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"I think one of the worst things about a place where you can eat lunch at your desk is the smell of the other guy's lunch," wrote an accountant named Jeannie.
The Slice archive for Sept. 2011
FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 2011
THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 2011
A brief thank-you note to PBS
About 20 years ago, I watched two multi-episode documentaries on public television that I continue to appreciate to this day. One was about the building of a skyscraper in New York City, One Worldwide Plaza. It introduced viewers to an architect named David Childs. In…
If cycling-haters actually got on a bike
They might start out like this. www.themerrymermaid.blogspot.com And wind up llike this. www.palmbeachbiketours.com
Books in motion
"We had a set of encyclopedia (purchased from a door-to-door salesman when our oldest child was a baby)," wrote my friend Judy McKeehan. Eventually the kids stopped using the set. But Judy's teacher husband, Mike, wanted them for his classroom. "We live next door to…
After playing for the Spokane Comets
www.canthavetoomanycards.blogspot.com
Never trust anyone over 50...
...who says this didn't make him or her cry. www.movieberry.com
Difference between Spokane and Europe 1
www.letshavefuninamsterdam.com Why isn't cycling as common in Spokane as it is in many large European cities? 1. Spokane has hills. 2. We have sprawl. 3. Hard to talk on cell phone while riding a bike. 4. We're used to driving everywhere. 5. A fair number…
Asked and answered
Here's an actual question from a Slice reader. "Who do you suppose is the most pissed-off person at KXLY right now?" I don't know.
20 years later people still hate this show
But I would argue that it featured some of the best-ever depictions of workplace stresses, strains and intrigues. www.warmingglow.uproxx.com
Best movie about high school football?
You make the call. www.hollywoodframed.com Extra points if you can identify the Spokane angle.
For those who live in apartments
Here's a question. When it comes to the noise exchange with your wall-sharing neighbors, are you a net importer or exporter?
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14, 2011
Dreaming of Idaho 1
When you live here, it's easy to forget just how captivating our corner of the world can be to certain visitors. I'll tell you what I mean. Before I got there, the small daily newspaper in Arizona where I started work while still in college…
Just wondering 1
Is there a secret to minimizing your exposure to individuals who clearly enjoy being angry and who feel alive only when they are hopped up on disdain?
Wednesday food section annex II 1
www.adclassix.com
Wednesday food section annex 1
www.vintageadbrowser.com
Before body scans 1
www.gngoat.org
The secret to any DIY project: Beer 1
www.atfirstglass.com Notice the pre-pulltab can in the ad above? www.kegworks.com Hey, I gotcher hammer right here.
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"There are two unpleasantries about eating lunch at my desk," wrote Nancy Kiehn. "One is making my keyboard sticky. The other is not knowing who else has been using the keyboard, so you have to be really careful to not lick your fingers." www.techgenie.com
Spokanites as imagined in Portland
www.palzoo.net www.unhipchick.com www.maggiore.net www.strokersdallas.com www.rdhorrorproject.blogspot.com www.twilightzonemuseum.com www.jump2movie.com www.movieactors.com www.wfmu.org What did I forget to include?
OK, it's a week early
But let's go ahead and get this song stuck in our heads. Just takes one line to do it. "Do you remember, the 21st night of September" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCMExp55x6I&feature=related
TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 2011
Things conservatives tell themselves 3
OK, let's say you live in Eastern Washington and you are a sports fan who happens be a conservative. How do you rationalize rooting for Seattle sports teams when that city is the home base of your in-state political opposition? 1. "I realize politics is…
What? There's more to life than sports?
This 1970 cover simply confirmed what certain boys suspected at the time. www.backissues.com
Before that one Captain Morgan's slogan
The Spokane Daily Chronicle was using "Loot." www.historylink.org
What local groundskeeper is most like...
...Carl Spackler? www.moviemarket.com ...or Groundskeeper Willie? www.watchmojo.com
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www.nowsourcing.wordpress.com Thursday's print Slice will feature several readers' recollections of buying encyclopedia sets from door-to-door salesmen. There's not a lot of sex or violence in these stories. But it is a small snapshot of American life before the Internet. Here are a few to prime…
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