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The Slice archive for Jan. 4, 2013
FRIDAY, JAN. 4, 2013
The great divider
A case could be made that it's guns, fluoride, religion, cilantro, abortion, studded tires, bicycle riders, country music, parking meters, SUVs or Leonard Pitts. But if you asked me, the most polarizing subject in our society is women choosing to keep their last names after…
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How many Expo 74 visitors were stoned?
An email from a reader commenting on today's Slice column makes me suspect the number is not insignificant.
Vintage condoms tin
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Today's SR staffer tattoo
www.kirotv.com OK, this gentleman doesn't actually work here. I was trying to make you look.
It seems some readers do go to the jump
If we can assume, that is, that Tony Stark is reading the inside-page continuation of the A1 Iron Man story. www.dhynhanarun.blogspot.com
Mind-blowing travel convenience
Ladies and gentlemen, seats that swivel. According to the fine site credited below, this is from a 1947 brochure touting The Empire Builder. http://streamlinermemories.info
The wrong way to hold a record album
www.todaysinspiration.com And a few ashes from his pipe wouldn't do the vinyl any good either.
Another NHL goalie who played here
www.checkoutmycards.com I know this because Howie Stalwick mentioned Johnston playing for the Spokane Comets in 1961-62.
Are you old enough to remember...
...when the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue came out in the middle of January? www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com This is the 1968 issue.
Remember who sponsored your team?
www.ahhs71.com A bowling alley sponsored my Little League baseball team. A small hotel sponsored my bantam hockey team. And I can't remember what the deal was with the YMCA basketball team I was on when I was about 12.
Just wondering
If someone jokingly referred to you and one other person as "Spin and Marty," would you understand the reference? And where in the Inland Northwest would you find the nearest approximation of a de-luxe apartment in the sky?
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