Answer This: Did Bulldogs Ever Fly Big Sky?
Let’s start with a quick Spokane history quiz.
1. Is a B-52’s wingspan greater than that of a B-36?
2. (True or false.) Gonzaga University used to be a member of the Big Sky Conference.
3. (True or false.) Architect Kirtland Cutter loved Spokane so much he moved to California.
(Find the answers beneath Today’s Slice question.)
Today’s pronunciation tip: There is no “r” in “Washington.”
Spokane once again stays calm in a crisis: Nobody seemed all that freaked out Monday morning when many of the STA bus-pass cards issued for February wouldn’t work.
One reader wonders: “Is it just me or do other people instinctively glance toward the place where the people’s billboard wall used to be at the north end of the Monroe Street Bridge?”
Overheard at Hudson’s Hamburgers in Coeur d’Alene (a guy talking about the good health enjoyed by a hard-drinking friend): “Apparently the key to fighting off colds is to keep your body full of toxins.”
Two kinds of people in the world:
1. People who see those print ads for the upcoming Oak Ridge Boys concert and think, “Give me a break.”
2. People who see those ads and think “Say, the pouty guy with skinny arms wearing the sleeveless shirt is making a fashion statement.”
When we’re asked to pick our favorite Three Stooges moment: We usually go with the scene at the high-society party where the boys have just been introduced to a prominent matron.
Moe: “Enchanted.”
Larry: “Enthralled.”
Curly: “Embalmed.”
Slice answers: The mayor of Spokane and EWU’s lame duck president each received several nominations after we asked who was the least powerful person in the Inland Northwest. Another reader said, “The person who votes Yes.”
Post Falls residents Jerry and Leslie Cook’s motto: “The purpose of life is to be happy.”
True or false: Seeing someone’s screen saver tells you all you need to know about that person.
Today’s Slice question: In your family, how do you decide what to have for dinner?
Quiz answers: 1. No. 2. True. 3. True.
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