Crunching Numbers For Us All
People like to make fun of accountants.
Why? Jealousy.
Many men and women work in jobs that contribute almost nothing to society. So they respond to their feelings of inadequacy by making wisecracks about those few who actually keep capitalism chugging along in an orderly manner.
Which is a roundabout way of mentioning that tonight the Inland Northwest Chapter of the American Society of Woman Accountants will hold a special program for students. It will address the question, “What can I do with my accounting degree?”
Call (509) 928-1714 ext. 228.
* International pooch: A friend who lives up by the border told us about a Canadian dog that came to visit her without going through customs.
* Do-It-Yourself KO Department: Years ago, Mike Berry was on a camping trip with friends when he started breaking up some driftwood for the fire. He leaned one particularly long piece of wood up against a rock and stomped on it.
It broke all right. But the top half snapped back and whacked Berry in the head. “When I came to, all my buddies were standing around laughing,” he recalled.
* Coffee table books that definitely won’t be ready for Christmas: “A Child’s Garden of Chain-Up Areas.”
“Hard Water, Hard People: The Spokane Story.”
“North Idaho Lakes That Resemble Male-Pattern Baldness.”
“You Go Girl: The 50 Most Annoying Women in Spokane.”
“I-90’s Smokiest Restrooms.”
* Slice answers: One of her fans said Lois Hunter of Hayden never whines.
Another reader said the same about Ruth Nelson, who works at the Coeur d’Alene public library.
Suzanne Alvarez suggested that the lipstick shade inspired by grizzly sows be called “Bearly Brown.”
And the line from a movie Janet Ellquist wouldn’t mind seeing up on the wall is “Get the money,” from “Midnight Cowboy.
* Multiple choice: Which shook you up most the first time you saw it?
a.) “Three Lives of Thomasina.”
b.) “Old Yeller.”
c.) “Sugar Crisp Bear Blues.”
* Life in Spokane: There are times when fawning is a form of racism.
* Fill in the blank: I’ve never met a ( ) who didn’t find some way to refer to his/her occupation within the first 15 seconds of the conversation.
* Today’s Slice question: In the category of non-heartbreaking requests, what is the most unusual thing you’ve heard a little kid ask for during bedtime prayers?