The Slice: We could use a hefty helping of modesty

Here’s a Slice salute to those who manage to dress modestly even when it’s hot out.

Face it. There are certain self-impressed people who regard high temperatures as an open invitation to wear next to nothing in public.

Are we fooled about their motivations? We are not.

“Here’s one way to cope: Try coming up with old-style drive-in movie titles based on confounding things you see in and around Spokane.

You know, “It Came from a Mini-Van,” “Biker Chicks’ Yard Sale,” “Faster, Pussycat — Shop, Shop,” “Book Club Mutant,” “Night of the Living Engine Tune-Up,” “Attack of the Jelly-Smeared Toddlers,” “Revenge of the Guy with Idaho Plates,” “The Day the Babysitter Put Down Her Phone,” “Creature in the Express Lane,” “Planet of the Praised Teenagers,” “Co-Pay from the Black Lagoon,” “SUV She Devils Talking About Sustainability,” “The Thing with the Remote,” “Peter Parker and the Spider Basement,” “The Zucchini that Ate Athol,” “She Wore a Yellow Jacket,” “I-90, Claudius,” “Grill Without Pity,” “Steelhead of Doom,” “Charcoal-Ban Incident at Thong Beach,” “The Liberal Who Couldn’t Stand Michael Moore,” “Rest Area of No Return,” “A Manito and a Woman,” “Nurse with a Knife,” “Tank Top Terror,” “I Was a Middle-Aged Mullet,” “Realtor Sings the Blues,” “101 in the Shadle,” “Chopper Bores vs. Dropout Punks,” “River Park Square III: Deny Harder,” “Nightmare at 6 Feet: Ballad of the STA,” “Lake of the Living Dead.”

OK, your turn.

“Never forget: KREM’s Charles Rowe was in two more episodes of “The Rockford Files” than you were.

“Marmot Lodge update: Tuesday morning’s mail brought more membership applications. All were accepted.

Here are the nicknames these individuals requested: Flo Flo, Mystic Rock Chuck, Pea-dog, Mer-cat, Ghog, Raul, Miss Marmie, Marmot Char, Vic, Mrs. Ro, Fishing Cowboy, Lady Marmot Milaine, Hellion, Marmosa, Micky, G. Ken, Spunky Granny, Lazzlo Runs with Scissors, Shar, Gypsy Ma, Eric, Ms. Mom Marmot, Sri Babijani, Aelita, Mr. Hollywood, Yumi, Sue, Sister Faith, Alpine Chirper, Motey, Drooler, The High Cheeto, Awesome-o, Mungo, Junior, Sustah, Ima and Dee Dee.

This group contributed $45 to the Spokane Humane Society.

Stay tuned.

“Today’s Slice question: What do you conclude about the personalities of those who take up two lines on sign-in sheets because their cursive signatures include deep descenders penned with maximum flourish?