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The Slice archive for Dec. 5, 2012

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 2012






If you ever had an electric train set 

You eventually found yourself asking a question. Should I put something on the tracks and have the train run into it? The answer, of course, was an emphatic "Yes." So here's the follow-up. What did you select to place in the path of the oncoming…

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This night on "Dick Van Dyke" in 1962

An episode called "A Bird in the Head Hurts" first aired on Dec. 5, 1962. Ritchie keeps getting attacked by a woodpecker, and his parents suspect he isn't telling the truth. Naturally, that worries Rob and Laura. I was never a fan of the child…

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This date in Slice history (1995) 

Today's Slice question: Who is the area's safest, most courteous driver? (And from 1999...) Today's Slice question: What local population subgroup is most delusional about its influence on the Spokane area's attitudes and values? a. Seattle transplants. b. High school dropouts with suspended drivers licenses.…

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