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Some of my helpful readers have suggested alternative careers for me over the years. Thanks for caring! But I have an idea of my own. www.true-wildlife-images.blogspot.com
The Slice archive for June 10, 2013
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013
This date in Slice history (1996)
Today's Slice question: What was Spokane's worst-ever garage band?
It must be Laura Petrie Pants Day 6
On a short round-trip from the Review Tower to the post office across the street and back, I saw two women wearing capri pants. www.alifeworthstyling.com Is this how your family entertains at home?
For the record
Not long ago I said this book contained a Spokane reference. (Had to do with 1940s discussions about making aluminum bats in Spokane.) But I found another Spokane reference in a section dealing with the minor leagues. (An allusion to the Dodgers switching their AAA…
North Side kid makes good
www.nydailynews.com I'm just going to assume that you know what's going on here. Besides, that is, Barry Fitzgerald looking at Ingrid Bergman in the same way a lot of male moviegoers did. I've seen that Oscar Bing is holding. Perhaps you have, too.
Just wondering
If you had to guess, how many vinyl copies of this album would you say there are in the Inland Northwest? www.amazon.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fS_7Yp0hY
Before "Fusilli Jerry" there was...
www.musicstack.com
Why didn't Perry see it before it ran? 1
www.bullycomics.blogspot.com A) Under orders from on high to run whatever damn thing Lois Lane did on A1, Perry White had taken to spending most of his time quietly getting soused in his office. Go ahead and call him "Chief." He didn't care. Just close the…
How to rear children
Step 43: Get the child a bear cub costume. www.mythreesonshines.blogspot.com
What's on this lad's mind? 3
www.chicagotribune.com Let's assume that she is not his mother. A) Cycling safety. B) Bike seat comfort. C) Something his friend Max said about girls during recess. D) Other.
Were Kaisers before your time? 1
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"Comforting Mrs. Rosen"
Ask a "Mad Men" viewer why you might be hearing that as a new euphemism for an activity that has been around a long time.
When the personal touch falls short
Noticed yesterday that, printed just below the date and time, a grocery store receipt said "HELLO, MY NAME IS LANE #1". I don't recall who the checker was, but I suspect he or she was too old to have been given that name by his…
Today's big leaguer who played here
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One way to start your week 4
You could listen to Casey "American Top 40" Kasem go ape during a radio show production session a number of years ago. There are some F bombs and it's not really appropriate for an open-plan workplace, so I'm not going to post a link. But…
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