Just how big is this pie?
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The Slice archive for Aug. 6, 2013
TUESDAY, AUG. 6, 2013
Worst program cover in football history
www.sportingartifacts.com
Thomas Hampson makes a point
Just think. A kid from this area can grow up to be the center of a story headlined with the phrase "Fights for opera on the BBC." http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2013/08/06/209255996/and-in-this-corner-a-baritone-fights-for-opera-on-the-bbc
Aluminum bats in the Inland Northwest
I brought this up in Sunday's column. Here, thanks to Shawn Paulson, are a few answers. http://wsutoday.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=15412
Have those who find soccer boring...
...ever heard Europeans share their reaction to baseball and American football? They tend to be underwhelmed.
Reality check
So I got to thinking that my previous post crept perilously close to "Everything was better in the good old days" territory. And while I think you could make a case that the retail shopping experience isn't what it used to be, it would be…
Shopping in 2013
So a Spokane woman went to a local store, looking to buy a small household appliance. She found an empty display box with all the necessary info. She presented the box to a clerk. The clerk, a reasonably cheerful young woman, started talking into the…
Election day memories
Where have you voted over the last 25 years? Here's my list. A fire station, a Lutheran church, an elementary school, a Methodist church and a drop-box outside a branch library. www.thegazette.com
Who remembers The Cavern Men?
www.pnwbands.com According to pnwbands,com, this was a Spokane group in 1967. Got to like that socks and sandals look.
Did you ever have a pair of blue shoes?
Or perhaps you were not enough of a swinger. www.chicagoside.com
She could probably find a new one
www.mycomicshop.com
Just wondering
What percentage of adult Spokane area residents will spend at least part of today looking for things to steal?
No. 1 song on this date in 1964
www.45cat.com Here's something from NPR on that famous opening. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98743259
How some West Siders see us
www.twilightzonemuseum.com But they had better watch out. One of us might pull out a harmonica and, well, if you know this "Twilight Zone" episode, you know what can happen.
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