The Slice: Sorry Bob, but you’re out of touch

What if we had the equivalent of negative political ads in everyday life?

Just imagine.

1. “Bob Wilson said he was going to help clean up the basement. But then the weekend came and he found other things to do. Can you trust a man like that? Bob Wilson is out of touch with the challenges facing his American family.”

2. “Madison Johnson had a chance to show where she stands. But the Spokane teenager refused to sign a code-of-conduct pledge drawn up by her loving parents. What is Madison Johnson hiding?”

3. “Cole James has spilled his juice 300 times. He has promised to be more careful. But apparently the towheaded preschooler wants his parents to run up deficits and clean up his mess. Cole James: Wrong for Idaho. Wrong for this family.”

4. “Sabrina Stephens told her co-workers that she would be ready to leave for lunch in five minutes. That was half an hour ago. She has become a career foot-dragger, out of touch with the lunch needs of her honest, hard-working colleagues. Maybe it’s time to leave without her.”

5. “Andy Jones says he shares our softball team’s values. But when it’s time to pay for a round of beers, where is Andy Jones to be found? In the men’s room with his special-interest cronies from that other team? Just whose side is he on?”

6. “Mandi Bobilly wants us to take her seriously. Yet she insists on wearing the shortest skirts in Spokane. Is it time to tell Mandi Bobilly to go home and put some clothes on?”

7. “Peggy Jarndyce said it would be a short meeting. Peggy Jarndyce lied. We’ve been in here an hour already. It’s time to send Peggy Jarndyce a message. It’s time to take back our lives.”

8. “Uncle Gary asked us to trust him. He said he would get the concert tickets. No problem. Well, Uncle Gary has disappointed us for the last time. We need a change. We need to ask Aunt Gert to get the tickets.”

9. “Bob Hull said he would stop hogging the remote. But according to a Focus on the Hull Family survey, he has maintained his death-grip on it. Isn’t it time we told Bob Hull to hit the “mute” button?”

Today’s Slice question: How do you feel about garden slugs?