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The Slice archive for April 17, 2013

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013

The "Paris-China border"

Can you name the famous American short-story in which that appears? If you were going to select one Inland Northwest place name to pair with some high-profile location (to form a similar unlikely bit a geography), what would you pick?

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Coming in Thursday's Slice column 

A woman who used to work here at the SR once complained about The Slice to a friend of mine. "One day it's about one thing and then, the next, it's about something else." Recognizing that I probably would not be wounded by that critique,…

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Wednesday Slice question 

Many years ago, I started a new job at about the same time as a woman I'll call Pam. Perhaps because we were both newcomers and perhaps because we both worked in a socially cliquish department, we became friends. It helped that I enjoyed being…

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Battle of the oatmeal/porridge brands 

I'll start with what I eat now. www.wellcultivated.co.uk Though, before that, I ate this stuff for years. www.gfgrocery.com OK, your turn. I'll be disappointed if someone doesn't tell me my failure to go the steel-cut route must mean I'm still in short pants.

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