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The Slice archive for May 2012

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012



It turns out not all women are mothers

Saying "Happy Mother's Day" to a woman you don't know indicates that you... A) Assume all women are mothers. B) Assume all women should be mothers. C) Are just trying to be friendly. D) Are incapable of comprehending that the values, circumstances and choices guiding…

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THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012


Unintentionally X-rated

Sometimes it's good to be open about your emotions. And there's certainly nothing inherently wrong with crying. But I'm told there's a woman employed at a Spokane TV station who likes to get on Twitter and report that she has been reduced to tears by…

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Who knew?

A friend suggested what strikes me as a pretty great Slice question. What personal flaws or shortcomings (as observed by your spouse) have you learned were on his or her list of your demerits only as a result of a conversation about one of your…

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Maybe we couldn't have handled truth

I don't think time spent with nonsense of this nature doomed a kid to a lifelong inability to grasp the horrors of combat. But I wonder if early exposure to depictions of war more along the lines of the opening 30 minutes of "Saving Private…

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Just wondering 13 

My mother-in-law saw a few St. Louis Browns games. I wonder how many people can say they saw teams that no longer exist (or moved to other cities and acquired new names). www.didyouseethatone.com

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012






The Wednesday Slice 

I rode my bike to work for the first time on this date in 2008. It was a Friday shakedown cruise before Bike to Work Week. Here are a few things I have learned in four years of two-wheeled commuting. Never forget your gloves on…

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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012


A 20th anniversary Slice column slogan

Let's start the search. A) "Oh, the inanity!" B) "Inane in the membrane." C) "Here's some stuff." D) "Not jumping to an inside page since 1992." E) "One of America's this-and-that columns." F) "Now appearing in your fun-size paper." G) "Some days it's OK." H)…

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Wicked Witch's demise Spokane style 

What can make someone around here cry out, "I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a world! What a world!" A) A few clouds and slightly coolish springtime temperatures. B) A first-round Zags NCAA loss. C) Being asked to pay full price. D) The numbers on the…

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