This date in Slice history (1997)
Today's Slice question: How do you feel about parents giving their newborns standard-sounding first names but then getting "creative" when it comes to spelling those names?
The Slice archive for May 16, 2013
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013
"Another George Clooney movie?"
When your spouse or significant other's movie picks don't seem all that random. In tomorrow's Slice column. www.time.com
Baby boomer men's shocking secret
If they were about 13, baby boomer boys who watched "I Dream of Jeannie" knew exactly what their first wish would be. www.librarising.com
How did you select your spokes fodder?
A) Duplicates. B) Cards of guys on teams you hated. C) Checklists, managers and other oddball cards. D) Cards that already had been defaced in one way or another. E) Cards that had a chemically gum imprint on the photo of the player. F) Washington…
He managed the Spokane Indians in 1959
www.ebay.com Bragan was a teammate of Jackie Robinson's. Not willingly, at first. But the Alabama native's views evolved. Which just goes to show you that people can change.
This is why goalies now wear masks
www.rayonsports.com
What is the lesson here?
http://blog.hemmings.com A) Girls are shallow. B) Mr. Sunglasses is a dork. C) Archie is a dork. D) Jughead isn't even listening. E) Get yourself a 'Vet. F) Front license plates are not required in Riverdale. G) What's with that pink house in the background? H)…
Read and discuss
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/american-news-consumers-have-gained-the-world-but-lost-their-backyards/274229/
Hilarious caving on salary demands
I was thinking about the situation job candidates find themselves in, and so naturally Albert Brooks came to mind. As a film director and actor, he has depicted the moment of a job offer on a couple of occasions. First, in "Lost In America," he…
I do not want this to sound unkind
But who would have worn one of these? www.antiquesnavigator.com
The risk when you care about sports
www.calamitiesofnature.com Do you know the context of this classic "Peanuts" strip? If you don't, you could ask my colleague over at Huckleberries Online. I'm betting he knows.
No. 1 song on this date in 1985
For some, this will always be permanently welded to "The Breakfast Club." www.45cat.com
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