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Moses Lake’s Evelyn Hadley told us a shocking tale of jealousy.

“Our dog and cat are good friends,” she wrote. “They sleep together in the dog house, play together and eat from the same dish. But there is one thing the dog is reluctant to share.

“When I pet the cat, the dog puts her nose under my arm to push it away from the cat.”

Slice answers: One reader said her dad does away with all the big bugs discovered in their house and, in honor of that role, is referred to as the “Wildlife control officer.”

Lois Evanoff wrote: “If anyone took care of eliminating the creepy crawlies in my house I would call him the ‘Swatie Sweetie.”’

“My husband Lloyd was the designated de-bugger in our house,” wrote Katie Osborne. “His title was ‘Leonheart.”’

Doug Bleeker is called “Daddy man, the arachnid commando.”

Chris McClain has earned the title “Bug Whapper.”

And Cathy Lee said her 3-year-old daughter Jenna (nicknamed “Bug”) handles the insect exterminating duties at their house. “Using her hand, she smashes bugs while yelling ‘Gotcha! Now you’re dead forever!’ With bees, however, she learned nothing is forever.”

Stop the world: We all know nothing is sacred when it comes to marketing. Still, you can’t help but feel sorry for couples who got together in the early ‘80s and regarded “I Melt With You” as “their” song. Hearing it in a burger commercial has to be depressing.

Our advice: If you’re at the STA Plaza and you have a route question, go upstairs to the information desk and find the guy in the wheelchair. He’s nice. And he knows everything.

Imagine being interested in Grace Kelly’s money: “Dial M for Murder” is on A&E a couple of times tonight.

We want to see a national dance craze start in Spokane: And we think it ought to be called either “The Comb-Over” or “Say Amend, Somebody.”

Now we just need someone to invent the actual dance.

Today’s Slice question (fill in the blank): You don’t really understand what living in the Inland Northwest is all about until you have….

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