Presidency Isn’T All Wiretaps, Corruption
Too bad there’s not a scene of Richard Nixon opening Expo ‘74 in the movie “Dick.”
* Retail isn’t everything: To understand the local economy, it helps to spend some time driving around lost in commercial areas of the Spokane Valley.
* You know, like an ice cream truck: If your car played a song over and over as you drove around town, what tune would you like it to be? (We’ll take Joe Jackson’s “Steppin’ Out.”)
* A question for the ages: A woman named Angela who works near the Spokane County Courthouse asks, “Why do men honk at women?”
There are two schools of thought. One view holds that the male drivers in question are simply zealous about promoting pedestrian safety.
And the other thought is that, though it has never actually produced this result in all of recorded history, the men hope honking will make the targeted women eager to have sex.
* That’s pronounced “administrative assistant”: Ashley Berry, 3, refers to her mom’s support staff at work as her “soccer terrys.”
Of course, it’s worth noting that this same kid also calls a certain breakfast cereal “Yucky Charms.”
* Go ahead and try this at home:
1. Hawaiian Days.
2. International Beer Garden.
3. Back to School Blowout.
4. Garlic Festival.
5. Miss Teenage America Scholarship Pageant.
* Surviving restrooms: Martial arts training can come in handy in certain flush-with-your-foot situations.
* Business books we’d like to see:
“Managing By Getting Mad.”
“Escorted Out By Security.”
“You Too Can Talk Quality.”
“Don’t Throw That Punch (and other hints for corporate survival).”
* Slice answers: Among the things readers said they forgot how to do after moving here are recycle, speak Spanish, merge from on-ramps and have an intelligent conversation.
Colville’s Larrie Waterman said people who spot her singing along with the car radio wonder why she’s talking to herself.
Chewelah’s Mary McDonnell knows her home is haunted because the cookie jar is empty.
Jim Mayabb thinks “The Burning Field” would be a good name for a movie set in this area.
And in the matter of illegal U-turns, readers reported that Browne’s Addition and the area around Sacred Heart Medical Center are hotbeds.
* Today’s Slice question: What impact has your life had on the Northwest’s image?