Has the Marmothog ever NOT seen his shadow?

Well, it’s Marmothog Day once again here in the Inland Northwest.

And you know what that means. If the furry little guy sees his shadow, we’re in for six more weeks of people talking about potholes as if we’re the only city that has them.

OK, let’s move on.

Misspeaking: It was a day when the roads were slippery. And Fran Rogers asked her husband how much “gription” they were getting from their car tires.

Just wondering: In your family, “The diaper-changing incident” refers to what memorable moment?

Slice answer: After the question about accidentally discovering someone’s porn collection, an e-mail arrived from “A big sister in Colville.”

“In the ‘60s, when I was in high school, my mom sent me upstairs to strip the beds to launder the sheets,” she wrote. “And I discovered a stash of Playboy pin-ups under my junior high-age brother’s mattress. Not the magazines, just a LOT of centerfolds.

“I didn’t say anything to him or Mom but instead just pinned them up all over the walls and ceiling of his room.

“They were gone the next time I checked.”

Take my advice: Don’t ever pay for a magazine subscription with a credit card.

Evil Twins Department: Pati McGuire has a neutered cat named Buddy. But another orange and white feline prowling McGuire’s neighborhood near Hillyard is thought to have contributed to her area’s cat overpopulation problem.

“The thing is, some people blame Buddy,” said McGuire.

Yeah, the presumption of innocence tends to go out the window when you look like the real culprit.

Once upon a time: Grace Tidd sent me the “retain for your records” half of her Washington Water Power bill from February of 1978. Amount due: $34.30.

Salaries tell us what society values: “I was running through the campus of Gonzaga recently and noticed some banners on the ornate light posts,” wrote a school teacher named Lori. “They read ‘Educating the people the world needs most.’ I’m casting no aspersions upon GU as a fine academic institution. But it is best known as a law school, yes? Which makes the school motto, um, interesting.”

Actually, Lori, that slogan refers to prospective professional basketball players.

For the record: Lots of readers recognize Puppy Syndrome (Sunday’s Slice).

Warm-up question: Remember when the Baltimore Colts were in the NFL’s Western Conference?

Today’s Slice question: What’s your favorite time-management tip?