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The Slice: Funny how the New Year sneaks up – and then flies by

Does it seem like this year is going by fast?

Let’s move on.

Stay tuned: I’ve asked school officials how Medical Lake High’s sports teams came to be known as the Cardinals even though we don’t have the distinctive red birds around here. I have been assured an answer is forthcoming.

Of course, when it comes to mascots, Tigers and Gorillas aren’t exactly native species either.

Look at that caveman go: Christine Jasley’s daughter and son-in-law flew to Spokane for a Christmas visit. They know the route from the airport but decided to use the GPS system in their rental car anyway.

At one point, the automated voice instructed them to turn on “Oopriver Drive.”

Which, for those familiar with the comic strip “Alley Oop,” sounds like a street in the Kingdom of Moo.

Speaking of road names: A friend noted that he finds both “North-South Freeway” and “North Spokane Corridor” a bit cumbersome. He suggested calling the in-progress project “the NSC.”

OK with me. But what about naming it after a person?

If we called it the Don Kardong Expressway, motorists could refer to taking the Donger.

The list of holiday packages apparently stolen after being delivered and left on porches includes: A case of Southern classic Moon Pie snacks Bev Osborne ordered as a surprise for Christmas visitors from North Carolina.

“We’re guessing the bandit was hoping for something a tad more valuable,” said Osborne.

Assuming the pilfered pastries did not change hands again, it’s too bad it wasn’t a big box of Strychnine Pies.

Today’s Slice question: Does the arrival of Midwest sub-maker Jimmy John’s mark the start of an all-out sandwich war in downtown Spokane?

Write The Slice at P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210; call (509) 459-5470; fax (509) 459-5098; e-mail pault@spokesman.com. The Slice heard from a reader who can’t stand it when people say or write “For free” when “Free” would suffice.

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