No. 346: "Solid Goldberg"
While introducing President Clinton at a Beverly Hills dinner Tuesday, Whoopi Goldberg recalled a disturbing question one of her granddaughters recently asked. "This was kind of chilling, because it wasn't even like I could say, 'No, no, it's not going to happen.' " What was the question?
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Tuesday's Question (No. 345)--"Riotous Assembly With Cheese":
Cheering demonstrators gathered outside a Seattle McDonald's Monday. Why?
"They discovered that two buns and a piece of string make an excellent gas mask."--Charlie Glassenberg (Sean Fitzpatrick and Barb Leyne had similar answers.)
"Mayor McCheese recanted his support for NAFTA."--Steve Bodow (similarly, Tom Reynolds and Marc Germain)
"In defiance of the Justice Department, debut of Windows 2000 Happy Meals."--John Leary
"McLattes!"--Francis Heaney
"I throw rocks through the window of a different McDonald's every week. Nobody comes to cheer me."--Dave Gaffen
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