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PIERCE: The wee folk will be stationed at various intersections and they will ticket both drivers and jaywalkers. This Saturday, members of the Las Vegas Police Department will work traffic control dressed as leprechauns. They have arranged to have appropriate seasonal mythology working to guard the patrons headed towards their city's multilevel pots of gold along the strip. And that apparently is especially true on the Saint's day. The one thing they won't abide is jaywalking and careless driving, because they want everybody crossing the street to be alive when they get there to lose all their money. Patrick's Day lightly in that Hibernian hideout we call Las Vegas, Nevada. SAGAL: Let's hear first from Charlie Pierce.ĬHARLIE PIERCE: They don't take St. Guess the true story you'll win Carl's voice on your home answering machine or voicemail. Our panelists are going to read you three stories of how the Irish holiday has recently become a time to make the world a little bit better. SAGAL: All right, it's not just about getting wasted. Patrick's Day is not about getting wasted. You're going to play our game in which you must try to tell truth from fiction. SAGAL: Hey, how are things in beautiful Salt Lake? Call 1-888-Wait-Wait to play our game on the air. But right now, it is time for the WAIT WAIT.DON'T TELL ME! Bluff the Listener game. And here again is your host, at Centennial Hall in Tucson, Arizona, Peter Sagal. We're playing this week with Roy Blount, Jr., Faith Salie and Charlie Pierce. CARL KASELL: From NPR and WBEZ-Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT.DON'T TELL ME!, the NPR News quiz.
