Cold Mice Want Early Check-In
With winter just over the horizon, reports indicate lots of mice wanting to get inside someone’s house are applying for early admission.
* In the matter of whether adults ever really trip on untied shoelaces: Caye Wademan, who is in her 70s, said it does indeed happen. She knows from personal experience.
* What Idaho and Washington have in common: Yes, well, there is that. But in addition, both are among the five states with the highest percentage of residents who have been to Alaska.
* Doug Burr wonders: “If a politically correct, sensitive man dates a woman who calls her vehicle a rig, how long can you expect the relationship to last?”
* Kid quote: “Mom, I have been hollering for you. Are you blind?” - submitted by Cindy Wallgren
* For your safety and comfort: A Spokane middle school had a chili feed as part of a recent parents-teachers night. That’s fine. But it might have been better if the school’s restrooms hadn’t been locked.
* Multiple choice: When people see you run a short distance, they think …
A) “What an athletic stride.”
B) “She really shouldn’t do that.”
C) “He reminds me of Mel Gibson in `The Year of Living Dangerously.’ “
D) “Lord, have mercy.”
E) “That’s gotta hurt.”
F) “I wonder when that `Charlie’s Angels’ movie is coming out.”
G) “Yikes.”
H) “He’s really quite ladylike.”
I) “Ta-tonka.”
* Just wondering: How long has it been since you got excited about the new fall TV lineup?
* Signs that you’re going about your midlife crisis all wrong:
1.) You’ve become obsessed with changing filters.
2.) People are always bringing you hot tea.
3.) You still listen to your boss.
4.) You’ve decided to write a song that will become an anthem for your generation.
5.) You believe the opposite sex finds pensiveness attractive.
6.) You think fulfillment is 10 pounds away.
7.) When you talk to yourself in the bathroom mirror, your reflected image says “Just who do you think you’re kidding?”
* Apple varieties we’d like to see: Red giggle, autumn opiate, Dulcet Jones, moonkiss, biteme, fruitcookie, greentrip, evergold, treemouse, pulpshot, Uncle Bud, and moxie.
* Today’s Slice question: Let’s assume there’s such a thing in Spokane social circles as an “A” list. Here’s the question: What letter of the alphabet corresponds with the list you and your friends are on?