They dropped the big one in this classic episode of "The Twilight Zone," which first aired on Nov. 20, 1959. The lesson: Always have an extra pair of glasses. The other lesson: If your spouse is a horrible gorgon who makes your life hell, nuclear…
I know someone scheduled to have an operation tomorrow afternoon. She has been told it will start at about 3:30. Great, she said. The medical team will be tired and thinking about everything they need to do to get ready for Thanksgiving. So...is she paranoid…
What would you say to him? www.atlanticcityweekly.com A) "Stand still while I shoot you." B) "My but you are offputting." C) "Man, that Times review of your new place was a hoot, wasn't it?" D) "Are you here to cast the tie-breaking vote on which…
What would say to her? www.guardian.co.uk A) "Keep cooking. We've got a bunch of people coming over Thursday." B) "You had better leave. My wife will be home soon." C) "You had better leave. My husband will be home soon." D) "Did you see that…
www.palzoo.net I've long suspected that millions of Americans loved this gentle show because it offered a refuge from the tension that pervaded many real-life homes. The stories were slight, but Ricky was cute and Ozzie never raised his voice in anger.
Today's Slice questions: If you were to get a tattoo that expressed your feelings about the Spokane area, what would it say? Where on your body would you want it?
This is from 1958's "Teacher's Pet," a disappointingly sparkless Clark Gable/Doris Day exploration of the proper way to become an ink-stained wretch. One or two things have changed. www.movies.tvguide.com Yes, I know that's not Doris Day. I never said it was. That's Mamie Van Doren…
Do you have a favorite scene? Mine might be when Ralphie is composing his "What I want for Christmas" theme for school and is mightily impressed with the quality of his own prose. "This is great." www.janeaustenfilmclub.blogspot.com
www.neatdesigns.com Men. Aren't they amusing? If you were the wife here, what would you do? Crack open a frosty bottle of Schlitz using Mr. Wonderful's noggin as the opener? Leave all the groceries out and simply declare that Thanksgiving dinner is off? "We'll be having…
You know, on "Mystery Science Theater 3000." There was something cozy and comforting about these marathons. Even if you felt a bit distant from your own family on Thanksgiving, there was always room to hang out with Joel and the Bots. www.criticalend.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDsfL92kA-E
A friend wonders when the media and others will stop referring to Myanmar without tacking on "formerly known as Burma." After all, he noted, people eventually stopped saying "Louisiana, formerly colonial France."
I have not attended an Apple Cup game in this century. But I went to one in the late 1980s, in Pullman. And another in the late 1990s, in Seattle. WSU won both. (I realize that's not everyone's idea of perfection.) But really, what are…
In Spokane, it's simple. Go out and put luggage in your car after midnight in preparation for taking someone downtown to catch the train at the Intermodal center. If any of your neighbors are insomniacs with Gladys Kravitz tendencies, the sight of you out there…
www.45cat.com And now, a bonus trivia question. In what movie -- partly filmed in this area -- does a stranger tell people in a post-apocalyptic village that the name of the new president is Richard Starkey?
One appealing thing about bare trees: You get to see bird nests you hadn't even known were there. (And here's an item from Nov. 18, 1996.) Some of those around here who have been trying to sell their houses must be thinking it. What this…