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The Slice archive for Aug. 31, 2012

FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 2012

The last day of August, 2012

I couldn't tell you how many lemonade stands I have passed on my way home from work this summer. More than a few. Sure, I wish them well. It's a seasonal classic, after all. And I'm all for job creation. Now I suspect the product…

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"Pig Out in the Park" anagrams

Slice readers offered these in late August of 2003. Up That Pig Oinker -- Gordon Hensley Take'r In, Hippo Gut -- James Dodds True, I Pat Pink Hog -- Sandra Bancroft-Billings Petition Park Hug -- Terry Hontz That U Porking Pie? -- Connie Castle

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How often do you honk your horn?

Spokane used to have a reputation as a place where people were pretty polite when it came to using their car horns. I'm not sure local drivers are quite so restrained these days. But how about you? What does it take to get you to…

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This date in Slice history (1995)

The answer was "No": Judy Ellis has a grandson, Derek, who must have thought that there's only one reason women check into the hospital. Because when she called her son's house from there and found herself talking to Derek, he had one question. "Did you…

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When a sandwich starts coming apart

What do you do? A) Try to restore structural integrity with additional pickle slices. B) Eat faster. C) Admit that it's only going to get worse. Get out a knife and fork. D) Apply pressure to turn the gloppy mess into a ball o' food…

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