When bad typing ages you 256 years
It turns out that the form linked to below doesn't work if you mistakenly enter your birth year as 1699. http://www.spokanecounty.org/elections/ballotstatus.aspx
The Slice archive for Nov. 6, 2012
TUESDAY, NOV. 6, 2012
Early returns
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Discovering political campaign collectibles 1
If you ever find yourself going through boxes of family stuff that have been taking up space for decades, you might run across items like this. These things aren't usually worth much in a monetary sense. But if you are fortunate enough to have older…
When your email misses by 3,000 miles
A colleague sent his young-adult son an email about a possible purchase of a computer. My co-worker's son lives in Spokane. But the reply my colleague then received came from a member of the Canadian navy currently in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Apparently my friend had…
"He Shares His Saddle With Danger!" 1
I did not read "Rawhide Kid." And I really have nothing to say about Western-set comics. I'm sharing this because I just love that overline. So, with what do you share your saddle? www.pencilink.blogspot.com
One question TV/presidency quiz 3
In what TV show did a presidential candidate once say, "Crime, boy, I don't know"?
What's this got to do with Election Day? 1
There is linkage. www.starwarpednet.net
When it was still Norman Rockwellian 3
Before the shift to voting by mail in Washington, here's where my wife and I voted in Spokane. 1. Fire station. 2. Lutheran church. 3. Elementary school. 4. Methodist church. How about you? www.parkwestgallery.wordpress.com
Who was your favorite movie president? 4
www.cleveland.com That's Henry Fonda in 1964's "Fail-Safe." No one could say he was incapable of making a tough decision.
Would you recommend 1999's "Election"?
I thought it was good, but I'm quite certain it would offend some people. But then, some people are always going to be offended. www.34st.com
If you work from home... 1
...when do you start planning the office Christmas party? www.reellifewisdom.com
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