PETER SAGAL, HOST:
In just a minute, we're going to ask our panelists to predict, now that we know he is not running for president, what will Joe Biden do next.
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Now, panel, what is next for Vice President Joe Biden? Maz Jobrani.
MAZ JOBRANI: He's now going to run as a Republican, finally giving the Republicans a candidate that only sometimes speaks nonsense.
SAGAL: Faith Salie.
FAITH SALIE: After successfully and creepily rubbing the shoulders of the defense secretary's wife, Biden will open a massage parlor called Massage and VP.
SAGAL: Adam Felber.
ADAM FELBER: He's going to do pretty much what he does now, except at the front of a Wal-Mart.
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BILL KURTIS, BYLINE: Well, if Joe Biden does any of those things, panel, we'll ask you about it on WAIT WAIT ...DON'T TELL ME.
SAGAL: Thank you, Bill Kurtis. Thanks also to Maz Jobrani, Faith Salie and Adam Felber. Thanks to all of you for listening. I am Peter Sagal and we will see you next week in Des Moines, Iowa.
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