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The Slice archive for July 11, 2013
THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013
Has Spokane grown afraid of bold ideas?
I would hate to think that. But how else would you explain the failure to act on a boffo tourism concept, an idea ignored year after year? I'll get to that in a moment. But first, let me ask. Have you ever heard of Pamplona,…
The prices will tell you how old this is 3
www.flickr.com Yes, Clarkston, Washington. Fishwich could have been a band.
A movie not filmed in Metaline Falls
This is not the one with Kevin Costner. www.last.fm "The Postman" filmed near here was a somewhat resistible treat about love, letters and a post-apocalyptic future. But I've watched it more than once. I've seen the film referred to in that poster, too. But I…
Is he drinking that on a boat? 2
www.vintageadbrowser.com Well, maybe he intends to have just one. I've mentioned, haven't I, that my father knew Jack Palance in the military. And when my family was at a drive-in movie and he appeared on the screen, my dad noted this. My sister did not…
Trivia challenge 2
If someone said his mission statement comes from "Bartleby, the Scrivener," what, in all likelihood, would he mean?
Jane Jetson before she got married
http://streamlinermemories.info A randy small town girl from Roundup, Mont., she met George when he was on his way to a sprockets and cogs trade show in the Twin Cities. They got married after realizing a daughter, Judy, was on the way.
No, he is not a "Seinfeld" character
You're thinking of Billy Mumphrey. www.comc.com
Best overline in comic book history
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A press release I stopped reading
It was from a New York PR agency and had something to do with a contest certain to be of interest to my readers in Spokane, VA.
Here's your assignment
Address someone as "Joe College" today. Maybe it could be your nephew or an intern at work. You just might have the honor of being the last person to ever use that expression. Or at least the first since Tony Soprano addressed his screw-up son…
Just wondering
Does everyone have a short of list of people they would just as soon not bump into at the store? www.dbcovers.com
Romance deal breakers
Let's say you are single and starting to get interested in someone. Which of the following behaviors would make you rethink your desire to continue seeing this person? A) Talking on phone/texting while driving. B) Being rude to a waiter/waitress. C) Casual use of a…
Why did those you know leave Spokane? 1
It always amuses me when I hear someone interpret an individual's decision to move away from here as some sort of sweeping indictment of the Spokane area's real or imagined shortcomings. In my experience -- or at least that of certain friends -- it usually…
July 11, 1960 cover of Life magazine
www.oldlifemagazines.com "Grandfather at Play" This was before editors fretted about the need to be edgy. I'm not bashing it. Just noting how different things were.
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