Valentine coloring contest attacked
A reader has a beef with the Today section. Tomorrow in Tuesday's Slice column.
The Slice archive for Feb. 2014
MONDAY, FEB. 10, 2014
This date in Slice history (1996)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/feb/10/the-slice-worse-than-motion-sickness/
Fire when ready 2
A friend was watching the Olympics with his young grandson. "He was fascinated with the biathlon," wrote my friend. A bit later, the coverage switched to ski jumping. After watching that for a bit, the little boy had a question: "When are they going to…
Anyone remember the Trebletones?
http://pnwbands.com/trebletones.html
Does Westminster dog show make you think of this?
https://gallerytheimage.com
What would you do? 1
If you were an Olympic speed skater and a seemingly normal stranger asked if he or she could briefly feel your thighs in a totally nonsexual way, how would you react? A) Say "No." B) Gender of the person making the request would play a…
Gender humor
A cashier in the Sacred Heart gift shop complimented a customer on her turquoise parka Sunday. The customer thanked her but said that it actually belonged to her husband. When the customer handed over a pair of pouffy earmuffs of a similar shade as the…
SUNDAY, FEB. 9, 2014
If you were an Olympic figure skater 3
What music would you choose for your program? (If you aren't secure about your sexuality, you can skip this one.)
SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2014
Never been a big fan 1
Of fast-food commercials that depict livestock as supposedly humorous characters. Remember the one with the cow adorned with a sign saying "Eat More Chikin" or something like that? Seems like making a joke of the whole where-our-food-comes-from thing shows a certain contempt for the customer.…
Re: The Manito Park sledding hill 1
How many sledding hills in America are situated right next to a main arterial in such a way that the action is on full display for thousands of passing motorists?
Just wondering 1
Does seeing the vehicle ahead of you in traffic fishtailing on a slick patch of road remind you of how toy slot-cars looked when taking a curve?
Marmots are us
This date in Slice history. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/feb/08/the-slice-manito-marmot-fills-in-for-punxsutawney/
FRIDAY, FEB. 7, 2014
Before he played Bob Woodward
Robert Redford played an Olympic skier in 1969's "Downhill Racer." He and his coach, played by Gene Hackman, butted heads. And women were attracted to him. Imagine. http://cockeyedcaravan.blogspot.com
Some fun stuff here 1
http://mrpottersfuntimeblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/topps-1960s-part-one-1960-1965.html
Sliding and sweeping
One of my Idaho friends, John McTear, told me of a quote he really likes about Olympic curling. "It combines the best aspects of bowling and housekeeping."
How to receive bizarre junk mail 2
It's easy. Just rent a USPS P.O. box formerly used by someone who apparently belonged to political organizations animated by a belief in fringe interpretations of biblical prophecy.
Anyone now in Spokane see this show? 2
http://legendaryauctions.com
No. 1 song on this date in 1964
www.musicstack.com
It was 50 years ago today
http://theegg.org Which Fab had been to America before this?
One question for pilots 1
Maybe this has happened to you. You're on an airliner and the landing is so gentle and smooth that some of the passengers applaud. It's a nice sentiment, I guess. But I have heard pilots say you actually want to set her down with a…
This date in Slice history (1998)
Lots of stuff here. Some of it is OK. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/feb/07/get-a-whiff-of-this/
THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 2014
Music to get scoped and probed by 1
Tomorrow in Friday's Slice column.
But maybe you knew this already
"Belated congratulations to a Seattle football team that won an important post-season game by the impressive score of 44-8," wrote Bob Kirlin. "That's not a mistake or misprint. That's the final score of the 1960 Rose Bowl when Washington defeated Wisconsin. Did anyone else notice…
"I don't think they would want me to" 1
Ever been with a patient hooked up to all sorts of monitors in a curtained-off emergency room exam area when one of the monitors started making an urgent dinging sound? And have you ever had the patient request that you turn off the monitor in…
When the Beatles were the competition
Got a note from Cal Fankhauser, who read today's Slice column. "Hi, Paul. Thinking back about that time a half century ago when the Fab Four made their first appearance in the U.S., it was open house day at the just-opened new digs for KHQ…
The online home for Paul Turner's musings and interactions with disciples of The Slice.
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