Remember this place? 1
www.ebay.com Your thoughts on that claim?
The Slice archive for Sept. 26, 2012
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 2012
This date in Slice history (1997)
Today's Slice question: What would happen to life in the Inland Northwest if you moved away?
Typical scene in a newsroom
www.pyxurz.blogspot.com And when they aren't dancing on the top of desks, publishers and editors can look a bit manic. www.people.com You already know how he feels about spunk. Of course, reporters tend to be cute and hang out in the production building. www.blogs.amctv.com And copy…
Yelling at scofflaw sidewalk bicyclists 1
There are problems with reminding people that it violates a city law to ride a bike on sidewalks downtown. Here are five. 1. Yelling doesn't always produce learning. 2. To the listener, outdoor yelling often sounds like "Hey! Buzza globben and yule stamper doobie jackslob!"…
Special note to Rick Hosmer
Rick, Your wife and I plan to meet for an eggnog latte in a few weeks. And I didn't want you to hear about this through the rumor mill. So there you go. Best, Paul
There is too something to do in Spokane
http://www.holytrinityspokane.org/festival.html
Pre-bedtime viewing protocols 1
A colleague who has been watching early seasons of "Breaking Bad" late at night noted that, though he admires the show, it can be so dark he then wants to watch a sitcom or something as a buffer before going to bed. Can you relate…
A Neil Young/Jane Austen mashup 3
If Neil Young had written songs about Jane Austen characters, here are some of the lyrics that might have emerged. 1.) Down by the river I shot Lady Catherine de Bourgh 2.) Mr. Darcy, look at my life I'm a lot like you were 3.)…
"I was working in the lab late one night" 3
It's exactly five weeks until Halloween. So would anyone advertise on a Spokane radio station that played nothing but "Monster Mash" between now and then?
It really won't be the same without him 1
www.lyricspond.com Of course, the songs live on. But still. Corny? Sure. But ask a baby boomer. His voice on say, "Happy Holiday," could trigger a heroin-strength nostalgia rush.
Curling is coming to the Ice Palace
No, seriously. I wouldn't kid you about a thing like that. http://spokaneriverfrontpark.com/index.php/RFP/page/1400
Select your screen name 4
Did you see that Donna "Elly May" Douglas has a birthday today? Well, you know what that means. Time again to select a 1960s screen name for yourself. Remember, Dash Riprock, Bolt Upright and Beef Jerky have already been taken.
The Wednesday Slice question 1
There's something to be said for the stability and familiarity of staying in one home or one part of town. But what do you learn about the Spokane area from living in several different neighborhoods over the years? A) This Part of Town vs. That…
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