The Slice archive for Jan. 1, 2012
THURSDAY, DEC. 27, 2012
Check out the bow tie and scarf 2
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Ever heard of this?
www.ebay.com It was a WWII era predecessor of the VA facility.
To avoid a state of confusion
I'm glad The New York Times special coverage of that avalanche took pains to note that it took place in Washington "State". Otherwise, I'll bet people might have suspected it all took place in the Georgetown district of D.C. www.nytimes.com
Elizabeth Bennet's email in-box 2
www.famousinboxes.com First saw this a couple of years ago. It struck me then, as it strikes me now, as a fun idea.
Always fun in a playing-pirates way 1
But now you can actually get candy coins featuring edible chocolate. Remember how the chocolate in these things used to taste? It was like eating a brown crayon. www.thedailygreen.com
To review
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26, 2012
The last No. 1 song of the 1980s
So that means it was No. 1 on this date in 1989. www.45cat.com Not everybody liked Phil Collins, but at least this song was about something.
The Wednesday Slice question
What, in your estimation, makes someone a considerate houseguest?
Boxing Day, 2000
Today's Slice question: Are you sort of flattered that people love to horn in on conversations you are having with someone else?
Which way is your thumb pointing? 1
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Dec. 31, 1995
The last strip. www.andrewsmcmeel.com
Boxing Day, 1997 1
Today's Slice question: What's the most over-used word in Spokane?
One of the sacred texts of winter
From 20 years ago. www.amazon.com
Boxing Day, 1995
Today's Slice question: If we just went ahead and divided the entire Inland Northwest into two huge "Smoking" and "Non-Smoking" sections, how would you draw the geographic lines?
Boxing Day, 1994
Today's Slice question: Which of your personal memories of New Year's Eve parties would make the best movie scene?
TUESDAY, DEC. 25, 2012
Feel free to sing along
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MONDAY, DEC. 24, 2012
Next year's movie anniversaries include
"Local Hero," from 1983. It's probably not fair to judge from just a preview. But does anyone else suspect the new Matt Damon flick is a "Local Hero" rip-off? www.scotlandinfo.eu From 1973, there's "American Graffiti." "...and a pint of Old Harper's." www.sterow.com And from 1993,…
"Out you two pixies go" 1
Shouldn't we all, in the spirit of the season, find some occasion to say that today? www.tv.movie-reviews.knojlic.com
Name one way Spokane is like Who-ville
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Good to see Mr. Lodge reading the paper 1
www.mycomicshop.com Maybe he's hoping to come upon a news brief about Archie being in an accident.
Moments after the holiday kill bite
www.allchristmas.fm
The timing of greetings
It's really no big deal to wish someone a "Merry Christmas" and then see that person the next day and repeat the process. It's almost inevitable. You can't always know someone's work schedule or whether you will see that individual at some subsequent social occasion.…
Any comments? 2
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This date in Slice history (1996)
To find out what kind of service customers are getting: Everyone ought to phone his or her own place of business every once in a while and ask a few simple questions.
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