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The Slice archive for March 1, 2012

THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012

Just wondering  

Is this seating arrangement generational, socio-political or purely a matter of couples dynamics? www.flintstonesgaleria.blogspot.com And if it is a comfort thing, surely Wilma and Betty had longer legs than Barney.

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When the grocery receipt is a mystery

You know how item descriptions on grocery store receipts sometimes get cut off in the middle of a word? Sure. If the line says "BELL PEPPERS & FIRE ROA" you can be reasonably sure that the last word was supposed to be "ROASTED." But once…

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Name game

I'm interested in names. And sometimes I ask my correspondents if there is a story behind theirs. After hearing from Moses Lake's Vaughn Blethen, I first inquired if she was related to the newspaper publishing family. She is, if you go way back. But that's…

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Rough night for Edmonton Oilers 

I knew the National Hockey League team was having a dismal season. But I hadn't realized things had gotten this bad. On page B2 of today's sports section, I read that last night Edmonton managed to lose to Chicago 5-4, and lose to St. Louis…

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Hitchhiking used to be fairly common 

I admit that's going back a ways, maybe about 40 years or more. But it's true. Hitching a ride used to be an almost mainstream activity. What's your theory about why that changed? A) We became more aware of the deviants in our midst. B)…

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This date in Slice history (1996) 

(Here's one that really illustrates how times have changed. Just imagine everyone in a household having to use the same phone line. Oh, the humanity!) Warm-up question (for teenagers only): What's the most annoying thing adults do when you call a friend's house and a…

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