Speculating about sexual partners 3
Do you suppose anyone in 2013 ever wonders how many names are on your list?
The Slice archive for Jan. 1, 2013
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9, 2013
One thing that usually cracks me up 2
When someone walks up and just randomly says, "You're soaking in it." What? You mean that doesn't happen to everybody?
TV news: Feel free to suggest a caption 4
www.manolaw.blogspot.com
Memo to SR food editor Lorie Hutson 2
Hi, Lorie I haven't done a food section story in a while. But I have an idea to pitch. "Insanely Sloppy Sandwiches and the Insane People Who Make Them." They're out there. Men (and possibly women) who simply lack condiment control. Because of their food-prep…
You still have 25 days to get ready 1
But remember. Groundhog Day is coming. www.livescience.com
This date in Slice history (1995)
Today's Slice question: Which of your co-workers holds the record for the most phone calls in one day from a spouse or significant other?
Online search topic suggestion
Born in CDA Adrienne Dore. www.flickfacts.com
No. 1 song on this date in 1973 3
www.45cat.com Though it might have been that one album cover that made more of an impression on you.
The Wednesday Slice question 1
Not giving a damn about what makes you feel like a stranger in a strange land here?.
Cy Young Winners Born in Idaho Dept. 2
www.refrigeratorwisdom.blogspot.com www.1967topps.blogspot.com
Ever see "Idaho Transfer"? 1
I'm guessing the answer is "No." Or "What?" www.shop.silverdisc.com
TUESDAY, JAN. 8, 2013
You've seen too many movies if... 1
You are almost surprised to discover, upon walking into a convenience store, that it is not being held up at that moment.
Could you have done these dances? 3
There are those of us who fear we would not have remembered all the moves. Hence the appeal of the Twist, the Jerk, the Frug, et cetera. www.myaustendreamworld.com
Sharing a birthday with Elvis 7
Cynthia Langenheder used to think it was neat to have the same birthday as the late king of rock and roll. But over the years, she started thinking more in terms of sharing the birthday with Stephen Hawking. www.nydailynews.com With whom do you share a…
So what exactly is the color of his hair? 4
www.mycomicshop.com Maybe lovely Bonnie Taylor has gotten mixed up with a manimal.
There are a few problems with this map 4
Just for starters, what is going on with Montana? www.lautering.com
Robins appearing long before spring 2
It's my understanding that there are robins in our area all year, though the ones you see in Spokane today might have been in British Columbia last month. Still, every year, I hear from readers who regard the wintertime appearance of these birds as premature…
Spokane's Sisyphean labors 1
Saw lots of evidence this morning on the way to the bus stop of sidewalks having been cleared and then buried by passing snow plows. There in the predawn quiet, it was as if homeowners' curses still hung in the wintertime air.
This date in Slice history (1996)
Today's Slice question: What ingredients would go in a drink called a "Double Spokane"?
MONDAY, JAN. 7, 2013
Look out below
If pine trees could laugh, they might be chuckling in and around Spokane this afternoon as gloppy snow clods slide off high branches and score direct hits on unsuspecting dupes walking down below.
Newspapering depicted in the 1950s 3
This is a scene from 1957's "Sweet Smell of Success." Can you spot Tony Curtis? www.acontinuouslean.com You've heard of the copy desk rim? Well, this is a related setup.
Would you like it if the SR did this? 2
About 40 years ago, the Burlington Free Press in Vermont routinely trotted out a special front page nameplate on mornings when it had snowed several inches overnight. Most winters, that was quite a few mornings. This typeface made the words "Burlington Free Press" appear to…
Ex-Cowles exec to be KSPS movie host
Shaun Higgins, who was a newspaper company executive for ages, will be one of three new hosts for "Saturday Night Cinema" on KSPS. The trio replace longtime host Bill Stanley, who stepped down. In other media news involving former SR people... Hasson worked here quite…
Setting the snowman bar way up high
www.bestofcalvinandhobbes.com
Caption contest
"It says here that Idaho is a red state." www.guardian.co.uk
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