Are some girls "Born to be Alone"? 3
Nah. That kid will be fighting them off before she knows it. www.mycomicshop.com
The Slice archive for July 2013
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013
How fast is summer going by? 1
Feel free to express your answer in terms of a warp factor. http://nlpagan.net
Excellent advice on naming newborns
http://www.gq.com/entertainment/humor/201307/nine-baby-naming-rules-2013?printable=true
Potential band names from "Seinfeld"
1. Uncle Leo 2. Crazy Joe Davola 3. Newman 4. Jack Klompus 5. Lloyd Braun 6. Man Hands 7. Timmy's Dipping Lecture
Potential pet names from "The Wire"
www.interactive.org 1. Prop Joe 2. Senator Clay Davis 3. Bubbles 4. Fat Face Rick 5. Omar 6. Stringer 7. Roger Twigg
Today's underrated "B" side
With "California Girls" on the "A" side, this was easy to overlook when the record came out in July of 1965. But "Let Him Run Wild" has much to recommend it. There are the group's soaring harmonies, of course. Then there are the clear allusions…
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013
The 1970s reconsidered 1
In tomorrow's Slice column. www.marijuana.com
Compare size of your family triangle 1
I have a friend who lives in Minnesota. As of this fall, he will have one son in college in San Diego and one in college in North Carolina. I know there are families more far-flung than that. But looked at in terms of the…
The first rule of a drinking game... 1
...based on perusing www.spokesman.com would be what? www.simplyfantasticbooks.com
No, this was not set in Stevens County 1
www.moviepostersexchange.com
What if this was St. Spokane? 3
Slice reader Bob Launhardt wonders how atheists deal with living in cities named after saints.
Is this how others react to your "humor"? 1
www.cardassiaprimera.com
Why would Washington be left out? 2
www.ebay.com
Just wondering
Around here, how many people play golf AND tennis? I tend to think of golfers and tennis players as being in two very distinct camps. But surely there is some crossover. Maybe it's like that Gay Communist Gun Club skit on SNL years ago. www.middlestates.usta.com
Weighing advice from readers
One reader thinks I ought to be campaigning for people to have no more than one child. I'm sure that would be hugely popular. I could ditch the cute-kid sayings and start scolding grandparents. "Hey, Lou. It says here that if we care about the…
What do you suppose he's saying?
www.boston.com
Before Internet, teens were serious
This is just one of the many youth-oriented public policy journals popular 40 years ago. www.janeaustenfilmclub.blogspot.com www.coverbrowser.com
If today is your 38th birthday 1
You should know that you were born under a disco sign. This was the No. 1 song on this date in 1975. www.45cat.com Are you sure you want to click on this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8XWeiGQbqU
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013
Reunion committee thinks you are dead 2
What to do? Check out one option in Thursday's Slice column.
This date in Slice history (1998)
Today's Slice question: What past or present advertising slogan offers the best advice/encouragement for the Inland Northwest?
Album cover copy editing 3
The Slice Blog has featured this album cover before. The look these gentlemen were going for is, as you can see, quite remarkable. You could almost call it groovy. No matter. Their hit, "I Got Rhythm" is one of the all-time earworms. But I have…
This is the truck I want
www.geeklegacy.com I would keep riding my bike to work, but use this for errands, rolling parties and camping.
Here's something you'll really enjoy 2
Don't open this if common foul language offends you. http://thezombieriot.com/2011/04/08/the-top-5-creepy-ventriloquist-puppet-album-covers/
The Wednesday Slice 2
A great deal has been written about listening to baseball on the radio. Some of that has been elegant, touching even. And some of it reads like what the British would call havin' a wank. But there is one aspect of listening to baseball on…
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