The Slice: Of course, not everyone has a basement

Imagine conducting this test.

If you had 100 different people take turns going down into your basement, how many of them would report that “There’s a funny smell”?

And secondly, what percentage of the 100 people would have to concur about the odor in order to convince a certain person who shares your domicile?

Let’s move on.

Slice answers: Women who are or have been married were asked what they might change about their wedding dresses if they could go back in time.

The style? The color?

“The groom,” wrote Wendy Fellows. “Please note that I am very happily married to my second husband.”

Judith Holter, who now lives in Olympia, shared this.

“I made my wedding dress from fabric I got on a sale table at House of Fabrics. And I loved it.

“This year is our 25th anniversary and my husband has said that I need to have a really nice dress for the party.

“Little does he know that I’ll be re-making the wedding dress. Not because it’s terribly out of style, but because, due to some unknown reason, it no longer fits!

“I saved the extra fabric and will be able to make a new top and remodel the original skirt.”

Today’s Slice question: Back in 1996, The Slice suggested “Going to the Bowl and Pitcher” and “Bobbing for apples at Green Bluff” as local euphemisms for intimate social congress.

I believe “Going to the lake” also came up.

Then, in 2008, a Slice question asked “For what activity would ‘Going to Chewelah’ be a good euphemism?”

Responding readers hinted at a few forms of adult cavorting.

So it has been almost 10 years. Perhaps it’s time for a new set of euphemisms.

Please pick your favorite.

A) Training for Bloomsday. B) Going one-on-one. C) Getting a flu shot. D) Going to Manito.

E) Working in the garden. F) Hauling stuff in the rig. G) Listening to Bill Walton. H) Picking huckleberries.

I) Cleaning out the garage. J) Changing the tires. K) Petting a marmot. L) Going to Rosalia.

M) Working on our mission statement. N) Camping/Homebrewing. O) Ordering a Whammy. P) Driving to Deer Park.

Q) Reporting a moose. R) Going over the falls. S) Checking my email/Texting while driving. T) Riding the tandem bike.

U) Using our season pass. V) Rooting for the Zags. W) Recycling/Tweeting. X) Recalling MONAC.

Y) Doing the crossword. Z) Other.

Write The Slice at P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210; call (509) 459-5470; email pault@spokesman.com. Who has the most vintage baseball cards on which Spokane is mentioned as a minor-league stop in the player’s career?