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Today's Slice question: What's the secret to hiring people from out of state who will not decide after a few weeks that they hate it here?
The Slice archive for Nov. 7, 2013
THURSDAY, NOV. 7, 2013
Keeping track (or not)
I asked a young woman working at a little food place in downtown Spokane if she had any idea how many smoothies she had whipped up since starting work there. A thousand? More? She couldn't even begin to guess, she said. "I try to focus…
All that's left is to try it without clothes 4
Let's say you always set off the security alarm at the downtown Spokane Rite Aid. You have talked to store employees about why this happens. They have ruled out your workplace I.D. badge. They say it's not your keys, belt buckle or eyeglasses. So what…
Better make your reservations early
The 4th of July falls on a Friday next year.
If this was a Spokane tourism promo 1
What would the text say? http://pelicanparts.com
Spokane: A city for conservatives? 3
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Best-U-S-cities-for-conservatives-4958350.php#photo-5421452
Today's list in which Spokane is included
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Continental_Football_League_teams
Varying from "the usual"
Colbert's Judy Zweifel shared a story. "My 97-year-old mother-in-law, who lives in Wisconsin, goes a step further when ordering the usual. She not only goes to the same place and orders the same food but also goes at the same time. Every Sunday after church…
This week on "Andy Griffith" (1963)
In an episode called "Gomer the Houseguest," the Taylors take in the recently fired filling station attendant and his antics keep everyone from getting much sleep. Perhaps you remember his stirring rendition of "No Account Mule." http://mayberry.wiki.com
Know any women who like Scotch? 1
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Not always saying what you mean
When I came home Wednesday afternoon, I filed a landscaping update with my wife. "There are half-eaten squirrels all over the place." She knew that I meant to say "half-eaten apples." The latter is somewhat less alarming.
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