No. 134: “Dewey Eats Truman”
No. 134: "Dewey Eats Truman"
By Randy Cohen
Participants are invited to provide a postelection headline that, in a just universe, would run Wednesday in the media outlet of their choice.
by 5 p.m. ET Monday to e-mail your answer (newsquiz@slate.com).
Responses to Thursday's question (No. 133)--"Not Putz":
"I didn't say it. I didn't say it. I was there with a member of my campaign staff. We took copious notes."
Up for re-election, New York state Attorney General Dennis Vacco incensed a big group of voters with a remark he denies making. What group; what remark?
"Vacco vehemently denies telling a convention of People magazine readers, 'That Princess Diana was a mean drunk and a lousy lay.' "--Tim Carvell
"The group: the powerful English teachers' union. The remark: 'From now on, I will refer to other people who hold my position as "attorney generals." ' "--David Goldberg
"PETA. 'Who's fucking this cat?' "--Tim Rogers
" 'Let us take a brief moment of silence for the late Ted Hughes,' to the semiannual convention of Poetesses Who Love Anguished, Theatrical Histrionics (PLATH)."--Noah Meyerson
Randy Cohen used to write Slate's "News Quiz." His most recent book—oh, like you don't know.


