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The Slice: A personalized radio station– does it exist?

Let’s start with a sex quiz. Finish this sentence: In Spokane, women say yes to men who say… .

Lifestyle assistance: You say you’re having trouble deciding what radio station to listen to in the morning? Well, just ask yourself the following questions:

Which station plays the music I like?

Does this station actually play any songs in the morning?

Could I see myself having a beer with the on-air team?

Could I see myself clubbing the on-air team with a hockey stick?

Is it important to me that the on-air people actually be in Spokane?

Am I more interested in local news or national/international news?

Does this station’s news person simply read articles out of the paper?

Does listening to this station lower my IQ?

Do the people who call and get on the air seem like individuals with whom I could be friends?

Can I afford satellite radio?

Multiple choice: The last time I went to the fair…

A) Ronald Reagan was president. B) Thudpuckers had just opened. C) Hilary Swank was a little kid in Spokane. D) The Spokane Indians played AAA baseball. E) Was just last weekend. F) Other.

19-03…: Last week I found a Lewis and Clark High freshman’s class schedule in a street a couple of miles from the school. I assume that Cameron, the student in question, has all the information on that sheet written down in other places.

But Cameron, if you don’t and you have been too embarrassed to go to the office for a duplicate info sheet, feel free to call me. I’ll be happy to tell you the rest of your locker combination.

Eric Rieckers wonders: “Does anyone else think of ‘The Godfather’ during a Catholic baptism?”

An item designed to make my friends laugh: After I left her a phone message, a reader e-mailed that she was surprised that my voice didn’t sound like a cranky old codger’s. “Mr. Hottie from some sun-kissed beach came to the mind’s eye,” she wrote.

Yes, that’s me all right.

Warm-up question: At what local workplace would you expect to hear the most yelling?

Today’s Slice question: What percentage of the time are people aware of it when a member of the opposite sex is checking them out?

A) 100 percent — a person always knows. B) 90 percent — the chest-staring tends to give it away. C) 80 percent — when you look at them and they immediately look away, you know. D) 70 percent — people try to be subtle, but passions rule. E) 60 percent — sometimes that look is caused by gas. F) 50 percent — the problem is that a lot of it happens behind a person’s back. G) 25 percent — sometimes a compliment for your sweater isn’t just a compliment for your sweater. H) 10 percent — it’s really hard to tell because a lot of people have goofy expressions on their faces all the time. I) Other.

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