The Slice That’s Spokane - Right On The Cutting Edge Of Fashion

We keep reading that the latest incarnation of Western “urban cowboy” style is out, and that a woodsy “Northwest” look is in.

“Clunky boots and plaid work shirts” are hot, The Wall Street Journal reported last week.

(No wonder kids dropped the grunge look..they saw this coming.)

But forgetting for a moment that national fashion “trends” and the real world are totally unrelated, we have one question: Isn’t the Northwest look defined by whatever you happen to wear today?

Kid stuff: Medical Lake’s Paul Spilker instructed his 4-year-old daughter, Shannon, to ask for help when she wanted to get a carton of milk from the refrigerator. “Dad,” she shot back, “you’re treating me like a 3-year-old child.”

Slice answer: In terms of attitude, what’s the biggest difference between Spokane County residents and Kootenai County residents? “About $4 an hour in wages,” wrote Coeur d’Alene’s Melanie Sichelstiel. “That affects my attitude.”

Spotlight on pets: What local dog is responsible for the greatest tonnage of droppings deposited in yards other than its owner’s?

Broaden your horizons and expand your vocabulary: Start the day by listening to the BBC’s “Sports Roundup” at 5:45 a.m.. on KPBXFM.

From the fax machine: A reader suggests checking out the restrooms at the Bulldog Saloon in Whitefish, Mont. Adults only, please.

Slice Three Stooges Contest: Call our phonemail and do your best “Curly” impression. (Be sure to leave your name and phone number so we can give you credit in print, should you be declared a winner.)

Warm-up question prompted by a story we read in which co-workers were likened to sharks and dolphins: Your colleagues remind you of what sort of animals?

Today’s Slice question: What small Spokane area business is going to be a big, big business by the year 2000?

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