Idiots Won’T Budge

Here are some rules to live by.

Charlie Campbell works for Laidlaw Transit now. But back when he was in the Air Force, he and a friend came up with a list of “The axioms of life.”

1. You can’t reason with an idiot.

2. Never make more enemies than you can use.

3. A job transferred is a job completed.

4. Nothing is cruel if it’s funny enough.

5. Never make a crazy person angry.

6. It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than to beg for permission.

* It’s easy to understand why they dropped it: Still, don’t you sort of miss Spokane Woman’s “Bachelor of the Month” feature?

Sure, it was silly. But it’s a good bet that 95 percent of the magazine’s readers at least glanced at it - if only to poke fun.

* To be announced: Earlier this week, Bonnie MacDonald was perusing TV program listings in search of information about when and where the baseball playoffs were going to carried. She kept coming across the abbreviation “TBA.”

Her first thought was that she’d never heard of that network.

* Note to a reader named Kathy: Got your request for occasional “What things used to cost in Spokane” items.

We tried that a few years back and promptly heard from inexplicably angry readers. They were cheesed off because we hadn’t factored in cost of living, et cetera.

* Today’s short list: 1. “Coeur d’——-, Idaho” was a clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle Wednesday.

2. You can tell you aren’t management material if you don’t feel sorry for the business in the IBM “Hackers” commercial.

3. The reason some of the checkers at the Rosauers on 29th almost seem like family to longtime customers is that several have worked there for the entire 20-year life of the store.

* Slice answers: Several readers said gay-straight friendships are nothing unusual around here. One woman wrote eloquently about how sexual orientation doesn’t rank high on the list of attributes that make someone a good friend.

A couple of callers said these friendships are nowhere near as common as on TV and in the movies. And three or four respondents representing varied perspectives were mad at us for asking.

* Today’s Slice question: How long were you at your current job before you felt comfortable enough to ditch the stiff “New guy” act and share your real personality/sense of humor with co-workers?