The Slice: Keep thrills to yourself

Answering the question “Gonna do anything fun this weekend?” need not be regarded as a competitive sport.

Remember: 1. There’s no bore quite like the exhausting person who insists his or her life is a nonstop thrill-ride.

2. In all likelihood, the person asking doesn’t really care.

“Today’s mustache-shaving story: Hospital administrator Chuck Young had his mustache for more than 14 years. His two children — one in junior high and one in fourth or fifth grade — had never seen him without it.

So what was their reaction when he shaved it off?

“They didn’t notice,” said Young.

After three days, Young and his wife gave up on waiting for the kids to detect the change. They went ahead and pointed it out.

“One man’s request: “Let’s stop referring to Spokane’s ‘skyline,’ ” wrote Tom Hufty of Liberty Lake. “The tallest building in your fair city is 20 stories. If that’s a skyline then the city of Spokane Valley should start referring to the Valley Mall as its skyline.”

“Slice answer: There’s really no need to add “fest” to her first name and create a new Spokane community event, said Sue Harris. The obvious theme of any such festival is already covered by courts-clogging everyday life.

“Failure to grasp the concept: Rosemary Olsen’s 8-year-old granddaughter, Sheyenne, was watching drag races on TV with her grandfather.

After one race, granddad noted that it was a pretty exciting competition. Sheyenne agreed. But she had one question.

“Where are they going?”

“You can’t get there from here: The demise of drive-in theaters is traditionally chalked up to shifting real estate values and mounting competition for the entertainment dollar.

But Don Adair has another theory: “Bucket seats.”

“Great moments in customer service: The other night, Carolyn Pratt called a pizza place on East Sprague to order a delivery.

The girl answering the phone asked if she would like to hear about their specials.

Pratt said “No.”

So the girl hung up.

“Slice answer: “My name isn’t Otis or Hogan, but I do have a name that seems to entertain lots of folks,” wrote Kelly Michels. “If you were ever a ‘Cheers’ fan, you likely remember that Woody had a girlfriend name Kelly. You may even remember the love song he wrote her.”

It included lyrics such as “Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly” and “Because you’re Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly.”

“I don’t usually have the whole song sung to me,” said Michels. “But I do get my fair share of ‘Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly….’ “

“A mistake set in stone: Gloria Meaders had a teacher who used to say, “Took it for granite.”

“Today’s Slice question: When visiting other parts of the country, what assumptions are made about you because you are from the Northwest?