The Slice Unwritten Principles Hold Truth
We asked readers to come up with a Principle for the Workplace.
Our favorite was passed along by Spokane’s Dave Karstedt. “A new employee came up with this axiom after watching how we did things in the office,” he wrote. “We called it Duane’s Law.”
Here it is: “Common sense will never overcome the way it has always been done.”
Dora Davis submitted a two-parter. “If you like what is going on, don’t worry. It will change. If you don’t like what is going on, don’t worry. It will change.”
Geri Gorecki faxed: “Do not pass wind at the secretary’s desk.”
“No whining,” wrote Tina Hart.
“Keep your mouth shut,” suggested Pat Ryan.
And James Schroder offered “A snitch in time saves swine.”
You’ll love it here: While we were at NorthTown recently, three teenage girls approached and asked for spare change. When we declined to hand over any money, one of them gave us the finger.
The mall’s security guards must make them feel safe.
Just wondering: Is there some rule requiring Spokane area waiters and waitresses to start clearing away plates before everyone has finished?
Call us cynical: The Spokesman-Review’s Joe Ehrbar once met Grammy-nominated singer Jewel. But he didn’t ask her the question we want answered. How much of her success does she attribute to her awesome front porch - about which she has waxed poetic?
Our friend Jerry in Hartline writes: “I probably watched enough ‘Starlit Stairway’ segments to ruin any potential sense of what constitutes real talent.”
If you saw that classified ad about the security blanket lost at Spokane International Airport: You can relax. It wasn’t found. But the little boy to whom it belonged is doing fine. His uncle told us the child has a new blanky that suits him just fine.
We’ll call you back before Valentine’s Day: Thanks to all the singles who volunteered to be interviewed about dating.
Mass mailing: Fran Polek sent Christmas cards to people in 40 states. Many went to students he’d had during his 29 years teching English at Gonzaga University.
He received 153 cards.
Today’s Slice question (posed by Sandpoint’s Tracie Roos): How many people remember the local kids program, “The Captain Cy Show”? , DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Drawing
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