The Slice: Wonder what the T-shirt will look like?

Has anyone around here organized a Zombie Walk yet?

These gatherings involve getting people together and then lurching through the streets in the fashion of movie zombies. A little moaning is also acceptable. Doesn’t that sound just right for Spokane?

Onlookers familiar with zombie films typically get a kick out of it, while the uninitiated provide an additional source of entertainment with their baffled expressions.

Maybe our zombies could push trash barrels to protest the proposed discontinuation of alley pickup.

“Misheard Commercials Department: Susie Etten thought she heard something about losing weight with the “lap dance” system

She nearly got whiplash turning to see how that worked.

Alas, it turned out that the commercial was actually for a device called a “Lap-band.”

“Slice answer: “You were asking about the cricket population in the Inland Northwest, which reminded me of a time over 30 years ago when my wife (Naomi) and I were dating,” wrote Rick Barth of Wallace. “I was taking her back to the Forest Service camp where she was living for the summer. The road led across a high pass. As we neared the top, she asked me to stop at the summit.

” ‘What’s wrong?’ I asked.

” ‘Nothing,’ she replied. ‘I just wanted to listen to the crickets for a few minutes. Have you ever heard anything prettier than crickets on a warm July evening?’ she continued.

” ‘Yes,’ I replied. ‘Your solo at church last Sunday.’ “

That, folks, is what is known as a home run.

“The rest, as they say, is history.”

“Gone but Not Forgotten Department: Readers said they miss The Pine Shed, Hill’s shoe store, Early Dawn, The Fern, Travo’s, Casey’s (old version), The Skylark, The Well, Mr. Steak, The Ivy, Fish Inn and Winchell’s Donuts.

“Q and A: “As you know, ‘Antiques Roadshow’ is coming to Spokane, and frequently they do short informative pieces about the city they are in. Any guesses on what they might feature or say about our fair city?” – Lorraine Ideus

I’ll bet they will mention mining money and the river.

“The art of negotiation: A friend asked a guy selling something if there was any flexibility on the price. And the guy said, “Well, I could go higher.”

“Today’s Slice question: Are medical appointment reminder calls evidence that, despite all this talk about busy schedules and multitasking, some of us are incapable of organizing our lives?