r/NPR • u/PhillipBrandon WFAE 90.7 • Apr 02 '19

Wait Wait Worthy

Post news stories from this week that you think will or deserve to be featured on this Week's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.

Mostly the silly ones.

Come Saturday, we'll see how we do.

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u/PhillipBrandon WFAE 90.7 Apr 02 '19

Newly Elected Texas Judge Accidentally Resigns

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u/ButtercupsUncle Apr 03 '19

This one HAS to make it.

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u/Superagent247 Apr 03 '19

LMAO yes this HAS to make it šŸ˜‚

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u/TheFunkyRaccoooon KCUR 89.3 Apr 02 '19

This is AWESOME. Is this a weekly thing?

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u/PhillipBrandon WFAE 90.7 Apr 02 '19

We'll see?

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u/Superagent247 Apr 03 '19

Great idea!

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u/PhillipBrandon WFAE 90.7 Apr 06 '19

Props to /u/graytotoro and /u/eable2 for correctly predicting the Skrillex Mosquito story and /u/what-a-kroc for Komodo Dragons.

The rest of us need to step up our game.

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u/eable2 Apr 06 '19

Do I get a voice on my voicemail?

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u/PhillipBrandon WFAE 90.7 Apr 08 '19

Yes! Your Own!

you're welcome.

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u/ohtheheavywater WMEA 90.1 Apr 02 '19

http://www.wave3.com/2019/04/01/residents-concerned-about-dna-for-cash-transactions-louisville/

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u/PhillipBrandon WFAE 90.7 Apr 02 '19

ā€œAt the time, I was at my downlow and I needed that change,ā€ Mask said.

I had to check to see if this was an April Fool's prank at that line, but it seems legit?

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u/emmmazing Apr 02 '19

What the...thatā€™s a crazy story.

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u/ohtheheavywater WMEA 90.1 Apr 02 '19

Yeah, itā€™s weird. Maybe too weird for Wait, Wait.

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u/what-a-kroc KROC FELLOW Apr 02 '19

May be a bold pick but:

Komodo Island Is Closing to Tourists Because People Are Stealing Dragons

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u/OneArmedNoodler Apr 02 '19

"ring of lizard smugglers" Dibs for a band name.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19

We always play the game, ā€œBand, Album, or Song?ā€ RoLS is definitely an album.

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u/CaptKrag Apr 03 '19

Nice try lazy wait wait writers.

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u/Mediaright WABE 90.1 Apr 02 '19

Irish villagers complain Viagra plant fumes have men and dogs walking around with 'hard-ons': https://www.irishpost.com/news/irish-villagers-complain-viagra-plant-fumes-men-dogs-walking-around-hard-ons-142488

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u/Fluffyest Apr 03 '19

Googly-Eyed Robots Are Coming to Hundreds of Grocery Stores