Mother of All Holidays — Day 4 Contest
May 8, 2008 | holidays, family
Nothing like leaving my fourth contest to the last minute…but I was out for the evening with a friend at a taping for an NPR show. Wanna guess which one?
Yes, that will be the quiz. It relates to Mother’s Day because I’m a mother, as is my neighbor friend who invited me. See. There’s the connection. Neighbors can definitely have a motherly effect on our children — they watch over them, yell at them for letting the screen door slam and hand out popsicles. Lucky for me, the moms in my neighborhood rock and have been very supportive to me and other neighbors in times of need.
But back to YOUR chance to win fantastic completely non-Mother’s-Day-related prizes…
1. Which show did we attend the taping of (yes, I know I ended the sentence with a preposition. Sue me.)?
2. Who was suppose to be the special guest but couldn’t fulfill his duties?
Bonus Question: How many items did I buy at the concession stand?
That is all. Simple enough. Go to it. And now I need to go to bed only to have the Nugget wake me up 1.4 seconds after I reach REM sleep.
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May 9th, 2008 at 7:29 am, liz Says:
Um, This American life…
And the special guest was…I have no earthly idea.
But you went to the concession stand twice, first you got a soda and something salty…then you went back for something sweet…
i can only use elipses today for punctuation…
May 9th, 2008 at 8:57 am, Audrey Says:
I think it was either This American Life or Prairie Home Companion. But I sincerely hope it’s This American Life because even though I’ve never listened to it, I HAVE been forced to listen to PHC and I have no idea why anyone would choose to spend their time that way.
No idea on the special guest . . . I’m gonna guess Anderson Cooper.
Bonus question: 6.
May 9th, 2008 at 9:11 am, Julie Says:
Sweet Jesus - could you make up a HARDER contest?! I am going to take a wild guess off the program list - “Been There/Done That” is my guess (since it’s a magic show and therefore interesting to watch). David Blaine was to be the special guest to bailed? And I bet you bought 4 items at the concession stand (what - maybe you were hungry?!).
And if ANY of those answers are right I will fall over.
May 9th, 2008 at 9:30 am, Liza Says:
My first impulse was TAL, but they don’t have special guests.
So now I think it was “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me!” And I’m going to guess that the special guest was supposed to have been Elliot Spitzer. I can’t decide if I think that’s TRUE, or the best gag line WWDTM has ever had. Either way, I really hope I’m right, because I’m cracking myself up with the idea.
Last but not least, you needed 4 items from the concession stand. At first it was drink, chocolate, and salty. But then later you needed another drink.
May 9th, 2008 at 9:37 am, Liza Says:
Oh, and did you hear Peter Segal’s rant about the movie version of Horton Hears A Who? I’ve loved him for years, but that made me love him all the more. AND? He has a blog!!! http://www.petersagal.com/wordpress/
May 9th, 2008 at 10:57 am, Mrs. CPA Says:
I’ve spent like two (ok, three) hours trying to figure this one out. I think it’s wait, wait don’t tell me. And the guest was supposed to be Gov. Eliot Spitzer and they got Amy Dickinson and/or Charles Pierce to take his place. And I think you went to the concession stand 2 times.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:00 am, Rachel Says:
Jeeeez! I am totally clueless on this one! Totally clueless.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:10 am, Mrs. CPA Says:
And I did not copy from Liza. I swear. I looked it up all on my own. All over the internet. For several hours. When I should have been working.
May 9th, 2008 at 12:16 pm, Liza Says:
Tee-hee.
After you announce the winner, I will post a comment explaining the thought process that led me to my answer.
May 9th, 2008 at 12:51 pm, Isabel Says:
Dude, if you went to WWDTM I’m going to die of jealousy. DIE.
(I want to go when they come to Seattle next month. But dude, I only want to go if Mo’s going to be there.)
So yeah, WWDTM is my official answer. I don’t know how the guest was going to be. And I’d say you went to the concession stand 4 times.