Otto Doesn’T Count
Name anyone who ever played for the Spokane Indians.
* Complete this sentence in four words or less: “Even if I really wanted the job, I’d be tempted to withdraw my application if one of the hoops I had to jump through involved ( ).”
* “Good golfer” defined: “A good golfer is one who actually believes what he thinks he should have shot and convinces family and foursome of same,” said Ed Ellenz.
Harrington’s Kathy Wilcox said Arthur Hatten, manager of the Harrington Golf Course, deserves that label. “He’s always there to help, encourage and improve your golf game, your children’s golf game and your husband’s golf game.”
And Jerry F. Dormaier in Hartline said the Inland Northwest definition of a good golfer is, “One who can a.) blow a short putt without swearing or b.) at least not invent new profanities.”
* Nobody asked us, but: You don’t have to be wearing a “Meat is murder” T-shirt to find the phrase “baby back ribs” somewhat less than enchanting.
* Chances are, this situation will not arise: But if Ken Griffey Jr. hit a home run off us and did his usual stand-there-and-admire-it routine, we would definitely throw at his head next time he came up.
Of course, that would be a more honorable act if the Mariners played in the National League.
* Just wondering: Is there anyone in the Spokane area who can call a stranger “Hoss” and really pull it off?
* Sitting next to stale cigarette odor and worse: One of the obstacles blocking broader acceptance of mass transit as a viable alternative to the single-occupant automobile is the unpredictability of the way other people smell.
* Here’s our candidate for the title “Most ridiculous waste of time”: Listening to a telemarketer who can’t make herself understood because she is wearing a tongue ring.
* Teresa Keene (just back from a trip to the grocery store) wonders: “Are some people just born to hold everyone else up?”
Yes. But they’re in denial.
* We hate to be the ones to say this: But the notion of regional affinity is a joke. Income level and educational background usually have way more to do with whether people have anything in common than does living in the same part of the country.
* Today’s Slice question: What’s the most quintessentially Inland Northwest form of showing off?