With All Due Respect, It’s Mrs. Claus To You
One mystery has been cleared up.
Philip and Debbie Georgariou took some visiting relatives to dinner in Coeur d’Alene and Mr. and Mrs. Claus stopped by their table.
It was noted that everyone knows that HIS first name is “Santa.” But what’s hers, Mrs. Claus was asked.
“Sandy,” she answered.
Yes, but what about her maiden name?
One underrated source of December entertainment: Static electricity “styling” people’s hair.
Casting yourself in the movie “Ice Storm ‘96”: A reader named Stephanie said only Carol Burnett could do justice to her attempts to keep her iguana warm. A reader named Jim answered “Mr. Bill.”
Others picked Kathy Bates, Christy Turlington and Steven Seagal.
Jonathan Swanstrom would be willing to play himself if Sharon Stone co-starred.
“I would like it to be Robert Redford,” wrote Dave Koch. “But it would probably be Ned Beatty.”
Face it: Slice reader Luis Montano asks “Is it just me?”
He thinks the Statue of Liberty’s visage looks like that walking cry for help formerly known as Princess Di.
A breed apart: Moses Lake’s Elizabeth Claassen has made a “strictly scientific” study of the subject. And her findings indicate that the majority of dogs riding in Inland Northwest pickups are labs.
Slice answer: Polly Hagan thinks Spokane County should keep its name and the city should revisit the wisdom of the old no-“e” spelling and switch to “Spokan Falls.”
Thanks: Terrie Overbey wants Spokane police officer Craig Wendt to know she appreciated his “beyond the call” efforts to help her get home after her car got stuck on the road.
Only one problem: Amber McPhee and her brother are still smiling about their mom’s idea, during the power outage, to place an electric fan near the wood stove to help circulate warm air.
Current events: We heard about little kids who, back when they didn’t have any, pronounced the word “lightricity” and “katricity.”
Today’s Slice question: During travels, has anyone besides Hayden Lake’s Keith Richardson ever told someone far from here that he is from Idaho and been informed “We pronounce that ‘OHIO’ where I live”?
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