The Slice: SFCC, Yale pair? Maybe

I hate it when media types seem to assume everyone is a college graduate.

That’s not the case anywhere, and it’s certainly not true around here.

But I’ve been wondering about something. Among local couples where both the man and woman are college graduates (but of different schools), what is the most common combination?

My guess would be EWU and WSU, but I could be wrong.

And what’s the most unlikely combination to be found in Spokane? Dartmouth and New Mexico State? Notre Dame and BYU?

“Slice answer (Internet searches that turned up personally significant info): Tricia Stone’s sister found that someone was selling memorabilia on eBay connected to their dad, actor Bob Hastings. The seller’s auction details included the assertion that the items were valuable because Hastings (who played Lt. Elroy Carpenter on “McHale’s Navy”) is dead.

The thing is, he’s not.

“Since we had all gathered in Southern California in April to celebrate his 80th birthday, this was eye-catching to say the least,” wrote Stone, a former teacher who lives in Spokane.

She said her father, who appeared in a long list of TV shows and movies, has suggested that he ought to get a cut of the eBay vulture’s profits.

“Slice readers’ all-time favorite record albums: “Benny Goodman/ Live at Carnegie Hall.” — Barrie MacConnell

“Manassas” by Stephen Stills, “Romeo Unchained” by Tonio K., “Let it Bleed” by The Rolling Stones, “Benefit” by Jethro Tull, “Pure Prairie League” (self-titled), “Crazy Eyes” by Poco, “So What” by Joe Walsh, “For Everyman” by Jackson Browne, “American Flyer” (self-titled). — Roy Knecht

Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush” and “Harvest” and Cat Stevens’ “Tea for the Tillerman” and “Teaser and the Firecat.” — Elisabeth Brackney

“Jazz Blues Fusion” by John Mayall, “Astral Weeks” by Van Morrison, “Rubber Soul” (British version) by The Beatles, “Midnight on the Water” by the David Bromberg Band, “Blood, Sweat and Tears” (self-titled), “The Turning Point” by John Mayall, “Live Rust” by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, “The Most of Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks” (self-titled), “My Favorite Things” by John Coltrane, “It Ain’t Easy” by John Baldry. — Jerry Barnard

“Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus” by Spirit, “Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow” by T-Rex. — LuAnne Swainson

“Band on the Run” by Paul McCartney and Wings, “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy” by Elton John. — Maria Washington

Any/all big band albums. — Celeste Frost

“Warm-up question: What was the first thing you ate after fasting for a medical test/procedure?

“Today’s Slice question: How many of your state’s counties have you been in? (There are 39 in Washington and 44 in Idaho.)