Would you dance with someone... 2
...who had a cigarette inches from your face? www.rogerebert.com
The Slice archive for July 2014
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014
It's fun to have beers with (No. 16) 1
Newspaper photographers. Some of the best, most surprising behind-the-scenes stories in this business are told as answers to "How did you get that shot?"
If this was a swimsuit style... 4
...what would it be called? www.nydailynews.com
This date in Slice history (2006)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jul/09/the-slice-does-anybody-else-speak-crow/
TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014
Just wondering 1
So just how much discussion does hot weather in July actually merit? Don't get me wrong. I'm not suggesting temperatures such as today's should be ignored. That would be strange. But after you have noted the obvious and swapped a weather-related anecdote or two, what's…
Isn't Wongo up near Bonners Ferry?
http://bmovieblitzkrieg.com
Please enjoy these biker movie posters 1
http://www.voicesofeastanglia.com/2012/05/get-your-motor-runnin-biker-film-posters.html
It's fun to have beers with (No. 15) 1
Sportswriters who have spent time in pro-sports locker rooms. Their matter-of-fact reports on the multifariousness of human anatomy can be fascinating.
"Fecal incident" season is upon us
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jun/17/restroom-required-near-rotary-fountain/
What's the lesson here? 1
www.twilightzonemuseum.com A) Don't mess with Talky Tina. D) Don't leave toys on the stairs. C) Don't marry Archer Maggott. D) When a doll tells you it is going to kill you, take heed. E) Other.
Has your passport expired?
You might want to check.
It's fun to have beers with (No. 14)
Local TV news reporters who delight in ripping the anchor promos run by their own stations. It's actually been ages since I had that pleasure. But once, in a previous life, I enjoyed hearing a couple of reporters mock a promo campaign featuring an anchor…
"What's an erection lasting four hours?" 5
If a grandchild listening to the television asked you that, how would you answer?
This date in Slice history (1995)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/jul/08/the-slice-mabye-hormel-should-try-marketing-at/
MONDAY, JULY 7, 2014
What's your policy? 4
Are you inclined to not follow people on Twitter if their photo has a sunglasses and yelling woo-hoo look about it?
When he was in the minors
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=greink001don
Lawn mowing beer 6
www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com Yes, I posted this ad a few years ago. But I think it merits a rerun. Love to see a guy making good use of a newspaper. And the woman's expression always makes me wonder what she's thinking. I guess it depends. Is she…
The Slice Blog recommends
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/07/07/140707fa_fact_tobar?currentPage=all
You know things are going your way...
...when you see a guy you know slightly and address him by name and get into a small-talk conversation before realizing you were thinking of someone else. But, as luck would have it, both acquaintances have the same first name.
Uh, he's over there behind you 1
www.mycomicshop.com
On this date at Expo 74
Liberace. www.npr.org
If you thought only your folks were nuts
This wonderful memoir offers compelling evidence that you are wrong. http://parkslopewalk.com
Disdaining others' tastes in movies 1
Which is more fun? Disdaining relatives' film-watching preferences or disdaining co-workers' tastes? Or maybe simply snorting about box-office numbers?
If Tour de France had Spokane stage 5
What would spectators yells at the riders?
Dog days of summer
I was about to make an errands run and had just opened a garage door yesterday when I saw a friend walking by on the sidewalk. We talked about baseball for a minute. Then I forced him to listen to me describe my recent leg…
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