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The Slice archive for Aug. 9, 2013

FRIDAY, AUG. 9, 2013

When a wasp goes for your genitals 

"My stepson was camping on his property, lounging in his favorite sweats," wrote Slice reader Polly Carlson. "I guess when you are camping it matters not that your pants have a hole in the crotch. "It wouldn't have been an issue either, if a yellow…

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Failure to communicate

Just got an email from a geologist in Wallace. And it reminded me of a story. When my sister-in-law the accountant was in college, she took an intro-level geology course. The professor had a pretty strong accent. So when he said the word "develop" my…

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Remember "Archie" in the paper?

www.lwhs.org Say what you will about Bob Montana, the guy enjoyed drawing the female form. We all know about Betty and Veronica. But even one-time characters such as the nurse above found themselves in remarkably snug attire thanks to the creator of "Archie."

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Steve Garvey PCL champs ring

http://catalog.scpauctions.com This was at an auction site. It would be tempting to suggest that the ring apparently didn't mean all that much to Garvey. But for all I know, he gave it away as a charity fund-raiser.

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