True or false
College students who have part-time jobs are more successful socially because others view them as having a little grit and substance and they also have that whole working-class hero thing going for them.
The Slice archive for April 15, 2014
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014
Are chocolate eggs a food group?
www.keepitsweet.co.uk
50 years ago the week: The Mustang
http://www.freep.com/article/20140415/BUSINESS0102/304140169/Mustang-New-York-Auto-Show
Which Rockies are more grand? 4
The mountains on the U.S. side of the border or the range in Canada?
Next time you are in Prince Edward Island 1
http://www.annemuseum.com/ What would be the Northwest equivalent?
WHL players on NHL rosters
This list is not quite up to date. But it does give you an idea of just how many players in the Chiefs' league make it to the National Hockey League. http://www.whl.ca/page/prospects-central-whl-graduates-in-the-nhl
Does your tax return include any lies?
"I listed my Marmot Lodge dues as a tax deductible donation," wrote insurance man Curt Olsen. "Should I be concerned about this?" Curt, I recommend standing on the 18th amendment if you are audited. To paraphrase Ed Norton from "The Honeymooners"... Just say you were…
Life in the West
Not everyone prefers showers. www.aarp.org
The "Puff, the Magic Dragon" question 1
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/puff.asp And here's the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC2tlNmz4ao
Just wondering 2
Ever make a point of shaking the hand of someone that you know badmouths you behind your back but is way too much of a coward to say anything to your face?
Pulitzer winner that stunned journalism
If you have never heard of Janet Cooke, "Jimmy's World" and the fake story that humiliated The Washington Post, you owe it to yourself to spend a few minutes Googling one of journalism's all-time embarrassments. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/story-lab/2010/10/story_pick_janet_cooke_and_jim.html
Check out the second item 1
This is the Slice column from this date in 1997. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/apr/15/the-slice-heres-a-big-hairy-deal-to-consider/
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