The Slice It Would Be No Question If His Last Name Was Puff

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Spokane’s Marvin Plaggerman is flanked by neighbors whose last names are Huff and Buff.

Slice answers: Readers said you can tell someone has had way too much garlic when he or she walks by a bookstore and all the vampire novels burst into flames, when just standing near the person leaves a strong taste in your mouth, and when the smell is overpowering but the individual giving off fumes hasn’t even eaten garlic that day. Thanks to Paul Shields, Sherri Hyams, Randy McIntire and Kim Rhoads.

Your mileage may vary: “Temp assignments are always always always an hour and a half from where you live. And when you arrive at your gig, the guy or gal who you report to will be genuinely surprised to find out you’re not stupid.” - Mystery Science Theater 3000 newsletter

Driving while otherwise occupied: Liberty Lake’s Bill Sawatzki wants someone to produce a bumper sticker that reads “Put Down the Phone and Drive.”

With that in mind, let’s review Rule No. 1 from the Inland Automobile Association’s tips on proper use of car phones.

“Recognize that driving requires your full attention.”

A phrase we had never seen:”Gay and lesbian RVers.” - from a classified ad in Trailer Life magazine.

Big Chill: “If I were a young single man today and a woman caught my eye at, say, a local Happy Hour, the first thing I’d do is take a long pull from my Molson Ice, wipe the swath of Buffalo-wing sauce from my chin and ask: How do you feel about airconditioning?” - Kevin Cowherd, The Baltimore Sun

Warm-up question: What did your preschoolers say about the experience of flying the first time they were on a plane?

Today’s Slice question: How hard would it be to go one entire day without saying something nasty behind anyone’s back?

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