Save Some Secrets For A Later Date

Tue., Aug. 9, 1994

By Paul Turner srpaulturner@gmail.com

We have one piece of advice for couples about to meet at a prearranged first-date lunch.

Don’t tell it all.

Nothing is quite so impressive as a secret talent. So just wait. The day will come when you’ll hear “You have a piano … that’s neat, can you play me something?”

“Your name is Bob, man”: If you ever did LSD, call up Wavy Gravy’s Woodstock recollections on Cityline and see if anything sounds familiar. It’s 458-8800, category 1163. In North Idaho, it’s 765-8811, category 1163.

What she missed about Spokane while away on vacation in California: “Your column isn’t long enough for the whole list.” - Ann Plichta

Book ‘em: Sales of the children’s classic “Curious George,” were up 25 percent in the first three weeks of July after the 1941 book was shown in scenes of “Forrest Gump,” Entertainment Weekly reports.

A reader named Ruth wonders: “When ferocious shoppers demolish a fresh corn display at the supermarket, WHATEVER are they looking for?” Ruth, check out Wednesday’s IN Life Food section.

Scum update: Spokane’s Agnes Otis, 91, reported that someone swiped her outdoor hanging flower basket. It was a Mother’s Day present from her son. “Can you believe someone would do that,” she asked.

More stuffed animals: Alicia Lyons, 3, has more than 100. Catherine Schaefer has 76. Ella Kerner, 6, has more than we care to count (her Dad sent a photo). Jenni A. MacKenzie Bangs, 16, has 147. And Nellie Sheneman, who is in her 80s, has so many it would require calling in a team of Census workers to arrive at an exact figure.

I gotchyer Rosebud: “Citizen Kane,” tonight at 6 and 10 on AMC.

Trend alert: Evidently some people have named their newborns “Snapple.” So maybe we should award a T-shirt to any couple naming their baby “Slice.” Nah. Life’s tough enough for kids already.

Today’s Slice question: How laughable are parents’ ideas about choosing back-to-school clothes?

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