The Slice: Maybe he should have laid up

A friend of a friend hit a nice shot onto a green and then watched as a coyote snatched the golf ball and ran off.

How do you score that?

Seems like the varmint could have at least waited until the guy had hooked it into the rough or maybe plopped it into a sand trap.

Slice answers: Several male readers acknowledged that, considering the way they drove as teenagers, they are lucky to be alive.

The question about how many Inland Northwest Christians are not social conservatives angered some people.

Readers nominated several Spokane broadcasters for the title of biggest weather weenie.

And in the matter of how you respond when candidates show up at the door, Cheney’s Cheryl Bozanich recalled when a politician rang the bell and Bozanich’s daughter answered with her large boa constrictor draped over her shoulders. “The snake, which our daughter had raised and which had never made an aggressive move in its life, took one look at the politician standing there and struck.”

The reptilian thrust dislodged a screen in the storm door but didn’t physically harm the candidate. Still, the guy jumped back and promptly took his campaign elsewhere.

Re: Tuesday’s Slice: Several readers told about restrooms where the lights are activated by motion sensors. One problem. Sometimes the lights switch back off before the occupant is finished.

Today’s hard cider story: Pullman’s Bill Brock was in a British pub and asked if there were any local specialties on tap. The man behind the bar asked if he had ever had scrumpie. It “makes men run, raving mad, into the sea.”

Brock took the plunge. “It had a high alcohol content, all right, but the taste was rough as guts.”

Today’s Slice question: What team’s disappointing loss prompted you to swear off being a sports fan?