The Slice: Putting a new spin on ‘Go, Zags!’

You say you are a loyal Gonzaga basketball fan.

Well, have you ever shouted “Go, Zags!” at the precise moment of, um, marital ecstasy?

I’ll admit it’s an unusual question. But these are, after all, unusual times. Final Four and all.

Of course, there’s no way to know precisely how prevalent such connubial exhortations are in Spokane. Perhaps there are fans who cheer for their team in this unorthodox manner all season long. Or maybe it’s more of a tournament time phenomenon.

But here’s a thought. What if we organized a citywide campaign to encourage legions of GU fans to voice their enthusiasm for the basketball team by shouting “Go, Zags!” just as they arrive at, uh, the moment of bliss?

It could be sort of fun.

And in terms of creating a positive energy field, you would almost have to think this version of backing the team could only help.

I suppose we could try to arrange a special kind of, uh, group cheer on a certain day and time. You know, aim for early Saturday afternoon. Or whenever.

That might be a bit much, though. I mean, these things don’t always run on time.

Still, it’s worth considering. You know, in the spirit of “Say it like you mean it.”

Go, Zags!

Just wondering: Besides the whole Fort Sumter unpleasantness in 1861, what’s your favorite reason to take a dim view of South Carolina?

No sex, no drugs, just the naked truth: Glenn Williams shared a story from back around 1977.

“In high school, tubing down the Nooksack River with my brother and two friends, we came upon two beautiful young women sunning themselves on a sandbar. Only after coming ashore did we notice they were nude. You can imagine our unexpected giddiness at this discovery.

“Looking at each other with thoughts of ‘Should we or shouldn’t we?’, we stripped off our suits and, embarrassed, jumped in the water. Coming out, the women called us over. Very shyly and not knowing what to expect, we approached them. They asked if we had any weed. We all looked down at our nakedness and wondered where they expected we might have stashed it if we had. Their obvious disappointment sent us back to our suits and tubes, laughing all the way down the river.”

Today’s Slice question: Is the experience of identifying yourself as being from Spokane when traveling about to undergo a recognition transformation?

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