The Slice Too Bad Those Thousand Words Don’t Include A Name
Last Labor Day weekend, Sindy Couch found someone’s camera at Pig Out in the Park.
Just recently, she had the film inside developed. And now she’s hoping someone who recognizes the people in this picture will step forward to identify the owner of the camera. She wants to return it.
So if you think you can solve this case, call The Slice.
In case the old boy forgets his deadline: A little girl in Greenacres was sitting at her family’s computer, drafting a wish list for Santa. She started it: “Christmas eve. Due date.”
I’ve never seen my neighbor without: “One of my power tools.” - Tom Carli “…a telephone receiver attached to the side of her head.” - Linda Johnson
Some people consider it bad luck: If their hair looks great on a day when there’s no special occasion.
Pet Names Department: Sally Cooper’s black and white female cat is called Norm.
Of course, the Swell Paper has never had a typo: Sprague’s Virginia Hill passed along a clipping from an area weekly in which a church is referred to in print as “Davenport/ Edwall Untied Methodist.”
“I’ve never seen even a tied church, let alone an untied church,” wrote Hill.
State of grace: We heard about a 3-year-old Spokane Valley girl who, when asked to say the premeal blessing, sat up straight, bowed her head and said “God…dang it!”
The child’s mother blamed it on her “Butte gene.”
Mike Kilgore’s nomination (actually his son-in-law from Seattle thought of it) for the name of a book/ movie about Spokane: “And Sprague Runs Through It”
Even if they don’t remember the Beatles: Members of Lilac City garage bands ought to refer to themselves as Spopudlians.
Speaking of the Fabs…both “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!” are on AMC tonight.
Slice fact: Many Christmas cookies are harder than industrial diamonds.
Today’s Slice question: Do you secretly hope one or two co-workers will make total fools of themselves at your office Christmas party?
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