"Content blocked by your organization"
How do you react when you see that? A) "I am heartily sorry for having offended thee." B) "Oh, this must be a good site." C) "My organization would seem to be easily offended." D) "Sounds Orwellian." E) Other.
The Slice archive for Dec. 5, 2012
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 2012
Couple No. 2 deserve one another
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Can't believe it has been almost 10 years
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster took place on Feb. 1, 2003. It's hard to believe it has been that long. It seems like just four or five years ago that I was interviewing astronaut Michael Anderson on the phone before a 1998 flight on Endeavor.…
Ever see him play in Pullman?
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A Liz Lemon/Jack Donaghy exchange
This is from NBC's "30 Rock." Lemon: "Why are you wearing a tux?" Donaghy: "It's after 6. What am I, a farmer?" www.tvguide.com
If you ever had an electric train set
You eventually found yourself asking a question. Should I put something on the tracks and have the train run into it? The answer, of course, was an emphatic "Yes." So here's the follow-up. What did you select to place in the path of the oncoming…
This night on "Dick Van Dyke" in 1962
An episode called "A Bird in the Head Hurts" first aired on Dec. 5, 1962. Ritchie keeps getting attacked by a woodpecker, and his parents suspect he isn't telling the truth. Naturally, that worries Rob and Laura. I was never a fan of the child…
How interested are you in royal baby?
A) Oh, God. B) Quite interested. C) I just hope she doesn't have twins and then one of them has to spend years wearing an iron mask. D) I would not care about the royals in a house, I would not care about them with…
Wednesday Slice question
What happened after you made a significantly larger than usual donation to a group or organization you had supported for years?
This date in Slice history (1995)
Today's Slice question: Who is the area's safest, most courteous driver? (And from 1999...) Today's Slice question: What local population subgroup is most delusional about its influence on the Spokane area's attitudes and values? a. Seattle transplants. b. High school dropouts with suspended drivers licenses.…
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