This dad obviously spiked his 7-Up
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The Slice archive for Oct. 2011
THURSDAY, OCT. 6, 2011
Selecting Spokane's seasonal royalty
www.billsigler.com There's still time to submit your nomination for the title of King or Queen of Sprinkler Blowout Season.
This date in "West Wing" history
www.hrtrench.wordpress.com On Oct. 6, 1999, a first season episode called "A Proportional Response" aired. It featured an angry President Bartlet trying to decide how to retaliate for the downing of a U.S. jet in the Mideast. Also, Charlie Young is hired to be the president's…
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5, 2011
Storage capacity (old school)
What did you/do you keep in one? I found them ideal for baseball cards. www.camillecreates.blogspot.com www.reddsquare.com www.yardsalebloodbath.com www.dipity.com
The thrilling story of an orange cat's life
Oh, wait. Annette is the girl. That's right. But what's with the raccoon eyes? The cat can't bear to look at her. Poor kid. www.sacomics.blogspot.com
When bench seats seemed 50 feet wide
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Theories sought 2
www.traileraddict.com I've always heard that this movie was wildly popular in Spokane 40 years ago. So I have two questions. Did you see it? Why do you think it was a bigger hit here than in many other places?
Rejected advertising copy
"Hi, Kathy! As soon as I get this coat off I'm going to grab that stupid pennant and ram it up his Ballantine." www.todaysinspiration.blogspot.com
Feats of daring in everyday life
www.your-topculinarytips.net Sometimes circumstances arise where a person will sit down with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and only then realize that he does not have something to drink. "Bad word." The only sane thing to do, of course, is to get up and fetch…
Did you note that Pete Gent died?
www.retrobookshop.com This novel helped make at least a few people skeptical about the values underpinning the NFL. And it led to a movie in which the audience was asked to accept the notion of Nick Nolte as a pro receiver. I guess he must have…
Having fun with flatulence 2
With his own kids now discouraging my friend Mike Carlson from "sugaring up" his grandchildren, he has come up with something new. He now feeds the little ones baked beans. "I call it tootering the grandkids," he said. www.moviegoods.com If you don't get the connection,…
No. 1 song on this date in 1961
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This is what I'd call a pickup truck
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It's not like it's a sister city but...
...it seems as if an inordinate number of Spokane families have some link to Fort Worth, Texas. You know, they had a child born there or whatever. The simple explanation would be the connection between Carswell Air Force Base and Fairchild. But sometimes it almost…
This date in "Mad Men" history
www.madmenrecap.blogspot.com "The Inheritance" aired on Oct. 5, 2008. As imdb.com put it, "Don and Betty try to keep up appearances as they go to Betty's parents after her dad has a stroke." It's a terrific series, stylish and smart. But no one ever called it…
TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 2011
Good thing or bad: You make the call 2
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Did you read books from this series?
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Delivering the news
I had fleetingly imagined the possible answer several times. So maybe I was bound to be disappointed. But I'm getting ahead of myself. There's this house on my route home from work. I pass it every weekday. Fastened about shoulder-high next to the front door…
This date in "Lou Grant" history
www.kal0323.wordpress.com The episode of "Lou Grant" first airing on Oct. 4, 1977 was called "Hoax." Here's how tvrage.com describes it: "Lou must evaluate the credibility of a former colleague known for passing bad leads when the old man comes in with a tip on the…
Here's an unusual vantage of NCHS
Well, I guess it's not really that unusual if you live near this school in Indianapolis. www.indianapolis-photos.funcityfinder.com If you would like to play this game on your own, try searches for "Central Valley High School," "East Valley High School," et cetera. We are not alone.
Daydreaming about good old Spokane
Or maybe he was thinking about how much he was being paid by the Philco folks. www.digitaldeliftp.com
The importance of being a society swell
There are cities where a fair percentage of the well-to-do seem keenly interested in their perceived social standing. Exposure to such individuals and their offspring sometimes makes Communism attractive. One of the things many of us like about Spokane is the fact that there aren't…
No. 1 song on this date back in 1991 1
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Did you have one of these? 1
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Park gets new name
Oh, wait. Never mind. This is in Louisiana. www.louisianastateparks.net
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