Just wondering
What did you lose that you suspect might be hidden by snow?
The Slice archive for Jan. 2012
TUESDAY, JAN. 24, 2012
If people don't understand your humor 2
They might assume you are less than super-smart. Say, for instance, you enjoy quoting lines from the 2000 Christopher Guest movie "Best in Show." And let's further suppose that a co-worker or casual acquaintance overhears you telling someone on the phone, "If you get hungry,…
He looked familiar
A line in today's Slice column reminded South Hill resident Steve Wells of a story. "About 40 years ago, I was walking back to the office (a Los Angeles insurance company) after lunch with a co-worker, who wanted to stop in at her bank on…
Did you save a few of these? 1
www.edsmart.com
This date in Slice history (1998)
Today's Slice question: Who is the least powerful person in the Inland Northwest?
One way to get in trouble
Playing with a Super Ball inside the house often led to something getting broken. www.coolmaterial.com
Thought for the day from Mary Worth
www.kingfeatures.com
MONDAY, JAN. 23, 2012
Fuel for regional nostalgia
www.urbanartantiques.com From what I gather, the refinery was in Hillyard.
This is definitely not a caption contest
www.neatdesigns.net
Weighing online product reviews
When reading customer feedback on products and services, It seems like there are three essentials. 1. Being able to spot cranky idiots who enjoy complaining and probably don't have sense enough to use the product as intended. 2. Spotting patterns. 3. Do you have a…
This date in the features section (1999)
We had a story I wrote recalling the year a bizarre set of circumstances led to Spokane hosting the Super Bowl. That never happened, of course. Still, though I winked at reality several times in the story, not everyone realized I wasn't being serious. Maybe…
Pound that Bud
How's your Joe Schultz impression? www.claremontshows.com
Seasonal Spokane slang
Years ago, the expression "get plowed" meant something unrelated to snow.
Re: Today's print column
I am aware that the reader who quoted a lyric from the folk song "Little Boxes" took liberties with the wording. As he put this inside quotation marks, I assumed it was what he intended. So I correctly quoted him misquoting the line. If I…
Re: The coughing you hear at work 3
To what is it attributable? A) Seasonal colds. B) Pot-smoking asthmatics. C) Spokanthrax. D) Skiers setting the stage for calling in sick tomorrow. E) Other.
Spokane banquet speakers of the past
Include... www.puckjunk.blogspot.com No, not Bobby. Dennis.
How often does this happen to you? 1
www.pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com
Imagine Soap Box Derby races on ice
www.cleveland.com
Before there was email
www.sportsartifacts.com
The No. 1 song on this date in 1967
Be sure to notice who wrote this. www.musicstack.com
Woman pretending to care about golf
www.vintageprintsandposters.com
This date in Slice history (1998)
Today's Slice question: Ever have someone making change cough or sneeze directly into the hand holding the money you are about to be given?
When you cannot think of the right word
So there's this woman whose husband was at home working on his laptop. He also had the TV on. At some point, while the woman was on a phone call or something, a super loud commercial came on the television. The woman wanted to ask…
SUNDAY, JAN. 22, 2012
Reading the Sunday paper
www.myaccidentalmuse.wordpress.com www.steelrabbit.com www.durak.org www.fotoblur.com www.saturdayeveningpost.com www.flickr.com www.digitalpolaroids.blogspot.com www.nineteensixty-four.blogspot.com www.stuffwhitepeoplelike.com www.lovelyish.com www.wsge.org www.scriptoriumdaily.com
SATURDAY, JAN. 21, 2012
Back when coffee was just coffee
www.vintageadbrowser.com www.thestory.org www.arizonacoffee.com www.flickr.com www.adclassix.com Did you recognize the Wicked Witch of the West?
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