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The Slice archive for Aug. 2, 2012
THURSDAY, AUG. 2, 2012
A sunburn story
As threatened, here is my sunburn story. During the summer before my junior year of high school in Burlington, Vermont, I spent a few weeks with my older sister's family in Southern California. Like many 16-year-old boys, I secretly wished that I was a bit…
If you wear eyeglasses... 1
Do you ever get tired of being asked why you haven't gotten the vision-correcting surgical procedure? And what is your answer? A) It wouldn't help me. B) The whole idea of that surgery creeps me out. C) Glasses are not that big a burden. I…
This date in Slice history (1997)
We'll save you some time: Certain men's magazines love to tout stories about the secrets of success in both personal life and business. Inevitably, these "secrets" are essentially rehashings of seven basic truths. 1. Women want you to listen AND talk. 2. Bosses want you…
Best TV commercial of 2012
It opens with a teenage boy in a graduation cap and gown. Don't change the channel or fast-forward. Just watch. I won't ruin it by giving away the good lines. But I really think you would enjoy it. It's for Sprint. But it's really about…
Born in Spokane Department
This is Michele Morrow. I'd never heard of her either. But apparently she has been in some awful-sounding movies. www.kotaku.com.au
Telling the truth about Wiffle Ball
It wasn't really all that much fun. At least not if you used an actual Wiffle Ball (registered trademark). Sure the holes in the white plastic ball allowed it to simulate curveballs. Or so it said on the box. But that design also kept it…
Things that happened in Augusts past 1
This album came out in August of 1975. www.album-cover-art-finder.com BTO was at Expo '74 on Aug. 5th. www.dailyapple.blogspot.com Also in August of 1974. www.articleii.org And August of 1945. www.ebay.com
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