Beer bear and 1962 Seattle World's Fair
www.62worldsfair.com
The Slice archive for Aug. 2012
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8, 2012
Coming in Thursday's Slice column
Woman in Spokane waiting room starts looking at a magazine and discovers it is 38 years old. I love that sort of thing. If you don't, you will not be required to read the column. www.nationalgeographicbackissues.com
Wednesday's list 6
Every carpet stain tells a story. But that's not the only song title we can tweak. "Every Little Carpet Stain She Does is Magic." "Every Day is a Winding Carpet Stain." "Every Carpet Stain of My Heart." "Everybody Have Carpet Stain Tonight." "Every Carpet Stain…
Overheard in the newsroom
"See? This is why we can't have nice things in Coeur d'Alene."
The Wednesday Slice question 1
Today's Slice question: I don't know how it started. It was some sort of inside joke, but the origins elude me now. Must have been our shared mocking of some insanely angry behavior we had witnessed or heard about. Anyway, years ago, I used to…
When tastes collide
There are people who believe that there must be something deeply wrong with you if you do not love, love, love the same awful TV shows, movies and books they do. Some of these individuals might be at your family reunion. There's no way to…
Today's classic baseball card 1
www.thevintagesportscards.blogspot.com
This date in Slice history (1994)
Warm-up question: Who confronts misspellings more often, people whose last names start with "Mac" or "Mc," or people whose names end in "sen" instead of "son"?
TUESDAY, AUG. 7, 2012
Sweating like porker and it's 71 degrees 2
Just a few minutes after getting home this afternoon, a guy from our water-softening service rang the door bell. His visit was expected. I opened the door and welcomed him in. We spoke for a minute and then he went downstairs and attended to the…
Can you remember in-flight smoking? 5
Does it seem incredible to you that it was ever OK? You don't have to bash smokers to shake your head in wonder that the airlines seemed oblivious to the fact that a fair number of travelers had respiratory conditions. And passengers today complain about…
Hey, kids! This is what FX used to be like 3
www.grimgallery.blogspot.com Can you identify this scene? Maybe this is really more makeup than special effects. In any case, this was supposed to blow your mind 50 years ago. Would love to watch this with a kid and hear him crack up when this short-order cook…
Women: Is this part of your skill set?
www.rubylane.com
Would you get the reference... 2
If someone referred to the place where you grew up as "Anarene"?
What do you recall about pogo sticks? 2
A) I could never keep it going. B) We should have been wearing helmets. C) It was OK, if you enjoy hurtling out of control. D) My friends and I were too light to really make the spring work. E) It used to scare me…
Can you remember your first time? 4
Hearing your own voice played back on a tape recorder? It tended to be a bit weird. www.southernmuses.wordpress.com
This date in Slice history (1999)
The in crowd: Ever noticed how people tend to describe those who share their recreational interests as neat or appealing? "It's such a dynamic group!" That always cracks us up. As if someone saying that about his fellow cyclists or stamp collectors isn't being nakedly…
Seven for the 7th 1
1. What's the biggest fair you have attended? (I have heard that those state fairs in the Midwest are unbelievably huge.) 2. What percentage of your youth did you spend listening to Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" (possibly against your will)? (Feel free to substitute "Bohemian Rhapsody,"…
Newspapers that no longer exist 2
This one came out for the last time on Aug. 7, 1981. www.poptopshop.com
MONDAY, AUG. 6, 2012
Born in Spokane Department 3
Mikaela Hoover, born here in the summer of 1984. She is an actress. I usually like to feature a photo with these. But most of the ones I found of this young lady are insufficiently modest.
Life on Mars invented by Spokane guy
That, of course, would be Marvin the Martian and born-here Chuck Jones. www.pointmeister.blogspot.com Of course, Jones lived here for about half an hour. So calling him a "Spokane guy" is a stretch. But my blog, my rules.
If they offered to end the Suicide Race
Would you pledge to go to Omak and spend money sometime in the next 12 months?
Perhaps you never heard of Paper-Man 1
www.cbgextra.com Wily but boring. Watch out, Wonder Woman! A spunky newspaper clipping is comin' at ya, babe! FRRRRAP!
Guess the theme of Tuesday's Slice 7
Here's a clue. www.latimes.com
If you root for Eastern Eagles football 1
Which game would you most like to see EWU win? Aug. 30: at Idaho Sept. 8: at WSU Sept. 29: Montana
One of the great baseball names
www.baseballsimulator.com
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