Just wondering 2
When someone sends you a snippy email that begins "In the future..." is it possible to not write back (or at least think), in so many words, "In the future, please go commit an anatomically impossible sex act on yourself"?
The Slice archive for Feb. 27, 2012
MONDAY, FEB. 27, 2012
Just wondering 2
In your experience, what are the magic words that will stop a toilet from overflowing?
Dining on a harbinger of spring
I have been hearing from Slice readers today about all the robins in our area right now. Reminded me of a Slice item from Sept. 13, 2003. Here it is: Take my advice. Never assume that you've heard all of your family's stories countless times.…
Perhaps this isn't the whole story 1
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Feedback
"Thanks for the coat referesher," was the subject line of an email from Steve Klatt about Friday's Slice column. "Had to smile Saturday when assisting several older women with their coats at my great-grandmother-in-law's 100th birthday celebration and thinking of your column. Even cracked a…
Speaking of not getting a reference
Years ago, in another city, I was in the visitors' waiting room at a county jail. I was talking to the girlfriend of a guy being held in connection with a killing. I had come to know the couple while reporting an unrelated story. Anyway,…
Soon we'll be livin' high and wide 3
If you started referring to your boss as "Mr. Favor," would anyone where you work have any idea what you were talking about? www.chud.com
Winged invasion 3
Several readers said they haven't seen just a few robins lately. It has been more like dozens or even hundreds. www.best-horror-movies.com
Agree or disagree
The idea that someone could be a "secret smoker" is totally ludicrous because the telltale smell can be detected from a mile away.
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