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The Slice archive for April 12, 2013

FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013




Peril of commenting on women's apparel 

So I'm buying some cottage cheese at a little eatery near the paper. The pretty young woman ringing me up is someone I've dealt with before. She's friendly. She's wearing a shirt emblazoned with the image of a wolf. It's kind of cool. "I like…

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A reputation for never wanting to go out 

Let's say you have friends who occasionally invite you to lunch or suggest having a few beers after work. But it never fails that these people also invite someone you can't stand. So you always decline the offers. Inevitably, people will stop inviting you. So…

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Just a reminder

When a colleague brings his or her young child to the office for a few minutes, it's not absolutely necessary to say, "So, you're going to put her to work, huh."

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Who could drop the biggest names?

What Spokane area resident could win a name-dropping contest, if he or she was so inclined? One of the former professional athletes in our midst maybe. I have my own nominee, a local guy whose brushes with fame are seemingly endless. But mentioning him would…

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