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• No. 500: "End of an Error" 
  Randy Cohen Nov. 7, 2000
  
• No. 499: "Mistakes, I've Made a Few, but Then Again, Too Few To Mention …" 
  Randy Cohen Nov. 4, 2000
  
• No. 498: "Double Up" 
  Randy Cohen Nov. 2, 2000
  
• No. 497: "Does Paper Work?" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 31, 2000
  
• No. 496: "3 1/2" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 28, 2000
  
• No. 495: "And the Portions Are So Small" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 26, 2000
  
• No. 494: "Get Carter?" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 25, 2000
  
• No. 493A: "Poll Vault" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 24, 2000
  
• No. 493: "Opposites (and Topless Showgirls) Attract" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 21, 2000
  
• No. 492: "Mountain Pique" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 19, 2000
  
• No. 491: "Majorer" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 17, 2000
  
• No 490: "Defiance" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 14, 2000
  
• No 489: "I Just Want To Say One Word to You … Just One Word" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 12, 2000
  
• No. 488: "Histortainment" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 10, 2000
  
• No. 487: "Some Shun Fashion" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 7, 2000
  
• No. 486: "Zanan-o-Gram" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 5, 2000
  
• No. 485: "Anglo File" 
  Randy Cohen Oct. 3, 2000
  
• No. 484: "Science Is Golden" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 30, 2000
  
• No. 483: "Hot Spots" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 28, 2000
  
• No. 482: "Quién No Pertenece?" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 26, 2000
  
• No. 481: "Count on It" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 23, 2000
  
• No. 480: "Up a Laser River" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 21, 2000
  
• No. 479: "Talking Turkey" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 19, 2000
  
• No. 478: "Shoppers Special" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 16, 2000
  
• No. 477: "Game Boy" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 14, 2000
  
• No. 476: "Call Me Unacceptable" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 12, 2000
  
• No. 475: "Eurekaaaaaahhhhh …" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 9, 2000
  
• No. 474: "Two, Four, Six, Eight …" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 7, 2000
  
• No. 473: "Motion Slickness" 
  Randy Cohen Sept. 1, 2000
  
• No. 472: "Photo Finished" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 29, 2000
  
• No. 471: "Fox Networks" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 26, 2000
  
• No. 470: "If This Should Fall Into the Wrong Hands …" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 24, 2000
  
• No. 469: "Walk on the Smoke on the Water" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 22, 2000
  
• No. 468: "Acceptable Behavior" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 19, 2000
  
• No. 467: "Mystic and Avalon" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 17, 2000
  
• No. 466: "Animalistic" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 15, 2000
  
• No. 465: "Press On" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 12, 2000
  
• No. 464: "Cell Out" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 10, 2000
  
• No. 463: "TK Day" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 7, 2000
  
• No. 462: "Beached Wails" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 5, 2000
  
• No. 461: "Expert Tease" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 3, 2000
  
• No. 460: "Turkish Delight" 
  Randy Cohen Aug. 1, 2000
  
• No. 459: "Speak Threely" 
  Randy Cohen July 29, 2000
  
• No. 458: "Sweet 16" 
  Randy Cohen July 27, 2000
  
• No. 457: "Hair Force" 
  Randy Cohen July 25, 2000
  
• No. 456: "Calcutta Cops" 
  Randy Cohen July 22, 2000
  
• No. 455: "No Business Like Crow Business" 
  Randy Cohen July 20, 2000
  
• No. 454: "Supplies Party" 
  Randy Cohen July 18, 2000
  
• No. 453: "Arms and the Man" 
  Randy Cohen July 13, 2000
  
• No. 452: "Empower to the People!" 
  Randy Cohen July 11, 2000
  
• No. 451: "Smiley Phase" 
  Randy Cohen July 7, 2000
  
• No. 450: "Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up" 
  Randy Cohen July 4, 2000
  
• No. 449: "… Brave, Clean, and Rehnquist" 
  Randy Cohen July 1, 2000
  
• No. 448: "Damascus No Questions …" 
  Randy Cohen June 29, 2000
  
• No. 447: "Wise Crackers" 
  Randy Cohen June 27, 2000
  
• No. 446: "Equipped, He Quipped" 
  Randy Cohen June 24, 2000
  
• No. 445: "We're No. … Er … 37!" 
  Randy Cohen June 22, 2000
  
• No. 444: "Lièger Time Activity 
  Randy Cohen June 20, 2000
  
• No. 443: "Forging Ahead" 
  Randy Cohen June 17, 2000
  
• No. 442: "Swayed in the Water" 
  Randy Cohen June 15, 2000
  
• No. 441: "Owe, Canada!" 
  Randy Cohen June 13, 2000
  
• No. 440: "Science Friction" 
  Randy Cohen June 10, 2000
  
• No. 439: "To Die For" 
  Randy Cohen June 8, 2000
  
• No. 438: "The Deer and the Antelope …?" 
  Randy Cohen June 6, 2000
  
• No. 437: "Easy Come, Diseasy Go" 
  Randy Cohen June 3, 2000
  
• No. 436: "Real Beef á Roma" 
  Randy Cohen June 1, 2000
  
• No. 435: "Fish vs. Meat" 
  Randy Cohen May 27, 2000
  
• No. 434: "Horn In" 
  Randy Cohen May 25, 2000
  
• No. 433: "Photo Op" 
  Randy Cohen May 23, 2000
  
• No. 432: "Virginia Dare" 
  Randy Cohen May 20, 2000
  
• No. 431: "Impressed?" 
  Randy Cohen May 18, 2000
  
• No. 430: "A & Q Tips" 
  Randy Cohen May 13, 2000
  
• No. 429: "A Rare Triple Play" 
  Randy Cohen May 11, 2000
  
• No. 428: "Best Stressed List" 
  Randy Cohen May 9, 2000
  
• No. 427: "Be Four—and After?" 
  Randy Cohen May 6, 2000
  
• No. 426: "Wave Goodbye" 
  Randy Cohen May 4, 2000
  
• No. 425: "English Lessons" 
  Randy Cohen May 2, 2000
  
• No. 424: "Strike Up the Banned" 
  Randy Cohen April 28, 2000
  
• No. 423: "No Motto What" 
  Randy Cohen April 27, 2000
  
• No. 422: "We Three … Kings?" 
  Randy Cohen April 26, 2000
  
• No. 421: "From TV to Shining TV" 
  Randy Cohen April 25, 2000
  
• No. 420: "Rush to Judgment" 
  Randy Cohen April 21, 2000
  
• No. 419: "Religious Rush" 
  Randy Cohen April 20, 2000
  
• No. 418: "Russia's Rush" 
  Randy Cohen April 19, 2000
  
• No. 417: "Rushdie's Rush" 
  Randy Cohen April 18, 2000
  
• No. 416: "Key Words" 
  Randy Cohen April 14, 2000
  
• No. 415: "States? Right" 
  Randy Cohen April 13, 2000
  
• No. 414: "Like a Rolling Stone" 
  Randy Cohen April 12, 2000
  
• No. 413: "Talk Talk" 
  Randy Cohen April 11, 2000
  
• No. 412: "Science Friction" 
  Randy Cohen April 7, 2000
  
• No. 411: "Cargo Cult" 
  Randy Cohen April 6, 2000
  
• No. 410: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"  
  Randy Cohen April 5, 2000
  
• No. 409: "Paper View" 
  Randy Cohen April 4, 2000
  
• No. 408: "Dance Banned"  
  Randy Cohen March 31, 2000
  
• No. 407: "Pro and Convocation" 
  Randy Cohen March 30, 2000
  
• No. 406: "Keep the Red Flag Flying" 
  Randy Cohen March 28, 2000
  
• No. 405: "Can Do" 
  March 24, 2000
  
• No. 404: "Cheese Checks" 
  Randy Cohen March 23, 2000
  
• No. 403: "Field Work" 
  March 22, 2000
  
• No. 402: "Child Dish" 
  Randy Cohen March 21, 2000
  
• No. 401: "Dawn Monkey" 
  Randy Cohen March 17, 2000
  
• No. 400: "Expeditious Story" 
  Randy Cohen March 16, 2000
  
• No. 399: "Dilatory Story" 
  Randy Cohen March 15, 2000
  
• No. 398: "Mad for Maddie" 
  Randy Cohen March 14, 2000
  
• No. 397: "Pro-Procrastination" 
  Randy Cohen March 10, 2000
  
• No. 396: "True Concessions" 
  Randy Cohen March 9, 2000
  
• No. 395: "Tourist Retraction" 
  Randy Cohen March 8, 2000
  
• No. 394: "Choses Que Nous Détestons" 
  Randy Cohen March 7, 2000
  
• No. 393: "Pro and Contrite" 
  Randy Cohen March 3, 2000
  
• No. 392: "A Touching Story" 
  Randy Cohen March 2, 2000
  
• No. 391: "Double Shot" 
  Randy Cohen March 1, 2000
  
• No. 390: "Digni-Tease" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 29, 2000
  
• No. 389: "Brand Aid" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 25, 2000
  
• No. 388: "Wedded Blitz" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 22, 2000
  
• No. 387: "A and Q—Mutual Life" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 18, 2000
  
• No. 386: "Ain't She Sweet!" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 17, 2000
  
• No. 385: "Carolina Moon" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 16, 2000
  
• No. 384: "Prob. Ability" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 15, 2000
  
• No. 383: "To Err Is Humor" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 11, 2000
  
• No. 382: "Missing Inaction" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 10, 2000
  
• No. 381: "Aho, Aha!" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 9, 2000
  
• No. 380: "Rollin' and Tumblin' " 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 8, 2000
  
• No. 379: "Sign Out" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 4, 2000
  
• No. 378: "Coarse Correction" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 3, 2000
  
• No. 377: "Hypothreatical" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 2, 2000
  
• No. 376: "Happens Stance" 
  Randy Cohen Feb. 1, 2000
  
• No. 375: "Kiss Kiss Kiss" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 28, 2000
  
• No. 374: "Kids Tough" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 27, 2000
  
• No. 373: "Courtier" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 26, 2000
  
• No. 372: "Stakes Sauce" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 25, 2000
  
• No. 371: "Measured Response" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 21, 2000
  
• No. 370: "Hot Spot" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 20, 2000
  
• No. 369: "Pig 'n' Pearl" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 19, 2000
  
• No. 368: "Baby, It's Scold Outside" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 18, 2000
  
• No. 367: "Lost in Translation" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 14, 2000
  
• No. 366: "From Marathon to Waterloo in Order Categorical" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 13, 2000
  
• No. 365: "Urge To Merge" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 12, 2000
  
• No. 364: "Top 20" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 11, 2000
  
• No. 363: "Edgy and Explosive" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 7, 2000
  
• No. 362: "Judge Mental" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 6, 2000
  
• No. 361: "Lit Crit" 
  Randy Cohen Jan. 4, 2000