The Slice: Nils’ debut in Slice turns out picture perfect

Pullman’s Sue Swanson has been in The Slice about a dozen times over the years.

Her husband, Nils, has been in zero times. So he decided to address this inequity. He e-mailed me from Africa.

He sent a photo of him holding a Today section during his current trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

“This is my opportunity to balance things out a little,” wrote the church pastor.

“Feedback on a Slice question: “Let me be among the first to suggest that after you get your answers to the worth and rental costs of your alter-house in the Bay area, you do a similar survey on what your pay might be,” wrote D. Neil Fitzgerald of Spokane Valley.

That’s a fair point. Still, I don’t think most people could reasonably count on pay jumps substantial enough to make up the difference.

In any event, I was not suggesting that Spokane is some bastion of economic justice. I’m just astonished by what houses cost in certain cities.

“Here are a few more businesses readers still miss: The Shack, Pepperdine’s, Cub’s Sub Tub, Moreland’s, Luigi’s on North Division, John W. Graham’s, Lamont’s, Street Music, Wilma Theatre in Coeur d’Alene and Newberry’s.

“Advice for the guy getting married in Buffalo in September: As you might recall, he had wanted help with explaining Idaho to people gathered in western New York for the nuptials.

Several readers suggested pointing out that not all of Idaho is potato country.

One advised him to note that Idaho’s lakes are smaller but prettier than Lake Erie.

Other suggestions included characterizing Coeur d’Alene as an international vacation destination and fixture on “great places” lists, talking about silent-film star Nell Shipman’s time at Priest Lake, discussing the state’s history, doing a slide-show of backcountry scenery, and making fun of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.

Uh, let’s keep thinking.

“Today’s Slice question (multiple choice): When you are a passenger in the front seat of a car, your body language usually sends which of the following signals?

A) “Please, in the name of all that’s holy, pull over and let me drive.” B) “If I don’t jerk my head around like an electro-shocked chicken, we might back into something.” C) “I am totally relaxed.” D) “I’m just sitting here waiting for the driver to ram oncoming traffic.” E) “If the driver does not put down that phone, strangulation is going to happen.” F) Other.