The Slice: Nudity, justice for all

Let’s keep the patriotic vibe going another day. Back before “under God” was inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954, the line was “one nation indivisible.” But Katherine Chew knew of a grade schooler who always said “one naked individual.”

“Fun with stereotypes: A friend sent a list that has been bouncing around the Internet. It starts like this:

“The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country.”

“The Washington Post is read by people who think they run the country.”

“The New York Times is read by people who think they should run the country and who are very good at crosswords.”

“USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but can’t understand the Washington Post.”

And so on.

Anyway, if we don’t worry about sticking to the “run the country” theme and open it up to broader answers, that could be localized. And because I’m such a nice guy, I’ll give you the first crack at it. So go ahead and finish the following sentences.

1. The S-R’s “A” section is read by people who …

2. The S-R’s “Region” section is read by people who …

3. The S-R’s “Sports” section is read by people who …

4. The S-R’s “IN Life” section is read by people who …

5. The S-R’s new “7” section is read by people who …

6. The Journal of Business is read by people who …

7. The Inlander is read by people who …

8. The Local Planet is read by people who …

9. The Coeur d’Alene Press is read by people who …

10. Blogs are read by people who …

“Riders on the storm: About 10 days ago, a local basset hound was upset by some loud weather in the middle of the night. But his owner knew what to do. She escorted the pooch out to the car and the two of them went for a ride.

That always calms the dog.

But the woman in question must have been making the same loop over and over. Because at about 2 a.m., a Spokane police officer pulled her over. Apparently someone up late had feared a burglar was casing the neighborhood.

The bed-clothes attired woman behind the wheel explained about her dog’s jittery nerves. And everything was fine. But as she drove away, she found herself feeling comforted by the thought of the police being that responsive.

“Today’s Slice question: Spokane’s Karen Kearney and a couple of her friends have decided that they are the only people left on the face of the Earth who still iron clothes. Everyone else plucks items of apparel straight from the dryer and hangs them up, they contend.

Is that true? Are people who still iron clothes an endangered species?