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The Slice archive for Jan. 16, 2013

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16, 2013

Re: Your envelope-opening style 

It's not a paperless society yet. With that in mind, here's a question. How would those with whom you live describe the way you open mail -- including envelopes that might contain forms you will need when doing your tax return? A) Like a coyote…

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www.geneseebeer.com This was my brand of choice when purchasing refreshment as an underage consumer of alcoholic beverages. Well, this and Boone's Farm apple wine. When 18 was the legal age, not all stores were fussy about needing to see I.D. But they didn't walk the…

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Other kinds of email mistakes 

We all have heard stories of people who wrote nasty notes about a co-worker or relative and then mistakenly emailed them to the person being ripped. And there are plenty of cautionary tales about the horrors of "Reply all." But what about other kinds of…

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Nobody asked me 

But I think it's sad that Mary Tyler Moore has had so much plastic surgery she now looks like a space alien. God, she looks awful. (Reminded of this while watching the latest "Pioneers of Television" last night on KSPS.) I suspect she would be…

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Codpiece Days could be a sensation 

Or not. Besides, virtually every small town in our area already has a theme for its summer celebration. But it would be entertaining to see the faces at some town council meeting if a resident actually proposed Codpiece Days. And a related slogan contest could…

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This date in Slice history (1998)

Kid stuff: Colville's Betty Clark was telling her son-in-law that he had better not overeat or he'd wind up fat like her. Clark's granddaughter, Tara, overheard that. And the little girl couldn't let it pass without comment. "You're not fat, Grandma," she said. "You're just…

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