The Slice He Went The Way Of The Snow
Is it just us, or do others think that things just haven’t been the same around here since they kicked the stuffed polar bear out of the airport?
You know someone has overdosed on shopping when: “You can’t get the closet door closed.” - Jenny Trainer
Our last pet picture of 1995: That necktie-wearing dog is Toby. He belongs to the McMurtery family of Spokane. Their note to The Slice read, in part, “He’s cute, he’s old (12 years) and his picture has never been in the newspaper before.”
Not until now.
Times have changed: “It used to be that having a fake Christmas tree was considered a character flaw.” - Sue Hutchison, San Jose Mercury News
Two ways to make Spokane better: 1. Miracle drug dumped in water supply that makes people realize that the amount you paid for your house is none of their business. 2. Every family issued a copy of James Brown’s album, “Funky Christmas.”
Slice answers: In the matter of how non-Christians should respond to receiving religious-themed Christmas cards, answers reflected a broad range of perspectives.
“They should repent and be baptized,” said one caller.
Others said non-Christian recipients of such cards should respond with gracious appreciation for the well-intentioned seasonal sentiment. “They should say ‘Thank you for remembering me with a Christmas card,”’ wrote Chewelah’s Mary R. McDonnell.
“I believe that their response should be ‘How appropriate,”’ wrote Colbert’s Merrily Lowry.
But one woman said it is a sign of insensitivity on the part of the sender and suggested recipients immediately put the cards into a paper-shredder.
And several respondents said any Christmas card sent to ANYONE that is not religious in nature misses the point of the holiday.
“As a non-Christian, my response to religious-themed Christmas cards is thanks and gratitude for being remembered by friends who care about me,” wrote one Slice reader. “I am far less likely to respond favorably to cards which feature a totally secular theme.”
Today’s Slice question: How would the Inland Northwest be different if you had never been born?
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