Mike Pesca Quotes

• The great appeal of baseball, among the great appeals, it's a game without time. It is a pastoral game that is separated from time.

  Mike Pesca

  Baseball, Games, Appeals

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• And believe it or not, a new record from Philly's greatest, the Roots. It's kind of bitter sweet, to be honest. Well, maybe not so bitter. It's called "Rising Down."

  Mike Pesca

  Sweet, Believe, Roots

  "Madonna, Santogold Make Dance Records". Interview with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. April 29, 2008.

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• The lie is, even if you do work out, you'll never look like Madonna. That's the lie.

  Mike Pesca

  Lying, Work Out, Looks

  "Madonna, Santogold Make Dance Records". Interview with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. April 29, 2008.

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• I was wondering, do we get the best of Swedish music or just the best of Swedish music that speaks English? Sweden has a population of nine million. And with all these acts coming out it just seems like very ripe for musical success. I don't know how they do it.

  Mike Pesca

  Speak English, Musical, Population

  "Madonna, Santogold Make Dance Records". Interview with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. April 29, 2008.

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• I guess that's the major difference between '80s-club Madonna and today's Madonna is she can get anyone she wants to show up in the studio for her.

  Mike Pesca

  Differences, Clubs, Want

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• The man was reportedly allowed to bring the turkey onboard as a therapy pet because it was an emotional support animal. It's so cute. It had one of those vests saying support animal, do not pet or baste.

  Mike Pesca

  Cute, Animal, Men

  "Panel Round One". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Mike Pesca, www.npr.org. January 16, 2016.

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• Turkey's great if you're one of those people who can't sleep on planes because when the tryptophan kicks in, it's no problem.

  Mike Pesca

  Sleep, Turkeys, People

  "Panel Round One". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Mike Pesca, www.npr.org. January 16, 2016.

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• A South Korean inventor has finally created the robot that mankind has been waiting for. Scientists who have been worried about the robot apocalypse can finally set aside their fears thanks to the new robot Drinky, machines are no longer going to enslave us. They're going to puke on our shoes.

  Mike Pesca

  Shoes, Waiting, Robots

  Source: www.npr.org

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• The only single guy driving a minivan is a guy whose mother bought the van 16 years ago...

  Mike Pesca

  Mother, Years, Guy

  "Panel Round Two". "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" with Mike Pesca, www.npr.org. January 16, 2016.

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• When you're caring with your head, there are the things that we talked about that seems boring in baseball. But when you care about your heart, exactly the boring things - a pitcher looking over to first, a batter stepping out and adjusting his gloves - those are just tiresome to the person who's interested. But to the person who's invested, it just makes everything all the more dramatic.

  Mike Pesca

  Baseball, Heart, Caring

  "This Week In Sports: Mets Enter World Series". "Weekend Edition Sunday" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. October 25, 2015.

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• Friday means popcorn and multiplexes, speaking of movies, and it is the multi that is the problem. So many movie screens. The struggle of what to put on them.

  Mike Pesca

  Friday, Struggle, Mean

  "Tina Fey Goes Big in 'Baby Mama'". "The Bryant Park Project" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. April 25, 2008.

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• I’m the one who requires a nice scratch behind my ears, and then I’ll tap my toe, and that’ll be fine.

  Mike Pesca

  Nice, Scratches, Ears

  "'If You've Got a Good Solution, I'm Going to Steal It for a Future Answer'" by Mike Pesca and Emily Yoffe, www.slate.com. July 29, 2015.

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