The Slice: A century ago, he started with just a wild hare

There’s still time to plan your Chuck Jones centennial celebration.

The late Spokane-born animation legend’s birthday is Friday.

There is an excellent chance that he is the reason you know a little about opera.

What is your favorite Bugs Bunny expression?

Name game: Tom Gigler’s last name is pronounced G-eye-gler. “But it has been mispronounced since I was in first grade,” he said.

People say “Giggler.”

Now a 54-year-old teacher, Gigler has all but thrown in the towel. He now requests that he be addressed as Mr. G.

Slice answers: “My summer houseguest horror story can be summed up in two words: head lice,” said Kathy Barnard of Cheney.

Oh, well. Sometimes when young granddaughters come for a visit, you have to take the good with the bad.

And Laura Buscher said she is always surprised when, because of Caller ID, someone she has phoned knows it is her even before she has said a word. “Perhaps it is because I am 93 years old.”

Fall begins Saturday: And according to my records, you have used up all your time-outs.

So here are three things to keep in mind with autumn closing in, as Bob Seger might say.

1. Complimenting how someone looks in a sweater is fraught with peril as your innocent remark can be misunderstood.

2. Because of where you live, it’s OK to be an apple snob.

3. If you plan on displaying zombie jack-o’-lanterns next month, go ahead and carve them as soon as you can get your hands on some pumpkins.

Today’s Slice questions: Adding which word to the name of your street, would make your address suddenly sound more Western? (You know, to make it 999 W. Riverside Gulch Ave. or whatever.) A) Lodge. B) Trail. C) Canyon. D) Settlement. E) Creek. F) Ranch. G) Flats. H) Mountain. I) Homestead. J) Massacre. K) Other.

How would your street name sound if preceded by “Fort”?

Though this can’t really be considered a contest, I’ll fork over a couple of coveted reporter’s notebooks to Slice readers coming up with amended street names that amuse and delight.