The Hell’S Kitchen Of Spokane? Keep Looking

Sure, bad things happen here.

But try to remember something.

The Inland Northwest concept of “a rough neighborhood” still makes a lot of well-traveled people laugh.

Slice answer: “The callus that develops on the writing finger as young thinkers and problem solvers diligently complete their assignments is the most awesome to me.” — Cindy Gilson, 5th/6th grade teacher, Sheridan Elementary

It says here: Staring at sprinkler rainbows cures hiccups.

Before that first date: Take a few moments to find out if the two of you have compatible attitudes about the following 30 subjects. (If you don’t see eye-to-eye on at least 20, cancel the date. You’ll thank us.)

1. Bruce Willis movies.

2. Milt Priggee cartoons.

3. Hiking/camping.

4. Wearing fragrances.

5. How the Bible came to be.

6. SUVs.

7. Pizza toppings.

8. The statement: “Cigars are so cool.”

9. Favorite Spokane radio stations.

10. Golf and baseball.

11. “Party” as a verb.

12. The amount of time a couple should spend talking about the relationship is: a.) 10 minutes a week. b.) an hour a day. c.) so much that it crowds out most other activities. d.) every waking moment — including time at work. e.) never. f.) other.

13. Environmental politics.

14. Garlic/onions.

15. Angels.

16. Driving to Seattle a lot.

17. Homosexuality.

18. Guns.

19. Felines.

20. Movies with subtitles.

21. Herbal medicine.

22. Drunken water-skiing.

23. Surfing the Web.

24. Sunshine addiction.

25. Debra Wilde.

26. Roller coasters.

27. Live theater.

28. Thong swimsuits.

29. Chinese food.

30. The Slice.

One subscriber wonders: Where in your home do you stash the rubber bands from your Spokesman-Reviews?

The ultimate test of maturity: Coming across an unattended, loaded squirt gun.

Warm-up questions: Who around here has the most dead TV remote-control units? Who in your family would fare best on “Jeopardy”?

Today’s Slice question: How would you define “Spokane-style feminism”?