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What if nobody will go inside the new arena and everybody just hangs around outside instead?
Adventures in day care: “We were having our group time and were looking at a picture book of different breeds of horses,” wrote Colville’s Debi Smith. “I turned the page to a picture of a donkey. One of my little girls piped up and said: ‘I know what kind that is, that’s a jackbutt.”’
Just wondering: Did anybody, during vacation, toss a rock picked up long ago at the Oregon coast into the Atlantic Ocean or dump a bottle of water from Lake Coeur d’Alene into the Gulf of Mexico?
Lone rangers don’t get promoted: In a recent poll of 150 business executives noted by a wire service, 57 said poor teamwork abilities were the biggest reason people failed to advance in their careers. Of course, we all know how sharp some managers are when it comes to assessing who is/isn’t a team-player.
Gall: The manager at Europa, a restaurant noted for pizza, was not thrilled when a couple of diners had a pizza delivered to their table from another pizza place. They were asked to leave, despite their highly suspect claim that they were personal pals of the owner. As one employee said, with friends like that….
Overheard in Riverfront Park (a little boy talking to a friend): “This is where I come to clear my head.”
In case you wondered: We heard the confessions of a handful of readers after our question about irritating traits. One guy alluded to his own anal retentive nature. Another essentially gave his entire personality a big thumbs-down.
Overheard in a Lewiston grocery: “What kind of bag would you like?”
“Doesn’t matter. I’m bisacksual.” - submitted by Chris Batt
Warm-up questions: How would you rate this area’s bank-machine line etiquette? Has “The Young and Restless” ever had an even remotely plausible story line?
Today’s Slice question: What’s a prerequisite to enjoying the fair?
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