Annoying Newsroom Behavior No. 61
Taking stuff out of the newspaper morgue and then not returning it. I guess anyone else who might want to use those files or materials can just go to hell.
The Slice archive for March 2014
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014
Wonder how this place got its name 1
http://brisray.com
Do you remember Clutch Cargo? 7
Well, here's a summary. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch_Cargo
Agree or disagree: Best albums of 1980 3
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/justarunner/25_best_albums_of_1980/
Check out his list of screen credits
Was just talking with a colleague last week about the late Albert Salmi. Today is his birthday. As you can see, he got a lot of work as a character actor. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758692/ Of course, there's no getting around the fact that his connection to Spokane…
Just wondering
If you assume that Mariners caps are the most prevalent, what major league baseball team would you guess is the second most-often reflected on caps worn by people in the Spokane area?
Before the Internet
Things used to be different for newspapers. http://belatednerd.com
Buffet pants
Here's the Slice column from this date in 1996. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/mar/11/the-slice-latest-in-local-fashion-trends-buffet/
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014
How would you defeat Flubber defense? 1
http://hometownweekly.net I would think that if you can fake the defenders into leaving their feet, you would be one pass away from a lay-up. Time after time.
Annoying Newsroom Behavior No. 60
I cannot count the number of pregnant women I've worked with over the years. It has been a lot. Virtually all of them have been total professionals during the time they were expecting. In fact, several of my all-time favorite colleagues have been in this…
Are people more apt to lie about their...
...salary or their SAT score?
One of the great band names 2
http://pnwbands.com/bigfat.html
Any of your kids ever have head lice?
I've been hearing that the traditional treatments have become less and less effective. That's all we need. Super lice.
Warning: 1970s hair straight ahead 1
Remember this band? http://pnwbands.com/daybreakspo.html
Oddly enough, this look never caught on 2
https://lustlovelose.wordpress.com
If you were born on this date in 1973 1
This was the No. 1 song on the radio when you arrived. www.rollingstone.com
A quote to help you start the week
"It's always disappointing to me when people talk about the weather. Because that means you don't really want to talk about anything." -- Louis C.K.
The birds and the bees
Check out the Slice column from this date in 1997. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/mar/10/the-slice-knowing-the-facts-does-not-mean/
SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2014
This date in Slice history (1995)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/mar/09/the-slice-maybe-ignoring-screw-ups-is-the-real/
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2014
This date in Slice history (1996)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/mar/08/the-slice-guess-who-moved-in-down-the-street-from/
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014
2008 interview with Father Time
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/nov/01/the-slice-father-time-lashes-out-at-clock/
Annoying Newsroom Behavior No. 59 1
Back when quite a few reporters and editors still sucked on cigarettes in newsrooms, I worked with a smoker who typed from a slouched position. He looked like he was doing the luge. At least a couple of times a week, a chunk of smoldering…
East Jesus, Ohio 4
I had a journalism professor in college who used to refer to the hypothetical location of his students' first newspaper jobs. "East Jesus, Ohio," he said. I always thought he made that up. But this morning, I noticed something online. Other people say that, too.…
One newspaper publisher in action 1
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/browbeat/2012/03/26/CitizenKane_GIF2.gif.CROP.original-original.gif
This date in Slice history (1998)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/mar/07/theyd-need-a-calendar-to-time-this/
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