The Slice: Would that make us preg-matists?

Maybe people everywhere think they have this ability.

But according to my unofficial findings, seven out of 10 adults in Spokane believe they can tell at a glance that a woman has recently gotten pregnant.

Speaking Spokanese: A teenager promoting a handyman service came to my front door and presented a flier listing various services. Along with the usual leaf-raking and driveway shoveling was “Car dig out.”

Not the most elegant phrasing, but it certainly conjures a clear image.

Just wondering: How come we never hear about it when people get a great song stuck in their head?

Name game: Matt Daniel thinks the city of Spokane Valley might want to consider changing its name to “Perfect, Wash.”

“Spokane has already set them up with their ‘Near Nature, Near Perfect’ motto/slogan,” he wrote.

So then, what would the city of Perfect have as a slogan?

How about “Near Spokane, Near Idaho”? Says it all.

Grandfathers and Grain Beverages Department: Barbara Karnitz grew up near Milwaukee. “My grandfather had beer with every meal,” she wrote.

Blatz, Pabst and Miller were his brands.

Maybe he should have written a diet book.

One reader’s new nickname for me after seeing Tuesday’s one-time bearded mug shot: “Unawriter.”

This could be a record: Beverley and Joel Novin reported that on a flight home from England they sat behind someone who intermittently passed gas for almost nine hours.

Apparently the transatlantic flatus marathon and resulting noxious fumes got so off-the-chart bad that an appalled flight attendant expressed dismay.

“One more reason why we hate flying,” said the Novins.

Today’s Slice question: Forensic analysis of your doodling would reveal what?