Rats! I see that we're just 40 years late
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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2011
Where exactly is his left hand?
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What would today's kids think of this?
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Marketing to America's young morons
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Some of us almost had this memorized
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
Explaining why Spokane is the way it is 2
Here's a theory. The reason we hear a lot of complaining about the Lilac City is that the people who do most of that grousing never leave. But a fair number of our best and brightest, people who by and large think Spokane is pretty…
Spokane and Bellevue lumped together
This might be the only place that has ever happened. www.seattlechillin.tumblr.com
Pop quiz for PBS fans -- recognize her?
www.cbc.ca That's right.
What's the Spokane connection? 4
It has nothing to do with marmots. www.espn.go.com I'll send a coveted reporter's notebook to at least one person submitting the correct answer.
Once Spokane was ringed with ICBMs
Here's a missile above ground. www.siloworld.net
What to say to a moon-landing doubter 7
"C'mon, don't you think the video would be better if it were a fake? Even that Sasquatch sighting video is better quality." -- John "OOOOOOOOOkaaaaaaaaaay." -- K.P. "What planet are you from?" -- Robert "Goodbye!" -- Darlene
If this guy had married Barbie...
...they might have had children with freakishly long legs and vacant expressions. www.pdxretro.com
Please meet America's happiest family
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Let's see a show of hands
Who remembers when United and Northwest had ticket offices practically across the street from one another in downtown Spokane, staffed by actual humans? www.vintageadbrowser.com
A movie to watch re: this date in history
It might be short notice for tracking this down in time to watch today. But if you are OK with small and quirky and get a kick out of Australian accents, I highly recommend "The Dish." www.mediacircus.net
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011
Note the uniform mistake on the left
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One of the most Spokaney movies ever 1
No one would argue that 1963's "A Gathering of Eagles" was a good movie. But I've talked to old Air Force guys about it. And some allow that its depiction of the pressure to perform in the Cold War-era Strategic Air Command wasn't altogether ludicrous.…
What do these women have in common? 2
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Don't think he was talking about the NYT 1
Overheard in the little coffee shop inside the STA Plaza. Customer: "How much is the newspaper?" Young woman behind the counter: "It depends on which one you're getting." Customer: "Today's." It's 75 cents. Our price. Cheap. If I'd had my wits about me, I would…
Your grandfather's Oldsmobile 1
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This late-60s league didn't last long
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There was something in the water in 1971 1
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Not that recipients will connect the dots 1
But you could send a subtle message by using these new stamps when posting mail to: 1. Racists. 2. Those who resent or belittle the notion of social justice. 3. People who think every last white person in the South had a KKK mindset or…
Bet he was thrilled to get sent here in 1960
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