Ever done this?
Yesterday morning, I was backing out of the garage when I saw a car stopped in the street at the end of our driveway. At first, I couldn't understand. Then, as I backed a little farther, I saw that the driver had come to a…
The Slice archive for Aug. 2013
SUNDAY, AUG. 11, 2013
SATURDAY, AUG. 10, 2013
This date in Slice history (1996)
Slice answer: Mike Kilgore says that if he had a nickel for each time he's had to say "No, Seattle is about 300 miles away" he would have $100."
FRIDAY, AUG. 9, 2013
When a wasp goes for your genitals 1
"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…
When MTM played tabloid columnist
Don't remember? Of course, you don't. Nobody does. The 1985 show was called "Mary." It did not last long. www.sitcomsonline.com
What was his claim to fame? 2
www.psacardfacts.com A) Pitched a no-hitter. B) Appeared in a movie called "C'mon, Let's Live a Little." C) Dated Mamie Van Doren. D) All of the previous. E) Other.
"The pompatus of love" 2
If you overhear someone say that today, will you know what local entertainment event is being discussed?
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…
Before speaker phone 1
http://superlaneandkentnews.blogspot.com What else tells you this is not a scene set in a modern newsroom?
Time magazine -- Aug. 9, 1968 1
www.time.com
Remember this song?
www.muskmellon.wordpress.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxFuPVjr5Eo
60s bands with Idaho roots include... 1
Yes, these guys. But you knew that. Still, wouldn't you agree that it doesn't hurt on a Friday to see these outfits once again. www.goldminemag.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere_%26_the_Raiders
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."
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.
You have a week to plan observance
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Today's great baseball name
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THURSDAY, AUG. 8, 2013
2013: A lull in picnic-table stacking
The last S-R story on such antics that I can find in our electronic archives appears to have been published in late 2012. Care to explain this apparent suspension of stacking activity? A) The perpetrators got bored. B) They went on to become contributing members…
On this date at Expo 74
The psychedelic rock stylings of the King Family singers. www.danacountryman.com
Some things never seem to change
This appeared in the summer of 1969. www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Did you have a Richard Brautigan phase? 4
www.thecontemporary.org You know, "Trout Fishing in America" and the others. I've read a little about him and apparently he was a bit unhinged. Maybe that should not have come as a surprise.
Women at work -- wanting to be kissed
www.mycomicshop.com
Do your passwords include the letters... 2
...P, O and E? www.retiredjk.blogspot.com Or perhaps, if you are a "Dr.Strangelove" fan, you just use that as your code group prefix.
If you enjoy despising journalists
"Broadchurch" could be just the show for you. This British import began its U.S. run last night. And in that first episode, two different newspaper journalists demonstrated what it's like to operate without worries about ethics. www.bbcamerica.com
Editor's note 1
If you are new to The Slice Blog and decide you are going to check out all 5,790 archived blog posts in one marathon sitting, you will discover something. In a fair number of "No. 1 song on this date" posts, the image of the…
Remembering the 1964 Phillies
It seems like a statistical certainty, given the population of the Inland Northwest and American mobility, that someone in our midst was a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies during 1964. Baseball fans of a certain age will remember that 1964 was the year of the…
Today's minor league baseball logo
www.milb.com The name alludes to Johnny Appleseed's connection to the Indiana city.
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