The Slice: The attraction of distractions

Here are a few things to take your mind off some of the other stuff in the paper.

A) In what percentage of Spokane area households is the need to meticulously fold all laundry straight out of the dryer a subject of heated debate? B) How much of your furniture ought to be out by the curb with a “FREE” sign? C) Are people with back problems more likely to have nightmarishly out-of-date stuff in the fridge?

D) Is it advisable to do some stretching before grilling? E) If you were away from home for an extended period, would your neighbors remove fliers from your door? F) Compared to other places where you have lived, does this area have a higher or lower percentage of indiscriminate huggers?

G) Is it possible in Spokane to avoid basketball talk? H) Do you have a feeling that one of your grandchildren is going to save the world? I) What emergency snack do you have in a secret stash?

J) Do you think some of the Spokane TV news women who dress quite modestly would be instructed to wear tighter, more revealing outfits if they worked in larger markets? K) What Spokane area resident has the least interest in the latest high-tech gadgets? L) Are people here more apt to ask prying questions about house prices or about plans to have/not have children?

M) Do your allergies make your Bloomsday time slower? N) How would you fare as coach of the EWU men’s basketball team? O) Doesn’t Sten Walstrom seem like a nice guy?

P) Do Idaho’s politics keep more celebrities from buying vacation places there? Q) What is Spokane’s coziest church? R) Would you describe this area as anti-necktie?

S) Where did you turn for pizza after Pedro’s closed? T) Where did you turn for Mexican food after the Chapala on 29th closed? U) Intergenerational resentment is greater in which gender?

V) In what year did Spokane have the best air-travel options? W) If you were a cop, how long would it take you to conclude that everyone is a liar? X) Any difference between white Inland Northwest voters and white voters in the South? Y) What has been Spokane bicyclists’ biggest political mistake? Z) What would you be willing to do for a coveted reporter’s notebook?

Today’s Slice question: Who has attended the most annual kosher dinners at Temple Beth Shalom?