The Slice: Kid appears to be management material

Spent some time watching a neighbor and his preschool son building a snow fort last weekend.

The little boy seemed highly interested in the project. But it did not appear that he was being much help.

So I can only conclude he was acting as a consultant.

I was too far away to hear anything the child said. I have a few guesses, though, about what he was telling his dad.

Which strikes you as the most likely?

A) “It is imperative that we make a bold statement.” B) “Let’s go for sweeping arches and flying buttresses, Dad.” C) “I care not what the public will think.”

D) “More snow.” E) “We shall defend our yard, whatever the cost may be.” F) “The choice is not self-sacrifice or domination. The choice is independence or dependence.”

G) “Missed a spot.” H) “Preschoolers in Spokane now a-bed shall think themselves accursed and hold their childhoods cheap whilst anyone speaks who helped us build this snow fort.” I) “The ramparts and parapets need to be higher.”

J) “All real Americans love the sting of battle.” K) “Dad, when will our enemy ask us to surrender? I’m ready to say ‘Nuts!’ ” L) “Can we make it so that the fort will last until September?”

M) “We keep you alive to serve this fort.” N) “Dad, were you the low bidder on this job?” O) “Had snow forts been invented yet when you were a kid, Dad?”

P) “Has the name Fort Spokane ever been used?” Q) “Think impregnable, Dad.” R) “Is that load bearing?”

S) “Is it too late to start thinking in terms of a mobile command post?” T) “I’m worried that we are stretching our supply lines too thin. The back door and the kitchen are more than be 30 feet away.” U) “What if the moat freezes?”

V) “Where will we store the boiling oil?” W) “It’s a fine design, Dad. Don’t get me wrong. But I fear we are still vulnerable to catapult bombardment.” X) “Is the film director John Ford still alive?”

Y) “Can we equip our stronghold with cloaking technology like the Romulans have?” Z) Other.

Today’s Slice question: When you think of the Spokane area’s attitudes about footwear, what is the first word that comes to mind?