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The Slice archive for Sept. 7, 2011

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 2011

One way in which Spokane is perfect

www.fcagolf.org Shade makes a difference here. It's our shared summertime gift. Sure, people sing its praises everywhere. But in some parts of the country hot weather is so sticky that simply getting out of the sun isn't synonymous with real relief. And, yes, there are…

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True or false 

I know you can glean the answer by clicking on the image or going to the website. But try to answer this just from looking. True or false: This once was the football helmet design used by the University of Montana. www.sportzassassin2.com

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Final baseball card blowout 

All these onetime major leaguers played in Spokane. (Even added to the many cards I've posted before, this is in no way comprehensive. You didn't really think I was done with this forever, did you?) www.truebluela.com www.tradingcarddb.com www.1968topps.blogspot.com www.checkoutmycards.com www.checkoutmycards.com www.garveyceyrusselllopes.blogspot.com www.1972topps.blogspot.com www.checkoutmycards.com www.checkoutmycards.com

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Slice answer

Ever have a job for which you were supremely ill-suited? "In '59, I was drafted, and the Army sent me to a 16-piece post band 30 miles northeast of Barstow, Calif.," wrote Bob Briggs. "The band wanted to play baseball in the base league, and…

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Just wondering

I was thinking about the long-gone Calgary Steakhouse and its onetime connection to national restaurant figure Del Frisco, who had local ties. And I got to wondering. Who around here comes closest to having an encyclopedic recollection of Spokane restaurants that no longer exist?

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Looking ahead to Thursday 

I'll send a coveted reporter's notebook to the first reader who can identify the line from "Mystery Science Theater 3000" that comes to mind when reading the lead-off item in tomorrow's print Slice column. www.mst3kaday.com

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