The Food Channel and you 1
Do relatives and friends in other parts of the country tell you after they have seen a Spokane area eatery featured on cable TV?
The Slice archive for Oct. 9, 2012
TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 2012
When you hear "wanker" in Spokane 3
You can be pretty sure that... A) The speaker doesn't really know what that means. B) The speaker watches British movies and TV. C) The speaker wants you to think he or she is worldly. D) The speaker is asserting that the person described can…
Remember SRA reading programs? 3
They were part of life at some grade schools in the 1960s. Instead of potentially stigmatizing labels for different reading levels, children were assigned different colors -- according to their perceived proficiency. www.bravegirlcopy.com
Hard to imagine this as a comic book 2
www.comicvine.com
The breakfast dilemma 1
We all know you are supposed to eat breakfast "like a king." And so on. But what if a truly hearty morning meal makes you feel drowsy shortly thereafter? If you are among those for whom going back to bed isn't an option, that's less…
You say you need a "Vision Quest" fix? 1
Well, here you go. Turn your sound on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ4DUTOkK5g
Slice spillover
"Your phone courtesy stories instantly brought to mind an incident involving my younger brother years ago, when we were all kids at home," wrote Jill Simon. "He answered the phone and when the person on the other end asked for someone who did not live…
Happy birthday, Jackson Browne
www.mog.com Have you ever actually read the lyrics to, say, "Late for the Sky" or "Fountain of Sorrow"? He was so good.
Today's Halloween costume suggestion
www.classicmoviestills.com You could go as a typical Old West newlywed couple
This date in Slice history (1997)
Warm-up questions: How many people who moved here from somewhere else were victims of a crime during their first week of living in the Spokane area? Ever tried putting on a pair of glasses when you were already wearing another pair?
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