The Slice: Airdrop obviously accidental

Sometimes being “near nature” makes you want to wear a helmet.

Tamara Richert was parked outside the Fred Meyer store at Sprague and Sullivan when a foot-long fish fell out of the sky and plopped onto the parking lot.

Richert was still at the “What the…?” stage when an osprey landed and reclaimed the fresh entree.

“It was almost more fish than the bird could carry,” wrote Richert.

“It took her awhile to get up off the ground.”

“Tuesday quiz: In what 1966 movie starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau did famous Coug/sportscaster Keith Jackson appear?

“You will be assimilated: John Friederichs shared a snapshot of a hard-to-miss reader board up in Republic, Wash. To fully appreciate it, you have to know a little about the “Star Trek” universe and the dreaded Borg.

The sign reads, “School Starts Sep 4. Resistance Is Futile.”

“Cereal killer: Slice reader Vicki Barnes has identified an aspect of modern life that could stand some improvement.

“You’re half asleep and stumble into the kitchen,” she wrote.

“You are hungry. There is a new box of cereal staring you in the face and you grab it. The outer box opens with little fuss. Pull up and slip your finger under the cardboard and you’re in.

“THEN there is the mystical inner wrapper. What to do?”

Not only is Barnes unimpressed with the openability of these inner packages, but she thinks the resealing options are no credit to a society that regards itself as technologically advanced.

I know what she means. But researchers at Slice Labs recommend using clothespins or oversized paper clips.

“Two for Tuesday: Pam Jamieson Yarwood challenged my assertion that this area might be home to the nation’s best stone-skippers. She said that honor would go to those living around Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

Speaking of the Midwest, Wisconsin native Dee Hunter – now a Stevens County resident – said the Sunday Slice imagining life in Wisconsin neglected to note the need to be a fan of the Green Bay Packers.

Yes, those cheesehead hats certainly are becoming.

“Press Releases I Stopped Reading Department: “Many adults admit to passing gas more on planes.”

“Tuesday quiz answer: “The Fortune Cookie.”

“Today’s Slice question: Are screen doors on the verge of extinction?