The Slice: ATVing on endless loop might get boring after a few years

If you have noted similarities between life in the Inland Northwest and “The Twilight Zone,” keep reading.

Fifty-five years ago this month, a TZ episode called “People Are Alike All Over” first aired. In that show, a couple of American astronauts crash-land on an inhabited planet. One dies. But the surviving space traveler (played by Roddy McDowell) winds up placed in a suburbanesque home of the era, which turns out to be an “Earth Creature” zoo exhibit.

So here’s a question. If beings from another world absconded with a few Spokane-area residents and put us on display back on their planet, in what setting would they present us?

Let’s consider a few possibilities.

Camping Tableau: This exhibit would show humans from our corner of Earth sitting around a fire, scratching bug bites and talking about how much they need a shower.

Earth Bloomsday: The captives would be shown ramming baby strollers into one another’s Achilles tendons.

Earth Creatures Watching Earth Zags on TV: This exhibit would show humans on couches and snacking in Earth recliners.

Flagrant Fouls Exhibit: This would present a scene from a tribal rite known as Earth Hoopfest.

Simulated Spokane City Council meeting: Angry Earth creatures weigh in on topics such as fluoride, bike lanes and perversion.

Earth Hiking: This exhibit would show Earthlings trying to remove burrowing ticks from their soft flesh.

Personal Watercraft: Certain to be a popular attraction, this exhibit would depict Earth beings drinking beer and then zipping around on an artificial lake.

Earth Expo ’74: A retro exhibit, this presentation of life on our blue planet would amaze and delight its alien audience with a startling demonstration of 1970s Earth hair styles.

OK, your turn. There might be a coveted reporter’s notebook in it for you.

Today’s Slice question: This is for those who have kitchen-sink soap dispensers at home that automatically squirt a dollop of cleansing goo when you hold a hand beneath the spout.

How often do you accidentally trigger that discharge while, say, looking at the newspaper on a kitchen counter?