All The Yard Dudes
Some Spokane guys want people to think they’re tough.
Others would rather be known as smart and sensitive.
But a lot just want to look like they know what they’re doing when messing around out in the front yard.
Slice answers: After asking about album covers that made an impression, the one we heard about most was Herb Alpert’s “Whipped Cream & Other Delights.”
One North Idaho woman’s opinion: “There is no greater waste of money than to order a nice meal, which includes vegetables, only to discover that the restaurant considers zucchini a vegetable,” wrote Phyllis Quass.
Multiple choice: Teaching a person to do which of the following does the most to strengthen the bond between two people?
a.) knot a necktie. b.) make an apple pie. c.) change the oil.) d.) blast a golf ball out of a sand trap. e.) restore seemingly lost computer files. f.) use a powersaw. g.) study. h.) identify the constellations. i.) drive a stick. j.) swim. k.) dance. l.) offer an apology. m.) throw a knuckleball. n.) negotiate. o.) shop for a bra. p.) play pinochle. q.) mix a perfect gin and tonic. r.) appreciate jazz. s.) make sense of Russian novels. t.) box. u.) judge people on their individual merits. v.) play guitar. w.) say “My husband is insane” in another language. x.) tell the difference between crows and ravens. y.) detect a hidden agenda in news coverage. z.) avoid poison ivy and poison oak.
Our 1999 lemonade stand tips:
1. Buy several cartons of Paul Newman’s and claim you made it.
2. There’s no need to list a Web address on your sign.
3. Come up with a slogan that begins “Wake Up and …”
Wagons, Ho: Thanks to the readers who shared stories about 1999 life with their “My Three Sons” era station wagons. We’ll circle ‘em up and ride that topic into the ground one week from today.
If animals wrote sci-fi, people would be the scary aliens: We saw a pheasant crossing 29th and, not for the first time, felt a sense of awe about wildlife’s heroic attempts to make a living in developed areas.
Signs of summer:
1. People coming in from outside wearing sweat-soaked T-shirts and then flopping in furniture covered with absorbent fabric.
2. Shoppers in the produce department wearing swimsuits so revealing that it seems wrong for them to be near open food.
Today’s Slice question: What’s special about your favorite tree?