, the studio, and adolescence with the big winners at this year's Blank Awards. Emmy! Right.

On Wednesday, the Chicago Blanks secured their first playoff spot since 2020. Cubs! No! Sport! No, you were right, the Cubs. Yes. A woman in Russia bought $1,200 worth of Lubbubu's by trading in her blank. Oh, wait.

Russia. Vaca, children? That sums up the country. Alligator! No, no, in fact, she traded her soul for all the Lububoos. After a man named Dimitri posted a joke online offering to pay $1,200 in exchange for someone's soul. A woman was like, here you go, no takebacks, and then spent the money on Labubo's. Honestly, she got a great deal.

What's the exchange rate, right? In the U.S. these days, you're lucky if a soul can get you an HBO Mac subscription with ads. Chioki did also do well enough to win. How? Well... He says. He gets to say it. Don't say he got five right for just ten more points.

So, with the total of 16 points, Adam Felber is this week's winner. Yay, for Adam Felber. We did it, St. Louis. We did it. I got to dump in the air and stay. In just a minute, we're going to ask our pretenles to predict after skinny jeans what will be the next new thing in jeans.

But first, let me tell you, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, is a production of NPR and WBEZ Chicago, an association with urgent hair car productions, Doug Berman Benevolent Overlord. Philip Godica writes our Limericks. Our public address announcer is Paul Friedman. Our tour manager is Shana Donald, thanks to the staff and crew at the fabulous Fox Theater

here in St. Louis. B.J. Liderman composed our theme. Our program is produced by Jennifer Mills, Miles Grombos, and Lillian King. Special thanks to Mahanad al-Shahi and Monica Hickey. Peter Gwyn is our Billican Wrangler. Emma Choi is our visual host. Technical direction from Lorna White

with special thanks this week to Quasi Lee. Our CFO is Colin Miller. Our production manager is Robert Newhouse. So senior producer is Ian Chilog and the executive producer. Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, is Mike Danforth. Now, panel, what will be the next big thing in jeans?

Rachel Koster. We're going to spray them on so they're tighter. Adam Felber. There are these super tight elastic briefs that you just squeeze into and everything below turns blue. please welcome Le Tourniquette. And Dulce Sloan.

If they're my jeans, you're dead. And if any of that happens, panel, we'll ask you about it on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. I bet we will. Thank you, Gio Kyanzen. Thanks also to Rachel Koster, Adam Felber, and Dulce Sloan. A very special thanks to Leslie Davis, everyone at St. Louis Public Radio.

Thanks to our fabulous audience who came out to see us at the fabulous Fox in St. Louis. And thanks to all of you out there for listening wherever you are. I'm Peter Sagan. We'll see you next week.