The Slice: Clothes- minded individuals

There are people in our midst who do not particularly like winter but nonetheless root for at least a few stretches of bitter cold.

You see, they want teenagers who wear shorts and eschew warm coats to suffer for their fashion statement.

The thought is that down around five below zero, learning happens. Call it a teaching temperature.

Slice answer: “I very, very much miss going to vote,” wrote Erica Hallock. “I taught government at SFCC about 10 years ago and routinely gave my students an assignment to write on their ‘political socialization.’ I would say 75 percent of the students wrote about accompanying their parents to vote. It was special and sent a message that voting is important. I worry today that my kids think I am paying bills, rather than voting.”

Serving up bad vibes at Thanksgiving: Here’s what one reader shared.

“I’ll be playing ‘Dad Bingo’ at Thanksgiving.

“Squares on the card will include:

“1) Dad says something racist.

“2) Dad insults someone at the table.

“3) Dad tells a story about an animal being maimed/killed.

“4) Dad tells unfunny joke(s).

“5) Dad sulks because no one is paying attention to him.

“Sure you don’t want to come and play along?”

Slice answer (old guys and letter jackets): “Such a timely question,” wrote Joyce Mann. “My husband Joe’s daughter framed his letter jacket for his 60th birthday present.”

Tales of dropping the kids off: “I was driving my foster daughter to the school bus stop when she asked me to turn off the radio, since it was playing classical music,” wrote Peggy Coffey.

Jenny Rose shared this. “Back in the ’60s when the weather was rainy or snowy, my dad, a police officer, would drive my siblings and I in the police car to school. When we pulled up to our school my dad would flip on the siren. Pretty embarrassing especially when you get to be 12 or 13.”

Jenny’s dad sounds like a good guy.

Today’s Slice question: Are you going to try for a backyard ice rink this winter?