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Fiddles with what? >> what is the aaa? >> i dont drink. >> what countries border the united states. what countries border the united states? , you know on each side. >> australia. >> and what else. >> hawaii. look pattern was doing years before. >> what is 50% of 500? >> what is half of 500 basically. and this is the guys answer. >> $500. >> what is seinfelds first name? >> will he know the jim jerry

Its coming up in about ten minutes right here on msnbc sunday. well, after 220 years, george washington is facing a stiff old fine for a few overdue books at the new york public library. washington checked out "law of nations" as well as a book on the house of commons under the borrowed name "president" but missed the 1789 return date and apparently theyre still missing. the library always seems to track down the famous offenders. >> you think because youre a celebrity that somehow the law doe...

This is going to be probably a good move for him and tbs. >> i think it probably will be. fox -- you could sense fox wasnt going to go for it because their affiliates make so much money running a quick, cheap local news show and then re-runs of "seinfeld" or whatever. they make millions in local markets. they were probably reluctant to give up that time to conan. conan goes to table to tbs. he can, as willie says, he can go back to doing shtick that appeals to 21 to 35-year-olds, that young demo...

Size of government dramatically but we have a democracy and its clear that people want more government than the current tax system can support and a value added tax is a relatively efficient way to raise revenue. >> leonard burman and dan mitchell, good to have you with us this afternoon. thanks so much. in northern italy there is a political debate going on that may remind you of this seinfeld episode from back in the day. take a listen. >> youre driving the car. youre with your friend. mindi...

Serious problem, serious -- >> need another show. you need another show with a doctor, not a comedian. (laughter) >> do you have people grow from the show? (laughter) >> you want everyone to know youre not gonna get any better. jerry seinfeld as a boss, is he domineering, a tyrant? >> hes not a tyrant but he is a pro. he knows comedy. he knows the words. >> tom, not funny! >> if i mess up a word in the middle of it, nothing worse than making him unhappy. you get that "seinfeld" yell. its like th...

Million in retention bonuses. part of that money will be used to satisfy government pay czar kenneth feinberg who has demanded that a.i.g. recoup millions in bonus money it paid to employees last year and a.i.g. has been making deals to pay back some of the $182 billion in bailout money that it got. >> you would think its seinfeld, werent you? hes not involved. >> im sorry. im slightly overwhelmed -- the rock n roll hall of fame is getting some new members. >> ♪ money money in the rich mans wo...

Comedy. everyone else were wimps, wooses, becoming one of the funniest, filthiest mouths in the business. he sold out madison square garden all before the age of six. maybe im off a little. but he -- welcome to andrew dice clay. in my life, you are the only comedian that people would actually imitate on the street. such a huge phenomenon at the time. what was it like? >> still trying, yeah. everybody. but you got your own style, your own stuff. you got guys out there now, like -- you know, this ...

Thats what new york city police want to know. seinfelds driver is a retired officer and was supposed to have turned in the plate over two years ago but the driver used it this week to park on a busy new york street and escort the actor for the taping of his new show. seinfeld says he takes responsibility for the incident but says he had no idea his driver was using that pass. theres your headlines this morning. >> you used to work for jerry seinfelds father, i think you need to call jerry and fi...

Security and the metro systems whether its seattle or portlandor sacramento or san diego that have light rail and bus systems they dont want them to physically intervene. thats whats wrong. whether its a stock guy in walmart or bank teller who captures somebody who just committed a crime these people get fired if they physically intervene. reminds me of that episode of "seinfeld" where theyre witnessing a crime do nothing and end up getting arrested. thats what should happen in our society if yo...

Many snow days with the kids. >> may made me keep my clothes on, honey. >> she probably looks familiar to a lot of you. you may have seen her on movies, on stage, seinfeld. he played jerry ice girlfriend. and she was quite the comedian there. many birthday wishes to george. very enjoyable. that brings us to the punch line courtesy of jay leno on his final prime time show. couldnt resist having fun with president obamas hand shake. >> president obama, whether you agree with -- probably the hippes...