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Now, panel, what will be the next big false alarm that sends us all into a panic? Alonzo Bodden.
ALONZO BODDEN: Amazon will frighten the world by opening their new headquarters in a Trump Tower.
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SAGAL: Paula Poundstone.
PAULA POUNDSTONE: The next false alarm will be Starbucks announces that they've run out of foam.
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SAGAL: Oh, no. And Mo Rocca.
MO ROCCA: Minds will be blown, and panic will ensue when CNN goes 10 minutes without a breaking news alert.
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BILL KURTIS: Well, if that happens, we'll ask you about it on WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME.
SAGAL: Thank you, Bill Kurtis. Thanks also to Alonzo Bodden, Paula Poundstone and Mo Rocca. Thanks to all of you for listening. I am Peter Sagal. We will see you next week.
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