After school special
How involved with your homework were your parents? A) Not at all. B) They practically did it for me. C) I just told them I didn't have any and they pretended to believe me. D) They got involved if I asked for help. E) My…
The Slice archive for Nov. 14, 2012
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14, 2012
It's a wonderful greeting
A poll about Christmas music on Huckleberries Online and a Slice Blog commenter saying he was related to Jimmy Stewart got me wondering. At what point on the calendar can you begin to hail a fellow as an "old building and loan pal"?
If you Google "spokesmodel"
Here is one of the images that pops up. www.blog.chembark.com
Coming in Thursday's Slice
Art Linkletter was right.
Ever had a fruitcake from this place?
It's a mail-order outfit in Texas. The cakes are good -- moist and sweet without being cloying. They have a bit of a zing. The calories-per-bite is alarming, though. It became fashionable long ago to bash fruitcakes. But that's just a cliche. At least it…
"Winky Dink and You"
www.tvparty.com This kids show was a bit before my time. But surely some Slice Blog scanners remember it. Perhaps you have read about it. With the help of their parents, viewers could order a special plastic sheet that one placed right on the TV screen.…
Do you remember this Spokane band?
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Ripper. According to www.pnwbands.com, the source of this photo, Ripper existed from 1973 until 1975. But I suppose you could guess the era from their hair. Photo by Dave Joern
Just wondering
Will people smoking a joint be required by law to stand 25 feet away from the entrance to a building?
Here's one you might have forgotten
This was the No. 1 song on this date in 1963. www.45cat.com For some, this song evokes a memory of a tragic news event that would shove everything else aside later that November. Here's the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6ekUftOHbE
He had a few before loading that sack
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Cardinals where there are no cardinals
Maybe lots of people know the answer. But I don't. Why is "Cardinals" the sports nickname for North Idaho College athletics even though we don't have the red birds here? I suppose I could bestir myself to look into this on my own. But last…
The Wednesday Slice question
What story are you seemingly powerless to stop yourself from telling over and over even though you know everyone in your life has heard it?
This date in Slice history (1995)
After witnessing dramatic and sudden changes in our weather recently, Cheney's 4-year-old Elizabeth Olson asked "Mommy, what season will it be tomorrow?"
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