"Touched By An Uncle"
That's just one of the remarkable team names in this year's Hoopfest field.
The Slice archive for June 26, 2013
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2013
Local fireflies?
The Slice column has been running readers' recollections of fireflies since Memorial Day. There are even a few more in tomorrow's column. Throughout the discussion, I have been operating on the assumption that our neck of the woods is not home to lightning bugs. No…
Warning: Earworm danger
Sure, film is so last century. But I just read that one-piece suits are making a comeback. www.thescoopblog.dallasnews.com Of course, if you are not familiar with Paul Simon the warning was unnecessary. Well, until now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLsDxvAErTU
Blame a certain generation of parents
It doesn't happen every day. But it's not all that unusual for people who are about 20 to ask me to spell my first name after I have given it to them. Poor kids. Growing up surrounded by peers saddled with "creatively" spelled names, they…
Your Hoopfest court monitors for 2013 1
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A scene that looks local but isn't 1
www.thisvtlife.com Apparently they also have lakes in New England.
The seasonal balancing act
If you are going to be away from work for a week or so, it's customary to leave your colleagues a note. You know, to alert them to things that need to be done or situations that might come up during your absence. But how…
Hoopfest small talk borrowed from movie
You could try out a line from 1981's "Body Heat." "You can stand here next to me if you want, but you'll have to promise not to talk about the heat." www.vimeo.com Or you could go with a line from "Biloxi Blues." "It's like Africa…
Remembering a slow-dance song
Every now and then you hear adults complain about teens dancing in what these grown-ups regard as an inappropriate manner. That's the adults' right, of course. Got to keep the young ones moral after school. But some of us, I won't mention any names, can…
The Wednesday Slice question
Can you remember a store-bought food first encountered as a kid that blew your mind? www.saraleedesserts.com www.theimaginaryworld.com
Warning: This might creep you out 1
When you first look at Garvey's upper lip, doesn't it appear that the artist adorned the onetime Spokane Indian's image with a ludicrous pencil mustache? www.thiscardiscool.blogspot.com
The Flash's news reporter girlfriend
Was a bit of a bitch, if I may speak frankly. www.aquamanrules.blogspot.com
Everyone claims to have loathed this 2
And yet, it was a megahit. Could it be that some people do not tell the truth? www.45cat.com
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