The Slice: Lucky for me, my readers always write

Let’s open up the Slice mailbag and dump out a baker’s dozen.

1. When feeling lonely, Chris Ames sometimes watches the final episode of “Cheers.”

2. Jeff Dreewes said Spokane beats itself up about a lot of perceived shortcomings that are not at all unique to this area.

3. Nancy Kiehn wishes people would pronounce Mirabeau as Mir-a-bow or Mir-a-boh, instead of Mir-a-boo. “Can you imagine serving Boojolais wine?”

4. Carrie Webbenhurst said a psychologist would say her TV-watching habits indicate she has an unfulfilled desire to redecorate rooms.

5. Apparently it’s practically illegal to live in Harrington, Wash., and not have a nickname.

6. Every week, at least one e-mail sent to The Slice is a complaint about Comcast customer service.

7. “Imagine Bloomsday full of zombies,” wrote Sandra Blackwell. “What would that horror movie be called?”

8. Ken Vlasak got a grocery store receipt that said “Hello, My Name is Deli Clerk.”

9. Mary Farley’s account of slipping on some ice and fracturing her tail bone makes people wince, including herself. “It hurts to even remember how bad that hurt.”

10. Jim Root, Frank Albi and others like seeing all those Marine Corps flags around town.

11. It bugs Dianne Cook when TV news people say “comin’ up” instead of “coming up.”

12. Sib Gray has a cat that likes cinnamon-raisin English muffins.

13. Gary Smith considers Super Bowl Sunday the “psychological end of winter.”

“Ring-a-ding-ding: Denny Twitchell, Greg Lloyd and several other readers told about how battery-operated doorbells emit a signal that other doorbells can pick up (Friday’s Slice).

Others described how remote-controls unintentionally played tricks on neighbors.

Spokane’s Harold Dexter has a hospital-like bed that can be manipulated with a remote. He often wakes up in the middle of the night and raises the head of it so he can watch TV.

As it happens, his neighbor has a similar bed. That fellow was over visiting the Dexters when he reported a baffling phenomenon. “He mentioned that he often wakes up in the middle of the night to find he is sitting up,” said Dexter.

Hmmm.

A quick experiment confirmed that Dexter’s remote was, in fact, raising the neighbor’s bed.

Someone from the bed dealership was summoned and, after a lot of laughter, the unwanted propping-up was addressed.

“Today’s Slice question: Which causes more tension among roommates — bathroom issues or violations of refrigerator etiquette?