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The Slice archive for Jan. 6, 2012
FRIDAY, JAN. 6, 2012
Ground Marmot Day is coming
In fact, it is less than four weeks away. And just to be clear, we're talking about winter-duration forecasting rodentia, not a wildlife-based hamburger substitute. There's a new "Hog" on the weather prediction front. www.naturemappingfoundation.org
Coming in Monday's print column
Though it involves a little kid, the first item in Monday's Slice is certain to remind some readers of this classic scene in "Five Easy Pieces." www.cinema-fanatic.com
Are your jeans ready for action?
www.scaryideas.com The whole "Casual Friday" thing has sort of faded away, but you never know when you might need to kick someone in the head over near the water fountain.
This date in Slice history (2000)
Most people in Spokane don't listen to your favorite radio station.
Limited visibility
Saw a car this morning being driven by someone who had bothered to scrape frost from only about 10 percent of the windshield. The driver was, in effect, peering out of a little peep hole. Submarine captains in old World War II movies could see…
Note: This search ended in 1960
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The unspoken horror of asparagus
In your household, how is the after-effect (experienced by a segment of the population) characterized? A) "The problem." B) "I have no idea what you are talking about." C) "This certainly isn't a matter any of us would wish to discuss in polite company." D)…
"The Spokane"
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No. 1 song on this date in 1981
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