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The Slice archive for April 13, 2012

FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012

Not a Stooges fan

"With all the hype currently underway for the new movie 'The Three Stooges,' it made me think of how much I have disliked this trio for MY ENTIRE LIFE!" wrote Suzanne Kaderka of Coeur d'Alene. "Personally, I know of no adult woman who has ever…

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Baldness and clowns

Slice reader Lori Goldade saw the question about dealing with losing your hair. "My husband and I were attending the PRCA rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho, when the rodeo announcer and the rodeo clown were bantering back and forth. The announcer challenged the clown to take…

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Moving Bloomsday to a different season

It'll never happen. But for those who battle springtime allergies and have to take medications to stave off allergy-induced asthma, the race could not come at a worse time of year. Still, there wouldn't be much support for... A summertime Bloomsday: Too hot. An autumnal…

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Fifty years ago on "The Twilight Zone"

"Hocus-Pocus and Frisby" first aired on April 13, 1962. Starring Andy Devine (you'd recognize his voice), it's the story of a teller of tall tales who gets abducted by aliens. Then, when he returns, no one will believe his account of what happened. The lesson?…

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