Ever watched this show? 1
Your capsule review? www.fueledbyramen.com
The Slice archive for Jan. 1, 2013
MONDAY, JAN. 7, 2013
When a song gets stuck in your head
It's bad enough when you keep hearing the actual song. But what if you tweak the title and then keep hearing THAT version? I'm living it. It happened after imagining street conditions this afternoon. "Slush City." www.45cat.com
Re: Last night's "Downton Abbey" 1
If you are a fan of the show and were not satisfied with last night's Season 3 kick-off, I would be tempted to assume that there's just no pleasing you. www.theatlantic.com
There are two kinds of people
One brushes all of the new snow off his or her whole vehicle before heading out. The other just clears a small peep hole in the front windshield before sallying forth. Oh, I guess there's a third. People who park in garages. Or people who…
Correction
As several readers courteously noted, "The Big Lebowski" came about 15 years ago, not 25 as I said in print the other day. I have an idea how I got confused about this. But it remains a forehead-slapper nonetheless. I will, of course, note this…
True or false 2
WSU Coug and longtime national sports broadcaster Keith Jackson was in a movie with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
One way to promote newspapers
www.toutelaculture.com
Please provide your own caption
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SUNDAY, JAN. 6, 2013
This date in Slice history (1996)
Slice answers: Lots of people, we're told, refer to the Lilac City as "The Can." And we've decided that it would be a good name for a TV show. Or a hair style. Or better yet, a newspaper column. "Hey, did you read in 'The…
SATURDAY, JAN. 5, 2013
You might remember this group
www.musicstack.com This was the No. 1 song on this date in 1966.
FRIDAY, JAN. 4, 2013
Coming in Saturday's Slice column
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The great divider 2
A case could be made that it's guns, fluoride, religion, cilantro, abortion, studded tires, bicycle riders, country music, parking meters, SUVs or Leonard Pitts. But if you asked me, the most polarizing subject in our society is women choosing to keep their last names after…
No comment necessary here 5
I still miss "Mystery Science Theater 3000." www.basilsblog.net
How many Expo 74 visitors were stoned?
An email from a reader commenting on today's Slice column makes me suspect the number is not insignificant.
Vintage condoms tin
www.amazon.com
Today's SR staffer tattoo
www.kirotv.com OK, this gentleman doesn't actually work here. I was trying to make you look.
It seems some readers do go to the jump
If we can assume, that is, that Tony Stark is reading the inside-page continuation of the A1 Iron Man story. www.dhynhanarun.blogspot.com
Mind-blowing travel convenience 1
Ladies and gentlemen, seats that swivel. According to the fine site credited below, this is from a 1947 brochure touting The Empire Builder. http://streamlinermemories.info
The wrong way to hold a record album
www.todaysinspiration.com And a few ashes from his pipe wouldn't do the vinyl any good either.
Another NHL goalie who played here 3
www.checkoutmycards.com I know this because Howie Stalwick mentioned Johnston playing for the Spokane Comets in 1961-62.
Are you old enough to remember...
...when the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue came out in the middle of January? www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com This is the 1968 issue.
Remember who sponsored your team? 1
www.ahhs71.com A bowling alley sponsored my Little League baseball team. A small hotel sponsored my bantam hockey team. And I can't remember what the deal was with the YMCA basketball team I was on when I was about 12.
Just wondering 1
If someone jokingly referred to you and one other person as "Spin and Marty," would you understand the reference? And where in the Inland Northwest would you find the nearest approximation of a de-luxe apartment in the sky?
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 2013
"Twin Peaks" vs. "Northern Exposure" 4
1. Did you watch these shows when they were on TV roughly 20 years ago? 2. Which did you like better? 3. If you were to re-watch them now, which do you imagine would hold up better? 4. Did the Northwest angle (taped here or…
Did I misuse the phrase "push back"? 3
A Slice reader left me a phone message in which she asserted that when I used "push back" in today's column, I erred. Because I was talking about moving something to a later date, she said I should have chosen "push ahead." Feel free to…
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