The Slice: Don’t take leap without a ‘Pause’

Every year, I worry about the starry-eyed kids getting married in June.

Have they asked one another the tough questions?

Take their TV-watching styles, for instance. Are they compatible?

Does either the bride or groom have a problem with being asked “Who’s that guy?” or “Why didn’t she use the gun in her purse?” Not to mention “Isn’t he dead already?” or “So she’s the sister of the woman with the teeth?”

Some find that annoying. Others say that is why God created the “Pause” button.

In any case, it’s better to put your cards on the table before signing up for years of viewing incompatibility.

•Speaking of viewing: I noted Adrienne Barbeau’s birthday the other day while reading the People column. That reminded me of a time long ago and far away when I suggested to a female friend that we go see a certain-to-be-terrible movie featuring the full-figured actress. I can’t recall the exact details of my lobbying, but it’s safe to assume the reasoning I presented was disingenuous.

So what was your own movie-picking adventure in artifice?

•Double your pleasure: I have a friend whose young son has his first birthday today.

Hope the kid gets him something decent for Father’s Day.

•Sunday quiz: For a couple of years in the late ‘80s, there was an auto race on the streets of downtown Spokane. What was the name of this event?

At least one reader submitting the correct answer will receive a coveted reporter’s notebook.

•Protection racket: Lisa Paolino shared a note she received from her 7-year-old son’s baseball coach.

“I love Luca, he is a blast. He cracked me up last night. He and Joey were walking across the field, the first kids to show up for practice. When Luca got within earshot of me, he shouted out ‘Hey Coach, I got my cup on!’ as proud as can be, then started smacking himself to prove he was wearing a cup. I just about died laughing!

“Then, every time we had a small team meeting during the practice, there’s Luca rapping himself on his cup, like he was checking to make sure it hadn’t disappeared. During one of his cup checks, he spontaneously blurted out ‘Man, I love this thing!’ “

•This date in Slice history (1995): Self-esteem and the ability to open jars with stuck lids.

•Today’s Slice question: Does everyone who works for local government eventually come to the conclusion that most people have no real idea where the lines of jurisdiction are drawn between city, county and state?