A Sign Of The Times?
The sign in front of a Spokane Valley church seemed to answer its own question.
“When did we give up prayer? Sunday, 11 a.m.”
Feedback: “About your suggestion of fedoras for all Spokane males,” wrote Jim Dettwiler. “There are way too many people in this town wearing hats that don’t suit them already. Fedoras just look affected on most people, unless of course you actually are Karl Malden, Jack Klugman, Humphrey Bogart or Indiana Jones. Take it back.”
On the other hand: Ritzville’s Lawrence Hoffman agrees with us that people who talk on cell phones while driving are a menace.
Leila Elliff’s motto: “Excuse me while I be strange.”
If Jeannie Robinson designed kitchens: She wouldn’t put the microwave up over the stove. (Unless you happen to be fairly tall, having it up high makes it hard to see inside and it invites spilling.)
Carrie Webbenhurst’s motto: “Keep them guessing.”
Odor of business: Half a dozen more readers have shared opinions in the matter of who smells worse, salespeople who smoke or their prospective customers who sometimes have bad breath, et cetera. So now it’s time for a ruling.
Here goes. The salesperson is the one who can’t afford to stink. Face it. A sizable segment of the population thinks heavy smokers reek.
Linda Scott’s childhood “trouble” name: “Rotten egg.”
The reason Cindy Heitstuman’s family leaves the porch light on all night: “It makes us feel safe.”
Jay Fowler’s motto: “Educatus ultra intelligentiam meam.” (“I have been educated beyond my intelligence.”)
Who is sexier: Diana Rigg or Lisa Loeb?
Local subs for the cast of “Seinfeld”: “My vote would be for Phil Winslow (Kramer), Pat Horton (Jerry), and Jim Yonago (George), all of the Ridpath Hotel,” wrote Vicky Winslow.
“The problem is there is no Elaine…Although in bizarro world maybe they are the real cast.”
Another reader suggested that the members of the Spokane Falls Brass Band (along with singer Ann Fennessy) could do the job.
Today’s Slice question: What alien race encountered in any of the “Star Trek” adventures would fit right in here in the Spokane area?
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