Local Mutinies Quite Bountiful
It’s probably a good thing that civilian boaters can’t court-martial members of their own families.
Because we’ve heard that incidents involving mutiny are at an all-time high this summer on local lakes.
* Public service vs. hucksterism: Grocery stores shouldn’t allow their bulletin boards to be cluttered with sales promos for weight-loss programs. Missing-pet fliers, yes. Lost and found notices, yes. “Zap Your Fat” come-ons, no.
* Slice survey result: Gum-snappers tend to interrupt conversations more often than other people.
* The geography of concern: Those who defend the Spokane area against charges that this is a parochial little corner of the world are not helped when some people here say the problem would be solved if the serial killer simply moved away.
* Speaking of life in Spokane: Weren’t you excited that a model of the planned Seahawks stadium was on display here? Oh, boy.
* Slice answers: Judy Johnson said you can always spot Inland Northwest crows because of the coffee stains on their beaks. And Emil Banas wrote that their breath smells of lentils.
Several readers said the advertising industry can give journalism a run for its money when it comes to presenting itself with a lot of awards.
One woman said she fears SUV-driving baby boomers talking on cell phones and putting on makeup more than she fears teen drivers or elderly motorists.
And based on the responses to last Saturday’s question, we would estimate that 19 percent of this area’s adults have dated persons of other races or other faiths.
* Fork in the road: Eleanor McMurray wonders how many drivers get confused by the signs at the North Division “Y” and wind up in Deer Park when they intended to go to Newport.
A few, probably. But there’s a bright side.
Deer Park is home to some of the friendliest people in the Inland Northwest. So an out-of-towner arriving there by mistake is almost certain to hear one of the following cheerful observations:
a.) “No, you’re way off.”
b.) “Why do you want to go to Newport?”
c.) “I wouldn’t have come this way.”
d.) “Go back. Then cut over.”
e.) “What?”
* Today’s Slice question: If you got to operate a drive-in theater that was open only one night each summer, what movies would you pair for the perfect outdoor screen double-feature?