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Whad'Ya Know? For July 19, 2008

Listen in to the entire two-hour broadcast. Read the timings below to find your favorite segment. Or, you can listen to a specific half-hour of the show: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Problem listening to Real Audio? Get Help!

Hour 1

:00 - A live broadcast from the Mitchell Theatre on the UW-Madison campus with the man who could be the next Jimmy Kimmel...

:01 - All The News That Isn't
-Packers accuse the Minnesota Vikings of Favre tampering; always seal your Favres before putting them up on the shelf.
-The Packers are hoping to retire Favre's jersey with him in it. Simple burial at the line of scrimmage -- he's been there before.
-Really needs to get back into his movie career: "Something About Mary" was a while ago. Gotta play Brett Favre while the iron's hot.
-Either that or get a sport coat and crawl in with Keyshaun, Emmitt and Tony Kornholer.
-In other sports news, Bart Starr is considering unretiring, and Zeke Bratkowski was seen working out with the Ashwaubenon high school team.
-Jesse Jackson flirting with the "N" word: Nobody.
-President Bush amends earlier declaratiob -- Bin Laden's Driver: Dead or Alive.
-Cheney Construction cited for shoddy wiring in Iraq. Not much good with foundations and roofs either; hard to keep the galvanized tin on the job site.
-Al Qaeda in Iraq to hold a telethon. Hoping to get Cat Stevens, Rachel Ray, maybe have Jimmy Carter host.
-John McCain says he'd like to see Private Obama in Iraq.
-Wall St. up and down more than Madonna.
-Judge rules the Bratz are just big-head Barbies.
-No Tibetan flags or Richard Gere masks allowed at Beijing Olympics.
-New Iraqi flag -- white with white. On a white background.
-John McCain says not only is he going to Czechoslovakia, he will continue on to Istanbul, Persia, the Belgian Congo, Basutoland, Rhodesia, Ceylon, Burma, the Dutch East Indies, Formosa, Mesopotamia, Phoenicia, Siam and Vulgaria.
-Feldman girls forbidden to go on "Access Hollywood."
-New Yorker cover turns out to be a photo; Obamas say they were just "goofin.'"
-McCain tells NAACP he has nationally advanced colored people himself.
-Senator McCain admits he is on Social Security, but says he'd rather be placed on an ice floe.
-Barrack Obama has 300 foreign policy advisors, also known as the Badger Bowl.
-US to haggle with Iran. They'll end up with a pile of plutonium, and we'll be stuck with a stack of fake 12 x 18 Tabriz rugs on lease. In lieu of a consulate, the US will open an Empire Carpet in Tehran. Can Magikist be far behind?
-Hopefully, McCain won't bomb while they're hammering out the details.
-Afghanistan the new Iraq. Well, the mountains are nice this time of year.
-Chinese Minister of Culture to ban foreign entertainers -- may be Bjorking up the wrong tree.
-Tomaytoes OK again, tomahtoes suspect.
-Southern Methodists of Southern Methodist finally agree to Bush Libary (sic) after slugfest. Well, 300 clergy could not agree on Jesus.
-Al Gore to be 100% solar in ten years; will put enough back into the grid to power Tipper.
-Barrel of oil sold short to quart.
-Nancy Pelosi to sit on buoy in Santa Barbara harbor to lure oil explorers to the rocks.
-NFL to clamp down on gang signs, guys wearing helmets to the side, exposing one pad, and those shorty tops that just clear the gear.
-And Plymouth, MN, the one where the Pilgrims didn't land, named Money Magazine's number one place to live among Madison-sized cities. But, then again, we don't have Camp Bow Wow, Beth and the Biscuit or Fashion Jewels for Everyone....
That's All The News That Isn't...........

:09 - Guest interview with David Wroblewski author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle who says he's from up north in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, but we all know the truth about what "up north" means. Sure, it's been a surprise how well the book has done -- shouldn't a first novel sit in a desk drawer? David does have experience with the dog-side of the book, having grown up working his family's kennel. Interested in buying the movie rights? You'll find David living in Colorado now, but his family is spread across Wisconsin.....yeah, you betcha.

:26 - John is reading some Cormac McCarthy, although it is not his best work. Jeff is reading about music and violene, however, not in the same piece of literature. Enjoy How Insensitive.

:35 - Gail likes living in Madison more than Houston, but her husband, Jerry, isn't in agreement. They are reverse snow-birds fleeing to Madison in the summer and back to Houston in the winter. Sure, Wisconsin's flooding and mosquitoes are a hassle, but Gail prefers them to Houston. A school administrator and a school nurse married for 60 years, it started as a double-date that ended in a little switcharoo. Joe decided this would be a good 12th birthday present but he doesn't want to play the Quiz!

:42 - Four Disclaimers and the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz with Linda and Maureen who have insights into men's undergarments but have a trouble with today's vocabulary word. Will they know which currently reigning President is having a sewage plant named after him?

Hour 2

:00 - Back for the second hour of this live broadcast from the Mitchell Theatre in Madison with the many who bypasses traffic circles and flies over speedbumps.......

:01 - Thanks for the Memos. Will Jim's Joke of the Week become a regular segment? You'll just have to tune in to find out. Michael did receive a bunch of mail about apples and Johnny Appleseed... one writer says that the apples were for making hard cider thus spreading alcohol across the land. Another writer says it is to make vinegar. Joan writes in to promise that her red delicious apples are crisp and firm when picked. If Michael's are mushy it sounds like a transport problem and get the in the refrigerator. Finally that Memo: access to the server is now through the ladies restroom. Change the sign if you go in and change it back when you're done.

:12 - Fishing Story Hotline. Recently in the news an angler pulled in a drowning person. Call Michael and tell him your best story about snagging a good one. Erin has never been fishing in her life, but she really wanted to talk to Michael. Ever haul in a shotgun? Don has but he just threw it back. Dale is terrific and he once caught is own fishing rod. Pat and his fishing buddies pulled in a baby duck to save it from some rope caught in its throat... it's a touching story, really.

:27 - This tune is Hammond-approved. In the Still of the Night.

:35 - There was talking during the musical number in the left section of the theatre. These ladies are SO busted. They are the Rockford Potlucks and they are re-unioning... of course none of them live in Rockford any longer. Humor or smarts in your next partner? Michael prefers someone very forgiving. Secret to a happy marriage? Don't live together.

:45 - Whad'Ya Know? Quiz with Pete and Nicoletta who will sacrifice an acrobat if necessary. Will their knowledge of geography lead them to victory in this rather quick quiz?

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