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The Slice archive for Nov. 15, 2012
THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 2012
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Oh, wait. I just did that. I suggest you try looking for motels that have your name. www.flickr.com www.flickr.com www.ebay.com www.breathitonline.com www.orbitz.com
Rate your email spam filter
A) It stops next to nothing. It is a sieve. B) It mostly intercepts email I'd actually like to see. C) Other.
Raunchiest local "roast" ever?
This would be hard to pin down. But of all the "roast"-format birthday celebrations, retirement parties and what have you, one must be the clear winner when it comes to an exuberant excess of bad taste.
Here's a great 2012 Christmas stamp
As it happens, it's Canadian. But you can always do what my wife and I did once many years ago. Take your Christmas cards across the border and mail them from Nelson, B.C. www.canadapost.ca
25 years later, this look hasn't caught on
http://digiguide.tv
Hoping to steer clear of sex scandal
Just plowed through a backlog of invitations to connect with people via LinkedIn. It was a fairly lengthly list and I did not scrutinize the individual profiles. I just clicked on "Accept" over and over. After finishing, a far-fetched thought occurred to me. Gee, I…
One publication with a no-nonsense title
www.mycomicshop.com
This date in Slice history (1996)
When early is too early: "Our neighbor, whose back yard is kitty-corner from ours, put up his Christmas lights this weekend," Spokane's Kevin and Michelle Robinette wrote a few days ago. "The display is rather large and includes a large star and full-size plywood Santa…
Do you remember the Red Streak?
www.barbarazeitlinkravets.blogspot.com Probably not.
Happy birthday, Ed Asner
Here he is as newspaper city editor Lou Grant. (This was after "The Mary Tyler Moore Show.") www.latimesblogs.latimes.com How can you tell at a glance that this scene does not depict a modern newsroom?
This date in Slice history (1997)
Recipes for memorable dining: Joann Caputo asked her second-graders at Spokane's St. Charles School to write down instructions for preparing a turkey dinner. For that, we give thanks. "1. Buy a turkey. 2. Put garlic on it. 3. Make it crispy. 4. Put salt on…
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