The Slice Unexpected ‘Thank You’ Brings Out A Simple Smile

So we pulled up to a stop sign near downtown, allowing plenty of room for a couple of twentysomething guys on foot who were about to cross the street in front of us.

Noting that we hadn’t crowded them or tried to pull out ahead of them, one of the guys looked backed at us and said, “Thank you, sir.”

We thought about feeling old but decided to just smile instead.

Slice answer: Anyone with children knows about the short elapsed time between putting on clean clothes and seeing them messed up, wrote Brenda Fisher. “A comedian once said children (babies in particular) seem to be nauseated by the smell of clean clothing.”

Dumb men humor: Two guys were strolling down the street when one guy exclaimed “How sad, a dead bird.” The other guy looked up and said, “Where?” - from The New York Times News Service

One way to celebrate National Library Week: Remind those who need to hear it that taking things from libraries and never returning them is called stealing.

That sigh you hear: Is the sound of a lot of people sort of wishing Take Our Daughters to Work Day would just go away or at least undergo changes to make it more meaningful.

Hodgepodge for 100:

1.) “Nick at Nite’s Classic TV Companion” (Simon & Schuster) includes episode-by-episode recaps of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “Bewitched” but we’re assuming it does not weigh in on the question of which suburban wife was hotter - Laura or Samantha.

2.) According to an executive search consultant quoted in Working Woman magazine, a job interview that includes lots of trick questions is a sign that the business is run by idiots.

3.) The movie “Fargo” is to blame for the recent surge of people saying “You’re darn tootin.”

4.) Our favorite Neil Diamond lyrics are “Song she brang to me” and “Not even a chair.”

5.) Edward Sawatzki’s proposed new names for Smelterville include Weaseltown, Tailings and Offeyeninety.

6.) Thanks to an observant reader, we now know that line 11 of IRS form 9465 (Installment Agreement Request, revised in January) says “Enter the amount you can paym each month.”

Call The Slice: If you found a blue cloth gym bag containing a martial arts outfit somewhere between Fairchild Air Force Base and the South Hill. It was lost on April 1. The black belt and other items have sentimental value.

Today’s Slice question: If Spokane compiled an Enemies List, who or what would be on it?

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