The Slice Satanic Sandwiches Anyone?
Maybe we could file this under “The spread of evil.”
See for yourself.
“My mom was making sandwiches with ham from a can that had a devil on it,” wrote Luke Morse. “My little 4-year-old brother took a bite and ran into the living room yelling ‘Dad! Mom just fed me roast devil!”’
Life in the ‘90s: Michael Zosel’s 6-year-old daughter Kelsey refers to her dad’s record albums as “the big CDs.”
One thing that marks the difference between Spokane and Hooterville: Spokane has a fair number of neat little specialty shops. Well, at least it does as of today. But this segment of the retail world is under tremendous pressure. Small stores are closing right and left.
So why are you just sitting there on your wallet? You know what to do.
Frostbite alert: Men exercising outdoors in cold weather should wear athletic supporters, advises The Wall Street Journal.
Tube pick: “The Women,” on KSPS at 8 tonight. It’s a 1939 comedy with loads of star wattage.
Absurd generalizations we long to make include: “People in Spokane know how to shake your hand.”
But every now and then, we encounter someone who either overdoes it with a bonecrusher grip or shakes hands so weakly that we feel like we have been accused of being the source of all flu germs.
Some businesses have similar names: But for the record, no model train stores were on The Slice’s list of places where readers said on might overhear rough talk.
Warm-up questions: How do people behave at your workplace when a choice office or work station becomes available? How many people still have that Bloomsday board game? Why is it a source of pride for certain Spokane residents to boast that they’ve never set foot on an STA bus? (Oh, wait. We’ll go ahead and answer that one. They believe they are too good for public transportation and mingling with the unwashed masses. Sheesh.)
Today’s Slice question: What would be the perfect theme for a set of collectible Inland Northwest trading cards?
, DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Drawing
MEMO: The Slice appears Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Write The Slice at P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210; call (509) 459-5470; fax (509) 459-5098.