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The Slice archive for Feb. 23, 2012

THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 2012

Mayberry After Midnight

www.tvrage.com These boys are about to revamp their own little newspaper to make it more like the kick-ass names-named gossip column "Mayberry After Midnight" appearing in the Mayberry Gazette. A small-town paper actually running a column like "Mayberry After Midnight" would cause such a ferocious…

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Dependable vs. temperamental 

Had taken my two bikes in for tuneups last weekend and drove over to pick them up this afternoon. My original plan had been to wait until Saturday to walk over and ride one home and then walk back and ride home again. But it…

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This is not a suggestion, by the way 

Mentioned to a colleague heading out to cover the Newt Gingrich appearance that he might make national news if he tackled the candidate during his speech. "National brief," is how I put it. Might be a career-ender though, I hastened to add. But then I…

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Dating a cop's alleged girlfriend 

Long ago, in a previous life, I was visiting a woman at her home in the evening. A police officer who had a non-professional interest in that young lady drove by and noticed my vehicle. He took down my license plate number and determined my…

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Thursday's multiple-choice question 

www.foreverclassics.blogspot.com What does Bing Crosby's ability to portray a priest who overcomes obstacles to succeed in 1940s New York City suggest about Spokane residents' capability of making it on a larger stage? A) Not a thing. B) I know Bing grew up here, but wasn't…

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