The Slice: Sorry, but ‘dead end’ won’t cut it

If, inspired by Going-to-the-Sun Road, your street had a narrative name, what would it be?

Going-to-the-Grocery Store Road? Street of Modest Dreams? TV Watchers Avenue?

OK, let’s move on.

“Halloweentown: In e-mails to a friend living in the Seattle area, John Sayles sometimes refers to Spokane as “Spokaloo.”

“In a recent conversation, I discovered she thought it was pronounced ‘Spookaloo,’ ” he wrote.

Maybe that’s just one more reason to go with “The Can” as a nickname.

“Just wondering: Do you have a favorite headline from some past Dr. Gott column? Here are a few of mine.

“Could Vicks be the cure for hemorrhoids?”

“Husband should refine his nose-wiping technique.”

“Reader offers cure for itching ears.”

“Castor oil works well as lubricant.”

“Messy friend really stinks.”

“Kidney waste not for recycling.”

“It makes more sense to stop drinking.”

“To be sure, ask for sperm count.”

“Two for Tuesday: 1. In Spokane, what is the most common color for front doors?

2. Ever had a little patch of grass that refused to green up despite lots of water and encouragement?

“More advice for that Gem State groom: “That guy who’s marrying some chick in Buffalo could do a slide show along the lines of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ starring Idaho,” wrote college student Katie Delderfield. “What would the world be like if Idaho wasn’t ever born, etc.”

Hmmm. Would Washington share a border with Montana?

Bernadette Haddleton, who used to live in western New York, suggested pointing out that Idaho does not have lightning bugs or cardinals. “But we have bald eagles and ospreys.”

Patsy Wood recommended that he share the good word about peas and lentils.

And Lynn Rindal suggested noting that “Ski mountains surround us.”

“Warm-up question: In your neighborhood, what’s the typical reaction to unsolicited newsprint publications tossed in front yards? A) Pick them up and throw them away, muttering a few choice words in the process. B) Take them inside and possibly scan them. Save the plastic bags for picking up after the dog. C) Leave them to decompose and become one with the soil or be covered up by glaciers — whichever comes first. D) Other.

“Today’s Slice question: Ever had a crush on a house you hardly knew?