The Slice: Peasants like to water-ski, too

The Slice does not endorse class warfare.

But surely I’m not the only one around here who has wondered what would happen if the unwashed masses (those without lake places) rose up French Revolution-style and stormed the beaches, so to speak.

OK, let’s move on.

“So I’m just guessing here: But I have to assume that there are days when having a swimming pool is worth all the trouble.

“Speaking of pools: Which movie has your favorite swimming pool scene?

A) “The Graduate.” B) “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” C) “Saved!” D) “Cat People.” E) “Caddy Shack.” F) “Goodbye Columbus.” G) “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” H) “Rushmore.” I) “The Swimmer.” J) “Almost Famous.” K) “Lords of Dogtown.” L) Other.

“Hey, kids: Try this at home.

A few years ago, a WSU professor told me that if you want to see what sort of insects we have around here just leave a peeled banana out in your backyard for a few days.

“Just wondering: What would be a good word to describe someone who insists air conditioning is unnecessary here?

“Fill-in-the-blank answer: “Nobody around here who cares about the truth takes (politicians) seriously.” — Caitlin Foster, 11

“Carded: Diana Lawson wonders what to do with those flimsy, fake credit cards that come in the mail as part of Visa/Discover/MasterCard solicitations.

“Out of curiosity, I started tossing them in a bowl just to see how many would accumulate in a short time,” she wrote. “I now have 80 of them, all received since the first of the year.”

Lawson has decided that they are too small to be used as coasters or car-window ice scrapers. But she’s sure they could serve some useful function.

“There just has to be some wonderfully creative way to use them.”

“Say what you will about soccer: The World Cup certainly reminds us that, as far as event names go, the pretension of global significance implied by “the World Series” is laughable.

“That kind of money: Eventually the steady procession of newspaper stories about upscale housing developments and pricey downtown condos is going to force certain longtime local residents to rethink their belief that there are only a dozen affluent families in Spokane.

“Warm-up question: How did you explain cries of passion to a curious child?

“Today’s Slice question: It’s now possible to employ all sorts of sound effects, song snippets or TV show theme songs as the ring tones for your phone. But what would be the quintessential Spokane sound theoretically recordable for this purpose?