The Slice: Spokane home to sign of old times

I think of myself as a fairly decent Spokane tour guide. But I had no idea the “classic” cowboy-hat style Arby’s sign downtown would be a big hit with a recent visitor from out of town.

Apparently these signs have already been replaced in many parts of the country.

So be sure to include it in your own guided tours.

Just wondering: What fictitious character in a novel or movie have you at one time or another regarded as a role model?

Slice answers: “If I saw someone in public that I didn’t want to speak to, I would get a sudden emergency cell-phone call and walk quickly away speaking in an animated fashion,” wrote Maria Washington.

In Scotte Meredith’s family, anything in the refrigerator that is no longer its original color is referred to as “a science project.”

Ed Schaefer wrote, “When you asked about who would be the least likely to notice interior decorating changes, my first thought was, ‘What changes?’ That probably qualifies me.”

Elaine Bartlett said only old-timey music should be played at the Riverfront Park Carrousel. “The music fitting a merry-go-round is gentle, nostalgic and happy,” she wrote.

In the matter of falling asleep in public, Karen Swanson told about a time she conked out on a bus on Okinawa and woke up to find herself on the wrong side of the island.

According to Jeremy Johnson, the S-R’s “Region” section is read by “People who want to know why their neighbor’s yard is wrapped with the yellow crime-scene ribbon.”

Karen Elkins said “IN Life” is read by “People who are too sensitive to read the real news without having their hearts bruised.”

Dora-Faye Hendricks said “IN Life” is read by “People who care about people.”

In another matter, Harry Koehler said any Shania Twain song makes him drive too fast.

And several readers said “People Are Strange” is the Doors song that best sums up the prevailing vibe at their workplaces.

Learning curve: When Todd Garman was about 4, he asked his parents about God.

“They tried to explain to me that he was a ‘being,’ ” he recalled.

But what Garman heard was “bean.”

This, he said, left him in a state of theological confusion for some time.

Friendly confusion: “As I was riding my bike around the neighborhood, I signaled for a right turn, which also let a woman in a car coming from my right know I would not be in her way,” wrote Mike Storms. “Apparently she thought the signal was a wave.”

So she waved back.

Warm-up question: If you actually looked like your driver’s license photo, what would be your nickname?

Today’s Slice question: How many different languages have you heard spoken on the boardwalk in Coeur d’Alene?