The Slice: Around here, we just keep on truckin’

There isn’t really a monster truck rally in Spokane every weekend.

It just seems that way.

OK, let’s move on.

“Slice answers: Sandpoint’s Jody Barbee said that if she sees someone at a party who clearly is ill at ease, she introduces herself and often winds up sitting with that person.

She credits this instinct to her college sorority days. Barbee knows not everyone is a fan of sororities. Still, she learned a lot from the experience. “We were taught that it was bad manners to let someone be uncomfortable in gatherings,” she wrote.

Barry Barfield said that when he sees someone at a party who is ill at ease, he turns away from the mirror and comes up with an excuse to leave.

“Speaking of monsters and the Greek system: Which of the following is not an actual sorority or fraternity?

A) Alpha Tau Omega. B) Phi Beta Gamera. C) Delta Sigma Phi. D) Lambda Chi Alpha.

That’s correct. It’s B.

“Timing is everything: Susan Creed was a fifth-grader in Ohio in 1962 when she took part in a citywide spelling bee.

“I ended up in the first row and was one of the first to go down in defeat with the word ‘cudgel,’ ” she wrote. “Had never heard it before.”

About a month later, she started reading “Robin Hood.”

“And there was Little John using his cudgel to knock Robin into the water.”

“This date in Slice history (2000): Stories of not knowing the neighbors.

“Just wondering: Should your DVR operator’s license be revoked?

“Food for thought: The refrigerator item in Saturday’s Slice reminded Eileen Bakken of the time she made a slew of deviled eggs for a party and then went out to run an errand.

When she got home, her then-teenage son raved about how tasty they were. He had eaten all but one.

“He learned how to make deviled eggs that afternoon,” said Bakken.

“Overheard: “I told him, like, no way.” – heard approximately 10,000 times in recent years when walking past Lewis and Clark High School.

“Slice answer: “It occurs to me that farm kids learn how to work, learn about commitment, and learn the importance of cooperation in running a family business,” wrote Robert McGinty.

“Feedback: At least one reader found the “Who would you deploy to Iraq?” thing offensive.

Another noted that The Slice’s fondness for mocking those who wear sunglasses indoors overlooks the fact that some do so for medical reasons.

“Today’s Slice question: What assumption do people make about you that is 100 percent wrong?