How About A Shrug-Wave?

Mon., June 24, 1996

By Paul Turner srpaulturner@gmail.com

An anonymous reader wrote to suggest that Spokane drivers need an additional hand gesture.

“I’ve been wondering how much anger and frustration could be thwarted if there was a hand signal for ‘Sorry, I screwed up’ and what that gesture should be.”

Any ideas?

Overheard at the Home Show (man with a trio of little boys, about to pay for admission): “Three leashes and one ticket, please.” - submitted by Cori Koch

We’ve heard those rumors, too: But it’s not true that watching KSPS-TV 10 hours a week qualifies a person for joint U.S./Canadian citizenship.

Just wondering: Is it cheating to figure out a way to secretly sneak a peek at the other person several days before a blind date?

Typical percentage of people (including children) waiting outside the STA Plaza who are smokers: 100 - Slice Bureau of Statistics

Bob and Cynthia Day’s two-word warning about riding in convertibles: “Sea gulls.”

Perfecting your dismount: If you just aren’t into the Olympics and want to avoid hearing co-workers’ morning-after conversations about gymnastics judging, you had better start working on your game plan now.

Complete this sentence: “My ex is so cheap that…”

The woman proposing this item said her ex-husband complains if their daughter shows up at his place for an overnight visit without bringing her own toothpaste.

Debunking a myth: The truth is, the people in your office who spend the most time low-talking on the telephone aren’t necessarily saying anything worth hearing.

Warm-up questions: How wasted do you have to be before bachelor party hijinks seem amusing or arousing and not just plain stupid? What word best describes your mail carrier? Should there be a 12-step program for genealogy addicts? What are you willing to stay up past your bed time to watch? Has any lover ever uttered the words “We’ll always have Coeur d’Alene”?

Today’s Slice question: What would the Earth have been like way back during the Spokanizoic Age?

, DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Drawing

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