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The Slice archive for Feb. 28, 2012

TUESDAY, FEB. 28, 2012

Do all University of Oregon alums have... 

"Animal House" stories? I realize relatively few were actually enrolled at the school during the filming. Still, I could imagine saying things like... "My dorm was in the scene where..." Or "You know that building where Belushi was on the steps..." Or "One of my…

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Agree or disagree 

It's possible to draw up a personality profile based on whether a person takes out the trash the night before or the morning of pickup day. Night-before people: Tend to be good listeners, reject politically motivated suggestions that they should see themselves as oppressed victims…

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Did any classmates wear these? 

www.ebay.com You pounded them into the heels of your shoes. As I recall, they were popular back around the fifth grade among lads seeking to project an image of toughness and a certain minimum-wage future. I remember that they did make a distinctive "Hood in…

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49 years ago on "The Twilight Zone"

In an episode called "Printer's Devil," a journalistic jack-of-all-trades played by Burgess Meredith arrives in town just in time to save a struggling newspaper. But at what price? www.rense.com This episode, first airing on Feb. 28, 1963, is notable for scenes in which the new…

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You can't lose them all 

There are several different kinds of sports fans that I regard as asses. One is the Chatty Cathy who bores innocent people with unsolicited talk about his team when the wins are piling up, but then turns silent as a cloistered monk when that team…

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