How would you do batting against her? 2
www.highschoolsportsscene.com Or against any decent female softball pitcher? You're thinking you would rocket a screamer down the third-base line, but I'm guessing you would pop up.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2013
Oui, you can speak French 1
www.barnesandnoble.com
This date in Slice history (1995)
Sigrid Carlson's skunk story: "We lived in Minnesota during the Depression, renting a big farm house for $7 a month. We were so poor that any way we could earn a dollar or two sure helped. My husband, Harold, and his friend, Otto, went trapping…
"The S-R...it's...it's a newspaper!"
OK, please revise to suit your personal circumstances. www.fineartamerica.com
"I ain't no senator's son" 5
Can you name the song in which that line can be heard?
Ever see a game here? 1
I saw one. It was a meaningless Houston vs. Pittsburgh yawner. The thing I remember is how I tended to lose track of fly balls. They just seemed to disappear because the ceiling was about the color of a baseball. Perhaps you have read that…
Do you remember Dave Draper?
Perhaps you would if, when you were a kid, you had an older brother who had stacks of bodybuilding magazines. www.nowpublic.com
If they named a sandwich after you 2
What would it contain? www.jhdeli.com
The Wednesday Slice question 2
What evidence do you have that there are witches in Spokane?
TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2013
When there are way too many interns 2
There is usually a simple explanation. Either the business is looking for cheap summer labor. Or the boss, having noticed that most of the full-time employees have grown weary of his act, invites a slew of fresh-faced kids to sit at his feet and adore…
The No. 1 song on this date in 1965 1
www.45cat.com The album version of this song was pretty lackluster. But the reproduced single was one of the best from their mid-'60s period.
Favorite Family Stories Department
Back in the 1950s, Joan Williams' father took her two older brothers on what he called a "nature drive." The boys were about 6 and 7 at the time. And the backroads route was out in the country north of Davenport. They soon encountered wildlife…
Dirk Stratton's SR drinking game 1
"Whenever a Letter to the Editor contains an accusation that The Spokesman-Review is too liberal in its reporting or editorializing, take a drink. "Whenever a Letter to the Editor contains an accusation that The Spokesman-Review is too conservative in its reporting or editorializing, take a…
Are you wedded to your routines? 1
Take this one question quiz and find out. Does having garbage pickup on a different day totally throw you off for the whole week?
He got the right continent anyway 1
Sometimes, from a distance, out-of-state license plates can fool you. Yesterday, I overheard a man ask a stranger if he was from Canada. "No," he answered. "Texas."
One personal weekend highlight 2
I was unloading some groceries from the back of the car when I noticed two preschool children sitting on the front porch across the street. One said hello. I returned the greeting and waved. "Are you a stranger?" one of them called out. "Not really,"…
MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013
Not far from Omaha Beach in France 3
www.nowpublic.com
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2013
Did you watch any of the marathon?
Your reaction? www.stuffwhitepeoplelike.com
This date in Slice history (2000) 1
Today's Slice question: What one piece of advice would you offer graduating high school seniors?
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2013
This date in Slice history (1995)
Today's Slice question: What is the local record for getting the most summers out of one swimsuit?
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013
Best bet for M-Day weekend viewing
www.mediamikes.com Check listings. http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html
This artist must have known about dogs
As you can see, this issue of The Saturday Evening Post came out in December. But every time I see this cover while doing online searches, I think of Memorial Day. www.flickr.com
"Hi, Bob" 3
Reader challenge: Invent a drinking game to be played while reading The Spokesman-Review or perusing www.spokesman.com. The beverages in question need not be alcoholic. I'll get us started. Every time The Slice uses "Let's move on," take a sip. Every time The Slice poses a…
This date in Slice history (1997)
Let's try to think of this in terms of baseball. Think of Memorial Day as first base. Now think of summer as second base. The question becomes this: How much of a lead-off can you take without getting picked off by back-to-work/school reality?
Agree or disagree 1
Casual Friday was always redundant in Spokane.
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