Some still write their checks to WWP
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The Slice archive for Dec. 19, 2011
MONDAY, DEC. 19, 2011
Key phrase: "Uniforms not included"
www.wesclark.com
Give me five
1. It is possible to discuss the pronunciation of "poinsettia" in a calm manner. 2. Some people who don't eat meat but are not performance vegetarians will confide in certain company that the aroma of steaks and roasts cooking never loses its allure. 3. Compliance…
This date in Slice history (1997)
Always look for that "Made at the North Pole" label: "Many Christmases ago, our daughter Lydia gave me one of the best indirect compliments I'll ever get," wrote Keith Newell. "I had worked many long evenings constructing a wooden dollhouse from a kit, barely getting…
Christmas ecstasy: A new toaster
www.owltastic.com
Just wondering
Do you remember those black rubber pull-over snow boots that had what seemed like 30 metal clasps?
Someone thought this would be a riot
www.christmasyuleblog.blogspot.com
Accusations based on zero evidence
www2.ljworld.com When I was a kid, Sports Illustrated magazine was important to me. I looked forward to each issue. So when, in my first year of being a subscriber, my copy did not arrive at the end of December, I was livid. I decided that…
If you feed them, they will come back
www.things-we-heart.blogspot.com
For the needlenose who has everything
www.mustusepowers.blogspot.com
It's not some big hardship or anything
But when your vacations are noted as part of the public record, so to speak, friendly strangers seem a bit disappointed to hear that, no, you didn't go anywhere.
No. 1 song on this date 40 years ago
www.45cat.com There was a bit of controversy surrounding this song because of sexually suggestive lyrics.
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