The Slice: A public-service pronouncement

Happy 30th anniversary to Spokane’s public-service couple, Guy and Diane Perham.

The Slice has half a dozen theories about why they don’t seem to have aged.

1. Because it regularly put him in contact with people from the “Twilight Zone,” sitting behind the wheel of an STA bus kept Guy from growing older.

2. Working behind the counter at the downtown post office did the same for Diane.

3. Their daughters kept them young.

4. Wine.

5. If you have a great smile, that’s all people see.

6. They have each other.

They’re talking about us: “It is a city at once ahead of its time and yet preserved in retro funkiness.” – from a Calgary Herald travel story on Spokane.

Thanks to Al Olsen for passing that along.

If you got your wish, how would this sentence end: “Spokane is the home of the world’s largest …”

A) Percentage of neutered pets. B) Patches of dead grass. C) Commitment to economic justice. D) Three-on-three goatee tournament. E) Timed yard sale. F) Walk-in picnic basket. G) Community of social service volunteers. H) Building shaped like a station wagon. I) Statue of David Thompson. J) Anti-car stereo missile array. K) Contingent of people who don’t care about 95 percent of celebrities. L) Other.

Slice answers: Apparently there are still quite a few rotary phones.

Posted near the one at the swimming pool in Colville are written instructions on how to dial a number.

Thanks to Ellen Imsland for reporting that sign of the times and to Todd Booth for confirming it.

Today’s Slice question: Whose diary would you like to read?