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This wasn't the only time appeasement was bad policy. www.telegraph.co.uk
The Slice archive for July 18, 2013
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013
Re: Calvin and Hobbes documentary 2
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/07/16/dear_mr_watterson_trailer_calvin_and_hobbes_documentary_coming_soon_video.html
Bare Buns Fun Run registration time 1
http://www.kaniksufamily.com/?page_id=4
If this was a Spokane tourism promo
What would the text say? www.desertentertainer.com
Subtle hint about the tone of the letter 1
An envelope arrived at the S-R newsroom this morning addressed to "Editor in Thief."
Did these WSU boots ever catch on?
www.gamedayboots.com And for what were these boots made? A) Walkin'. B) Losin'. C) Kickin' butt. D) Regiftin'. E) Other.
Uh, Superman...ever heard of knocking? 2
This is from the summer of 1963. Apparently volunteer nurses were allowed free interaction with patients at that hospital. http://connect.collectorz.com I can tell you that this sort of thing is always happening to guys with that patient's name.
Kid summer summed up in one strip
A classic Calvin and Hobbes from July of 1993. www.considerthedayseized.blogspot.com
Middle America meets the hippies
Life magazine, July 18, 1969. www.art.com With Woodstock just a few weeks away, the Greatest Generation found itself asking, WTF?
Future astronaut/Slice contributor
Reared-in-Spokane Major Anne McClain, recently selected for an elite astronaut training program, has had five submissions to The Slice printed over the years. Her first appeared on July 23, 1998. On that occasion, she had written to say people complaining about bad coffee ought to…
Idaho: Home of sweet jumps
www.haphappy.com No idea how they filmed this scene from "Napoleon Dynamite" without the actor hurting himself. Let that be a lesson to you, kids. Always ask yourself: Could what I am contemplating wind up resulting in groin injury?
Ever work in an office like this?
www.thelmagazine.com Do you instantly recognize this as a scene from a movie?
Is it OK to not really like this song? 1
I mean, can you agree with the sentiment and all but just not find this to be pleasing music? It was No.1 for a short time in July of 1971. www.45cat.com
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