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We don’t run a small business, so we wouldn’t know.

But The Slice has heard that it’s common in Spokane for customers to show up 10 minutes before the posted opening time and bang on the doors and windows until let in.

Is this true?

Just wondering: Ever seen someone with your exact birthday while watching the scroll of Spokane criminal suspects on cable channel 5?

Generation gap: Kammi McClenahan made some reference to her mother in the presence of her grandson, 4-year-old Jarrod Lallier.

“You have a mother?” he asked incredulously.

“Yes, I have a mother and a father.”

“But you’re a grandma,” Jarrod pointed out.

“Grandmas have mothers and fathers, too, Jarrod.”

The little boy thought about this for a moment before saying, “Are you lying?”

Another 4-year-old in action: Inchelium’s Andrea Pakootas came to Spokane with her granddaughter, Alyssa. The first destination was a bank, where Pakootas cashed a check. The next couple of stops resulted in Alyssa hearing, over and over, that the things she wanted cost too much. So the little girl came up with a suggestion. “Gramma, let’s go back to the store that pays you.”

What’s wrong with this picture: A friend overheard a woman at a wedding reception decline a beer because of pregnancy. Her health concern might have been a bit more convincing, however, if she hadn’t been smoking at the time.

Thanks, Mr. Wilson: Spokane’s Schilling family hadn’t met neighbor Matthew Wilson before he came to the aid of the Schillings’ puppy after it was hit by a motorist who drove off. But you can guess how they feel about him now. (Looks like the dog will be OK.)

Today’s Slice question: How long does it usually take yellowjackets to learn of your plans to eat outdoors? , DataTimes MEMO: The Slice appears Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Write The Slice at P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210; call (509) 459-5470; fax (509) 459-5098.