Multiple choice
What word best describes your contribution to family vacation planning? A) Cheerleader. B) Naysayer. C) Reich Marshal. D) Ballast. E) Drone. F) Visionary. G) Worrier. H) Other. www.aurorasginjoint.com
The Slice archive for July 12, 2013
FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2013
Humidity Snobs meeting will begin
Our first order of business: Did you see that headline in The Inlander referring to locally "hot, sticky" weather? "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" All right, all right. Let's come to order.
How to make people smile
When friends, relatives or co-workers present you with a newborn to admire, be sure to say, "Ahhh, the REAL royal baby!"
Actors walking in a local wheat field
www.daleyscreening.com Which appeared briefly in "The Graduate"? Which had a Huckleberry friend and an orange cat? Which was in an episode of "The Big Valley"?
Hockey fights vs. baseball fights
I'm happy to stipulate that the official tolerance for fighting in certain brands of ice hockey (NHL, major junior) is insane and that 96.3% of hockey fights are utterly ridiculous. It is a disgrace and understandably prevents many people from taking the sport seriously. The…
If insects bother you, please look away
This was the July 12, 1976 cover of Time magazine. www.time.com After dealing with some yellow jackets building a condo on our garage last night, I can report that they have arrived.
Know your Bruce Springsteen lyrics
Maybe you have been in Spokane too long. But it's not "Beneath that giant Arby's sign that brings this fair city light." It's "Exxon."
A great moment in "The Honeymooners" 1
www.tvstylebook.com Ralph gets a notice in the mail indicating that there is a question about his tax return. It directs him to report to a federal office the next morning. Naturally, he worries. So after much ranting and raving by Ralph, Ed gives him some…
DIY projects: Could you tackle this? 3
Digging/building an egress window well and cutting a hole in the side of the basement wall/foundation to accommodate the window. www.morphmpls.com What could go wrong?
Why listeners fled to album rock on FM
Over on AM Top 40 stations, this was the No. 1 song on this date in 1977. www.45cat.com
This date in Slice history (2001) 1
Today's Slice question: What constitutes justifiable cause for mutiny on a small pleasure boat?
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