The Slice: Try to recall the most awful driver’s license photo

Sometimes one thing leads to another. “After reading in The Slice about all the kids born in different states, a question came to mind,” wrote Phil Purcell. “In how many states have you had a driver’s license?”

He has been issued one in nine states. That strikes me as fairly amazing.

Me? I think my total is five, but it could be four. In one state, where I was a resident for a fairly short time, I might have lived outside the law and not gotten a new license. I just can’t recall. (My crime spree also included a couple of parking tickets.)

He’s a rebel and he’ll never ever be any good.

How about you? How many states are on your list? In which one was your license photo the most hilariously awful?

“Overheard in a restaurant: “You know what’s the best thing about this job?” (Pause for effect.) “There’s no accountability.”

That was passed along by Kay Gardner Pyle, who wonders what occupations would meet that criterion.

“Early notification: The Fourth of July is 24 weeks from today. That’s a ways off, of course. Still, it might be a good idea to sign up now to also have Monday, July 3, off.

Or you could plan to take the last week of June as vacation and then arrange to not be back to work until Wednesday, July 5.

“Slice answers (the mode of therapy that would benefit Spokane most): “An enema.” — John Veylupek

“Anger management.” — Ivy Randel

“Shock therapy.” — Richard Casemore

“Rehab.” — Jerry Hilton

“Mullet aversion.” — Connie Bantz

“Another Slice reader packs up and leaves: The plan calls for longtime South Hill resident Rose Meersman to move to a retirement facility on the West Side. “Could you pass on a fond farewell and ‘Thanks for the memories’ from all of her friends here in Spokane?” wrote one of her many admirers, who noted that Rose was a loyal reader of this column.

Good luck, Rose. But if anybody else is thinking of leaving, please run it by me first.

Sounds ridiculous? Perhaps. But I’ll have you know that another of my campaigns did, in fact, result in a few prospective parents phoning me and seeking my approval re: baby names.

“Warm-up questions: How often do people around here named Crosby get asked if they are related to Bing? Have you noticed more cigarette-butt litter since the new law drove some smokers outdoors? How many modern-era presidents of either Eastern Washington University or the University of Idaho can you name? What made you decide to stop hosting parties? What are the five best zoos you have visited? Ever go a whole day without speaking? What’s the easiest way to spot a Canadian? Do others think you look weird in the mirror?

“Today’s Slice question: Who has the loudest-flushing toilet in the Inland Northwest?