The Slice: A lot can change in 50 years

Let’s start with some answers.

In the matter of things you would have found in a 1967 treehouse that you would not find in a 2017 treehouse, Dana Freeborn had a response.

“I wouldn’t find myself in a treehouse now. I was 16, and now, well you can do the math.”

Karen Buck echoed those sentiments.

Joe Jovanovich said, “I wonder if slingshots, BB guns, firecrackers and Playboy magazines are current essentials in modern treehouses. I can’t imagine my old treehouse without any of them.”

Jan Jesberger mentioned “A (Japanese) transistor radio.”

Marianne Bornhoft weighed in with “In 1967 you would find kids playing in a treehouse rather than kids today who would be on their smartphones.”

And Karin Carter addressed arboreal decor. “The 1967 treehouse would have a Playboy centerfold tacked up on the ceiling above the cot.”

Unusual Claims to Fame Department: In the summer of 2007, Lynn Onley’s family managed to play miniature golf in 10 Canadian provinces.

Rodents on the mind: “Apparently I have been reading too many marmot vs. car stories lately,” wrote Jeff Anderson.

You see, he saw a headline on a Seattle TV station’s website that said “Soldier honored for pulling man out of burning car.”

That’s not what he thought it said, though. “At first glance I read ‘Soldier honored for pulling marmot out of burning car.’

“And I just had an eye exam yesterday.”

Speaking of headlines: Tom Latimer thinks fake news has been unfairly given a bad rap in recent months.

“For years, I’ve enjoyed reading the headlines on the front pages of grocery store tabloids. I’ve thought them among the most creatively humorous literature in print.”

One of his favorites focused on the surprising revelation that Abraham Lincoln was a woman.

“I wonder if your readers have their own favorite headlines viewed as they waited in line for a grocery cashier.”

Or perhaps one you would like to see.

Today’s Slice question: So let’s say you make a small donation to some charity, social cause or political action organization. You know what usually happens next, right? Sure. You immediately start getting urgent requests for more money.

Well, here’s the question. In your home, does the arrival of one of these follow-up solicitations prompt amateur theatricals in your kitchen?

You know. “I wonder what it might be that they want?”

“I have no idea. But it’s so nice of them to write.”

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