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The Slice archive for Nov. 15, 2012
THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 2012
Search me 2
Oh, wait. I just did that. I suggest you try looking for motels that have your name. www.flickr.com www.flickr.com www.ebay.com www.breathitonline.com www.orbitz.com
Rate your email spam filter 1
A) It stops next to nothing. It is a sieve. B) It mostly intercepts email I'd actually like to see. C) Other.
Raunchiest local "roast" ever? 1
This would be hard to pin down. But of all the "roast"-format birthday celebrations, retirement parties and what have you, one must be the clear winner when it comes to an exuberant excess of bad taste.
Here's a great 2012 Christmas stamp
As it happens, it's Canadian. But you can always do what my wife and I did once many years ago. Take your Christmas cards across the border and mail them from Nelson, B.C. www.canadapost.ca
25 years later, this look hasn't caught on 3
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Hoping to steer clear of sex scandal 1
Just plowed through a backlog of invitations to connect with people via LinkedIn. It was a fairly lengthly list and I did not scrutinize the individual profiles. I just clicked on "Accept" over and over. After finishing, a far-fetched thought occurred to me. Gee, I…
One publication with a no-nonsense title 1
www.mycomicshop.com
This date in Slice history (1996)
When early is too early: "Our neighbor, whose back yard is kitty-corner from ours, put up his Christmas lights this weekend," Spokane's Kevin and Michelle Robinette wrote a few days ago. "The display is rather large and includes a large star and full-size plywood Santa…
Do you remember the Red Streak? 1
www.barbarazeitlinkravets.blogspot.com Probably not.
Happy birthday, Ed Asner 5
Here he is as newspaper city editor Lou Grant. (This was after "The Mary Tyler Moore Show.") www.latimesblogs.latimes.com How can you tell at a glance that this scene does not depict a modern newsroom?
This date in Slice history (1997)
Recipes for memorable dining: Joann Caputo asked her second-graders at Spokane's St. Charles School to write down instructions for preparing a turkey dinner. For that, we give thanks. "1. Buy a turkey. 2. Put garlic on it. 3. Make it crispy. 4. Put salt on…
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