Too Bad It Won’T Lead To The Extinction Of Losers

Something amazing happened in downtown Spokane the other day.

A self-styled Mr. Cool sat in a car stopped for a light. He honked at two young women crossing the street.

There was no mistaking it. This was the classic “Hey, baby” honk of yesteryear. (You should have seen the hilariously insouciant way this delusional fellow had one arm draped over the steering wheel.)

Naturally, the women regarded him as a troglodyte.

But it occurred to us that we might have witnessed a special moment. Perhaps that was the last “Hey, baby” honk in American history.

And to think that it happened here.

* Hearing things: “I thought that truth-in-advertising had gone too far when I was listening to the TV and heard about a three-pizza Heart Attack Special,” wrote Connie Stephens. “Then I glanced up and realized it was a `Party Pack’ special.”

* Theme music to accompany going out to clear the end of the driveway after the plow has gone by and thrown up a wall of snow: “The Second Time Around” would be North Idaho resident Keith Cotter’s song. “Because,” he wrote, “the plow always comes by just after I have finished.”

Curt Messex would opt for “The Song of the Volga Boatman.”

And another reader said “Take This Job And Shove It” would be appropriate. OK. But what about the theme from “Rocky”?

* Out of sync: Kaila Owens, 5, was telling her mom about how a friend of hers had a crush on a member of a band. Kaila’s mom asked for the name of the band.

“In The Sink,” said Kaila.

She meant ‘N Sync.

* Adults say amazing things: A reader named Lisa wrote, “Three and a half years ago, when I was 30 pounds overweight, a lady at our church came up to me, patted my stomach and inquired in front of a large group, `When are you expecting?’ ”

And back when a reader named Wendy was single, a young man she was flirting with in a bar poked her in the stomach and said, “Oh, you’re a dough-girl.”

She joined a health club and wound up marrying the guy.

* Overheard at the South Hill Hastings (mother correcting a teenage son who had carelessly put a video back in the wrong place): “It’s about being considerate. It’s about not treating people like slaves.” — submitted by Terry Knudsen

* Today’s Slice question: Since moving to this area, what assumptions have people made about you because of your accent?