The Slice: It could be a solution to the squirrel woes, but it would create a whole new dilemma

Ann Fennessy thinks Finch Arboretum’s squirrel problem could be addressed by allowing Spokane dog owners to obtain permits and then bring their unleashed pets to the grounds and, as she put it, “Let ’er rip.”

Signature calls for three-point baskets: Mack Stanhope would shout “Yowzah!”

Dan McElwain might go with “Three-mendous!”

Don McCracken’s call would be “WooHoo!”

For a certain team’s three-pointers, Trish Boggess likes “Bulldogs! Roof! Roof! Roof!”

And Marvin Plaggerman would bark “Treyching!”

Family Phrases Department: Ken Yuhasz used to have a preschool neighbor who would come over to help pick “strawbleberries.”

“We’ve used it ever since,” he said.

This might be an allusion to all-you-can-eat prowess: “My wife and I have lived in Spokane for 17 years (moved up from Denver), and we sometimes refer to ourselves as ‘Spokane-likers,’ ” wrote Ed Merz. “It means exactly what it looks like, but it is pronounced ‘—-lickers,’ which kind of fits that stereotype that the West Siders have of us, right?”

Slice answers: Bruce Werner and Lan Hellie suggested that the soundtrack for “A Clockwork Orange” might make the most unlikely background music for everyday life in Spokane.

And if the Census folks counted stuffed and ceramic bears at Addie Neufeld’s home, the total would be near 200.

Try not to think about this if you go see him at the Fox in May: Greg Baker notes that author/speaker David Sedaris looks an awful lot like the late Stan Laurel.

Saying something good about Spokane: “No African killer bees yet.” — Laurie Anderson

Pet peeves: Mary Slinskey could do with far less use of “basically” and “amazing.”

Today’s Slice question: When did you realize you were going bald?