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Willtubby2005 at 23:17, 17 February 2026

2026-02-17T23:17:08Z

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	~~This version of the world news polka added an additional verse at the end beginning with "They make us work the graveyard shift"~~

	== Origin ==		== Origin ==

Willtubby2005 at 23:16, 17 February 2026

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	\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Or the sponsors too		\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Or the sponsors too
	\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| They're a goofy crew		\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| They're a goofy crew
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	~~\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Who needs ratings <br/> Who needs sponsors <br/> Who needs networks too~~
	~~\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Who cares what the networks think <br/>Or the sponsors too~~
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Willtubby2005 at 23:16, 17 February 2026

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

	'''Base Version 1''' is a term coined by the WNN Polka Archive and refers to a standard lyric variant of the World News Polka.		'''Base Version 2''' is a term coined by the WNN Polka Archive and refers to a standard lyric variant of the World News Polka.

	This version first aired ~~6 November 1992~~ and can be distinguished ~~from~~ its use of a ~~bubble machine~~		This version first aired 18 May 1998 and can be distinguished buy its first use of the Mitchellettes and Barry rising on a lift

	== Differences from previous base version ==		== Differences from previous base version ==
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	! Previous base version !! This base version		! Previous base version !! This base version
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	\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| ~~Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle~~		\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Business news from Tokyo
	\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| ~~Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores~~		\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Tapes that roll in way too slow
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| ~~Weather man says looks like rain <br/> Guess what happened with hussain~~		\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Or the sponsors too
	\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| ~~Business news from Tokyo <br/> Stuff you saw on koppels show~~		\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| They're a goofy crew
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Who needs ratings <br/> Who needs sponsors <br/> Who needs networks too		\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Who needs ratings <br/> Who needs sponsors <br/> Who needs networks too

Willtubby2005 at 22:15, 18 January 2026

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	~~Additional~~ This version of the world news polka added an additional verse at the end beginning with "They make us work the graveyard shift"		This version of the world news polka added an additional verse at the end beginning with "They make us work the graveyard shift"

	== Origin ==		== Origin ==

Willtubby2005 at 22:08, 18 January 2026

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	\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle		\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle
	\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores		\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores
			\|-
			\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Weather man says looks like rain <br/> Guess what happened with hussain
			\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Business news from Tokyo <br/> Stuff you saw on koppels show
			\|-
			\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Who needs ratings <br/> Who needs sponsors <br/> Who needs networks too
			\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Who cares what the networks think <br/>Or the sponsors too
	\|}		\|}

			Additional This version of the world news polka added an additional verse at the end beginning with "They make us work the graveyard shift"

	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
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	This base version is commonly used for:		This base version is commonly used for:
	* Guest performances
	* Studio re-air recordings		* Studio re-air recordings
	* Seasonal or filler broadcasts

	== Known examples ==		== Known examples ==

Willtubby2005 at 22:06, 18 January 2026

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	\| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle \|\| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores		\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle
			\| style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" \| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores

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Willtubby2005 at 22:04, 18 January 2026

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	\| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle \|\| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores		\| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle \|\| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores

Willtubby2005 at 22:04, 18 January 2026

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	\| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle \|\| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores		\| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle \|\| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores

Willtubby2005 at 22:03, 18 January 2026

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	\| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle \|\| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores		\| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle \|\| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores

Willtubby2005 at 22:03, 18 January 2026

2026-01-18T22:03:38Z

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	\| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle \|~~\| style="vertical-align:middle;"~~\| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores		\| Clintons on the Campaign Trail <br/> Bush is Golfing with Dan Quayle \|\| Politics and Foreign Wars <br/> All the weather all the scores