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Controversy
Recap of the Friday, February
1, 2002 Program
Published Monday, February 4,
2002
As if the
controversial ending of Moron Trivia wasn't enough, Friday's program
was also plagued with the "South African" situation. We've
compiled a recap of Friday's show that will hopefully help clear up
some the confusion.
Super Bowl Moron
Trivia
Brazil is in South
Africa?
Super Bowl Picks
Text
Transcript of the controversial ending to Moron Trivia
[Glenn is off the phone
with the last store clerk]
Glenn: what is the score here Jeff?
Jeffy: St Louis 10, New England 10
[laughter]
Glenn: oh you're kidding me
[more laughter]
Glenn: foreign or domestic, that means we go into overtime
Stu: yeah
Jeffy: overtime baby
Glenn: now here is how foreign or domestic is played,
Glenn: you know now hold on hold Josh, Jeremy and Michael,
hold these people, I may have to drag them over (to the next hour),
but hold them because this controversy on South Africa is raging,
but we have to play overtime to make sure this is done
Glenn: now Jeff explain how foreign or domestic is played
Jeffy: well
(laughter)
Glenn: clear the other Stu, or just pick one that can play
this
Jeffy: we're going to have to find someone that we, that ah
random, you know someone can call
Glenn: yep
Jeffy: and they
Jeffy: are you going to flip a coin or they
Glenn: I flip a coin
Jeffy: I believe you flip the coin, I believe that you flip
the coin the way we wrote it
Glenn: yeah
Jeffy: for the, for
Glenn: what city we call
Jeffy: [inaudible]
Glenn and Jeffy together: right
Jeffy: and then we call that city and the caller gets to pick
wither whoever answers the phone is going to be
Glenn: foreign
Jeffy: foreign or domestic
Glenn: yeah
Glenn: if there from from from foreign land or they were born
here in the US
Jeffy: yes sir
Glenn: we're not talking citizenship, we're talking foreign
or born here in the US
[glenn sighs]
Glenn: you know born in some foreign land or not
Jeffy: and if they're right the city they're playing for wins
Glenn: OK
Jeffy: and if they're wrong it's other city
[Stu in background, inaudible]
Glenn: alright, ah, Line 6 is Jeff
Glenn: Hello Jeff
Caller: Yes sir
Glenn: How are you?
Caller: I'm doing fine
Glenn: What city, what city do you want to win?
Caller: The Rams
Glenn: The Rams is the city you want to win? Alright
Caller: [inaudible]... St Louis
Glenn: Alright
[Slight laughter]
Glenn: Thank You
Glenn: Alright we're playing this game I'm going to flip a
coin, that will be the city we call, you call it, heads or tails
Glenn: I'll say heads, lets say heads is St Louis tails is
ah, Boston, alright?
Caller: alright
Glenn: Heads or Tails sir?
Caller: heads
Glenn: Heads? ... and it is Heads.
Glenn: what did I say we are calling on heads?
Caller: Los Angeles
Glenn: no no no, don't worry, wh wh what, we're calling St
Louis, call St Louis please
Glenn: now here's what you do Jeff (caller)
Glenn: the person that answers the phone, are they going to
be a foreigner or are they going to be, ah, domestic?
Glenn: what's it going to be?
Caller: you want me to answer
Glenn: answer right now
Caller: I'm going to say, ah, foreign
Glenn: foreign, if they are a foreigner then, Jeffy,
Jeffy: St Louis wins
Glenn: St Louis wins
Caller: right
Glenn: here we go, what line Stu?
Glenn: hang on we're calling.
Glenn: alright, so if he's right, St Louis wins.
Glenn: (to the caller) you said foreigner?
Caller: right, foreigner
[phone rings]
Glenn: everybody is pulling for St Louis right now in the...
Store: *****, hold
[placed on hold by store]
Glenn: Hello, she didn't sound very foreign
Caller: she might be
Glenn: this is a big, the whole Super Bowl rides on Jeff
(caller)
Caller: [inaudible]
[Glenn sigh]
Glenn: I actually have butterflies in my stomach, I don't
know why, cause I could give a flying crap about who wins
[Store clerk heard softly in background]
Glenn: ohh, she sounds very American
Store: Can I help you?
Glenn: hi, who's this?
Store: This is Elaine *****
Glenn: hi Elaine ***** how are you?
Store: I'm good how are you?
Glenn: Elaine I have a weird question, I just want to know,
what country where born in?
Store: what country was I born in?
Glenn: Yes
Store: England
[stunned silence]
Glenn: You where born in England?
Store: I wasn't born here
Glenn: Ser.. no Seriously
Store: Serious
Glenn: In what city in England where you born in?
Store: [inaudible] gosh, it was a Air Force base, Lincoln
Heth Air Force base
Glenn: do we count that Jeff? Do we count that? She was born
in England.
Caller: I would say
Caller: I would say
Glenn: Alright. Thank you ve.. Elane thank you
Store: Ok
Glenn: alright
Glenn: Jeff, that's unbelievable
[laughter]
Glenn: that's unbelievable
Glenn: I was born in England
[laughter continues]
Glenn: [inaudible].. no way. You can't write that stuff man.
[more laughter]
Glenn: ah, well, it's going to be an interesting game because
this could have gone, you know it could go either way now
Jeffy: St Louis baby
Glenn: St Louis, the predicted winner, of, ah, Moron Trivia
Glenn: Jeff, thank you very much, hang on I'm going to get
you a Glenn Beck t-shirt
Caller: ok, thanks
Glenn: hold on buddy, what city are you calling from?
Caller: Sarasota
Glenn: thank you very much, thanks for playing our game man
Glenn: there it is, St Louis winners of Super Bowl 12.
[Moron Trivia ends]
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