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.
The Slice archive for March 1, 2012
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
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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…
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…
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…
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)…
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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