The Slice If You Want A Prince - Better Start Looking For Those Frogs
Jim McDonald has a question.
“I wonder if your readers have seen any frogs in the Spokane area in the past couple of years?”
Intrigued by scientific reports of a worldwide decline in the frog population, McDonald has searched locally but has found only toads.
Slice answers: Which old “Twilight Zone” most reminds you of Spokane? We heard from readers about approximately a dozen different episodes. But the one mentioned most often featured the harried urban businessman who dreamed of getting off the commuter train in a peaceful little town called Willoughby - which, after he stepped off the speeding train and died from his injuries, turned out to be the name of a funeral home.
We’ll leave the interpretation to you.
Truth in labeling: We’re told that there aren’t loons at Loon Lake. So now we’re wondering if Deer Park residents ever see deer?
Just wondering: So what do you do if your practice has been to root against both WSU and Montana?
Praise for Seattle: A reader called to report that one thing people know how to do over there is empty parking lots after ball games or concerts without turning the inevitable traffic snarls into a macho test of wills.
The big issues: We received a fax featuring a picture of a push-button phone with arrows pointing to the outside buttons on the bottom row. The sender’s questions: What do your readers prefer? Asterisk or star? Number sign or pound sign?
Empire strikes back: Score one for those who dislike “Inland Northwest.” IN Life is still “Empire Life” in the phone book.
Warm-up question for grocery checkout clerks: How often do you decide what to have for dinner on the basis of seeing something that looks good in a customer’s basket?
Today’s Slice question: What Inland Northwest divorced couple has maintained the best post-breakup relationship?
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