The Slice Hang Loose, Surf Via Video

We’ve heard of only one instance.

But it’s a natural to become a national trend: Friends and relatives in different parts of the country exchanging videotapes on which they have recorded long stretches of their personal channel-surfing style.

Denture adventure: “We were on the ski dock and my sister grabbed Mom as if she was going to push her into the water,” faxed Joe Weinand. “Mom yelled and her teeth popped out of her mouth into the water. We just stood there and watched her teeth float to the bottom of the lake. Before we came to our senses and dove in, they had sunk into the muck. We tried for the rest of the day to find them with scuba gear, with no luck. So if you catch a fish with perfect teeth at Loon Lake, let me know.”

Slice answer: How much Montana and Idaho dirt gets washed off Spokane cars and trucks in a summer? “Enough to make a new state,” said Robin Campbell.

Hmmmm. Well, maybe one the size of Rhode Island or Delaware.

Delivering the news: Orchard Prairie’s Dona M. Van Gelder came home to a message from her mail carrier, “Your daughter’s dog tangled with a porcupine and has a face full of quills.”

Said Van Gelder: “It’s great to know the whole world’s not gone impersonal.”

America 101: “Most lacking among today’s hypocrites seems to be any understanding of who is in a position to criticize what.” - satirist Joe Queenan, in The Washington Post

Just wondering: Does anybody have fun at company picnics?

Dating tip: Guys who announce that they are really funny never are. - comedian Janeane Garofalo

You make the call: Does “deceptively easy” mean “easier than it looks” or “harder than it looks”?

Today’s Slice question: If you got to rename PigOut in the Park (starts Thursday), what would you call it? And don’t say “Babes in Foodland” - we’ve heard it already.

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