'Who's on First?'
By Rosanne Skirble and Avi Arditti /
Broadcast: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 16:00:00 UTC
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Broadcast on "Coast to Coast": October 17, 2002
Re-broadcast on VOA News Now: October 20, 2002
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- some baseball word play in honor of the World Series.
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RS: We've got a classic skit about baseball. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello perform a linguistically challenging bit of comedy called "Who's on First?" You'll find out -- but these two old-time comedians talk pretty quickly, so listen closely.
[TAPE -- texts of "Who's on First?" can be found on the Internet]
RS: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with "Who's on First?" from the 1945 movie "Naughty Nineties." And that's Wordmaster for this week.
AA: With Rosanne Skirble, I'm Avi Arditti.