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The Slice archive for Sept. 9, 2011
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 2011
Suddenly I felt like an STA driver 1
www.ed101.bu.edu On my way home from work this afternoon a ladybug landed on my bike and went for a ride. I was not going fast. This was on an uphill stretch. Still, I wondered if this little guy was soon going to be far from…
One possible response to hot weather 1
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All-time least creative newspaper editor 1
At my first reporting job in Flagstaff, Ariz., I worked with a guy whose previous newspaper gig had been in sun-baked Yuma, Ariz. He used to tell stories about a sports editor there who meant well but lacked a certain spark. One tale stayed with…
Preseason NFL game in Spokane
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Did you know? 1
www.livelearnloveleave.com This '70s fad was invented by Gary Dahl, a 1954 graduate of Spokane's Rogers High. Of course, he had long since moved to California before coming up with the pet rock.
Speaking of the praying mantis IV 1
"I noted a striking lack of plural construction in your piece devoted to the praying mantis (Thursday's Slice)," wrote Jill Carlson. "By design?" I suppose so. To me, "praying mantises" looks like "praying mantiseseses." Moreover, some say "mantes" is the correct plural form. So I…
The origins of nicknames
www.boardgamescritic.com Sometimes nicknames are acquired by accident. At my first newspaper job right out of college, one of my fellow reporters was a nice guy named Rick Velotta. Well, once a typesetter made a mistake and his byline came out "Rock Velotta." Eventually, people stopped…
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