And Don’T Ask For A Table Dance

A local college student we know was talking to a woman who told him that she used to be a dancer.

“Oh, really,” he said. “What was your stage name?”

The woman did a slow burn before saying, “Not that kind of dancer.”

Picking up after others: Heather Moore’s family lives north of Spokane. And they routinely gather up trash that small-brain types have dumped nearby. She wrote, “One week we picked up 25 tires, an old water-heater, a Christmas tree with stand and lights on it, as well as a whole barrel of other garbage.”

Outstanding Achievement in the Push-Mower Arts: Dr. Bert Jacobson, 81, takes care of a sprawling corner lot on the South Hill with a push mower.

He has tried power mowers but always comes back to his old stand-by. He believes the push mower does a better job. And, besides, he enjoys the exercise.

Teenage wasteland: How much tension does it cause when a high school boy starts dating his sister’s best friend?

Wake up and plan ahead: If you loved the Bugs Bunny version, you might also enjoy Spokane Opera’s presentation of “The Barber of Seville” in a few weeks at The Met.

Reader challenge: Try to go an entire day without saying “cool.”

Here are a few alternative adjectives to help you out.

1. “estimable.” 2. “serviceable.” 3. “hilarious.” 4. “outstripping.” 5. “prodigious.” 6. “spunky.” 7. “rascally.” 8. “dulcet.” 9. “chocoesque.” 10. “felicitous.”

See how they roll off the tongue?

The motivations of good Samaritans, continued:

Neva Talbot had car trouble on her way from the Valley to the South Hill. Two men helped and didn’t leave her until assured that she would be OK. “I am a 68-year-old grandmother of seven and looks never entered into the good deed of that night,” she wrote.

Dan Monson to block: What if, instead of “Hollywood Squares,” the game show had been “Spokane Squares”?

America’s least interesting conversations: Perhaps it is telling that while readers share with us the fruits of eavesdropping in all sorts of situations, we almost never hear about anyone saying anything interesting while talking on a cell phone. And that eavesdropping scenario is almost inescapable.

Today’s Slice questions: What became of the dress you had to buy when you were a bride’s maid? How would you describe it? Does that color occur in nature? Are you woman enough to share a picture?