Atm: Adhesive-Tape-Mendable

Let’s go to the tape.

Mary Lou Nelson’s son-in-law, a college professor in Spokane, mistakenly cut up his ATM card. Soon afterward, he needed to use it.

So he carefully Scotch-taped the pieces together and took the mended card to a cash machine.

It worked.

One North Idaho reader wonders: “Do salesmen who smoke have any idea how they smell to possible customers who don’t?”

Slice answers: In the matter of unusual two-channel TV viewing combinations, one reader recalled flipping back and forth between coverage of the pope’s visit to the United States a few years ago and a Mariners game. (Randy Johnson was pitching.)

RaNae Case of Post Falls used to watch that one cable show featuring step-by-step observation of actual medical operations. Pairing that with almost any other program tended to make for an unusual combo.

So far, the leading vote-getters in the matter of Spokane’s favorite 3 a.m. snack have been breakfast cereal, peanut butter and cold pizza.

And one woman said that if she had a remote-control she could use on co-workers, she’d want it to have a button that could be pressed to tone down the scent of perfume.

“After School” TV specials we’d like to see:

“Amy’s New Nose Ring.”

“Dad’s a Loser.”

“Brittany’s Stupid Secret.”

“My So-Called Gym Class.”

“Like I Saw What You Did.”

“Justin and Cody Ask Elle Macpherson a Question.”

We like some of KPBX’s creative promos for the upcoming records and videos sale: And, um, we’ll leave it at that.

Into the turn: If suddenly you and your three best friends found yourselves in a bobsled hurtling down the Olympic course, which of you would you want to have steering?

Old-time hockey: Cult favorite “Slap Shot” - the ridiculous 1977 Paul Newman movie asking the musical question, “Who owns the Chiefs?” - is on TNT tonight.

Just don’t confuse these Hanson brothers with the pop group.

Warm-up questions: Shouldn’t the new channel 4 weather guy pretrend his name is Ralph Lauren or Calvin Klein? What Inland Northwest restaurant makes the best soup?

Today’s Slice question: Ever have someone making change cough or sneeze directly into the hand holding the money you are about to be given?

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