The Slice: The Slice: At least the idea was ours

I bought a cheap “Tolerance” wrist-band at Riverfront Park and had to smile when I noted that it had been made in China.

Let’s move on.

Just wondering: Who tells the best lies about what’s at the bottom of local lakes?

About a week ago: Lynn Knight believed she heard KREM’s Tom Sherry refer to “nipple sized” hail.

She thought that was an odd and imprecise choice of words. But her husband explained that Sherry had actually said “nickel sized.”

Best state flag: Karen Burgard and several others voted for Alaska’s Big Dipper/North Star banner. Tim Osborn made a decent case for New Mexico’s symbolic sun.

You can’t count on anything anymore: I was a judge at Saturday’s Pride Parade in downtown Spokane and not one person involved with any of the entries tried to bribe me.

Sunday quiz winner: Lots of readers knew that the auto race in downtown Spokane 20 years ago was called the Grand Prix of Spokane, the Spokane Grand Prix or the Budweiser Grand Prix of Spokane.

But I’m declaring Robyn Dunlap the winner because she made me chuckle.

Along with her correct answer, she e-mailed a photo of a commemorative bottle of Grand Prix of Spokane wine. It’s a chenin blanc.

Dunlap apologized for the quality of the snapshot and added, “If we were to sample the wine, I’m sure I would be apologizing for that.”

Sign seen in a lumber dealer’s restroom: “Please do not put sunflower seeds in urinal.”

Dealing with drunks: A couple of nurses noted that some of the people who show up to visit hospital patients are a long way from sober.

One genius reportedly tried to sneak in some booze for his wife, who was suffering from alcoholic pancreatitis. He then proceeded to get into a fight with the wife and a visiting daughter.

Good times.

Father’s Day song: Slice reader Kelly Reinlasoder pointed out that Groucho Marx used to sing one about giving dad a necktie. Here’s how the song ends.

You say that it was nice of us to bother.

But it really was a pleasure to fuss,

For according to our mother,

You’re our father.

And that’s good enough for us.

Yes, that’s good enough for us.

Today’s Slice question: What manager, administrator or executive is personally responsible for chasing away from Spokane the greatest number of good people?