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The Slice archive for Aug. 12, 2011

FRIDAY, AUG. 12, 2011

Confession of a former Doomsday snob 

Before moving to Spokane in the late '80s, I spent decades scoffing at others' self-assessed Cold War risk rankings. Having spent a fair share of my childhood reading comic books and trading baseball cards just a few miles away from row after row of B-52s…

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Just sayin'

A lot of people who claim that their cat is a Maine Coon are either high or living in a candy-colored dream world. But here's one. www.fogcitycat.com

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States of confusion 

So it turns out Idaho and Iowa are actually different states. A North Idaho friend, Lauren Hopkins, was back East visiting friends. One of them asked: "So what's there to do in Des Moines?" She held up a silver necklace featuring a little piece in…

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Q and A with a Slice reader 

"Just wondering," wrote Robin Bayley of Chattaroy. "What percentage of Slice readers get a little tired of all the marmot stories/conversations, etc.?" The answer is 27 percent of readers and 49 percent of marmots. www.jwilson.coe.uga.edu

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