Because he was a fixture here for years...
...there's a decent chance that you have met one of these guys. No, not John Denver. www.trailsportshistory.ca
The Slice archive for Dec. 22, 2011
THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 2011
Voice from the past
I like to set the radio on "Scan." But I sometimes tap the button to halt the station-hopping when I hear Adrian Rogers. Rogers was a big deal Southern Baptist preacher for many years. He died in 2005, but a local radio station airs recordings…
Unusual Animated Hairstyles Dept. 2
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This date in Slice history (2000)
Today's Slice question: What Christmas song makes you want to run screaming from the room? And in an item about birthdays overshadowed by Christmas, Mike Schieche suggested the way to avoid this problem was for adults to curtail a certain activity in March.
I wish everyone could have a new bike
www.retronaut.co www.bikingdallas.com Perhaps the formula isn't quite that simple. Maybe you also need a pet sleeping on your bed and cowboy boots.
Yule tree or probe: You make the call
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Christmas spirits
This must be the famous "cup o' cheer." www.phil-are-go.blogspot.com
You'll you know what 1
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Talking the talk
I can't claim to have conducted an actual survey or anything. But I have been listening to passing clusters of predawn joggers for years. And here's what they tend to be talking about. Women 1. Their kids. 2. Work stuff. 3. Their spouses. 4. Service…
What's next? A portable telephone?
www.pdnphotooftheday.com Aren't you supposed to wipe off your lipstick before you turn in? And below we see a woman with a child-whacking spoon used to defend the cookie stash. You know those kids would totally spoil their dinner. www.vi.sualize.us
The rest of the story
I tried to cram 10 pounds of stuff into a 5-pound bag in today's print Slice. That happens sometimes when I come back from a week off. Anyway, one item in particular got a bit deflavorized in the condensing process. So here is the original…
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