Sports Illustrated cover -- 1/31/66
Admit it. You were expecting another swimsuit cover, weren't you? Ah, well, That's life. Sometimes you want Cheryl Tiegs and get Stan Mikita instead. You may quote me. www.si.com
The Slice archive for Jan. 2014
FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 2014
Apparently things were different in 1934 1
http://jamesreasoner.blogspot.com Oh, there are still adventures now and then. But way fewer hats.
Scary Women Dept. 1
If you heard someone refer to the Spokane TV news reporter who looks like a "crazy-eyed ex-wife," would you know who the speaker was talking about?
Safety tips from second graders
Carol Nelson, who teaches at Atlas Elementary in North Idaho, shared a few pieces of advice from her pupils. 1. "Never kick a rock." 2. "Don't cut your own hair." 3. "Never eat a pufferfish."
Casual Friday lives on
Of course, it never really went away. People just stopped talking about it. Meanwhile the march of 24/7 casual continued. www.boston.com
Tyrone Wells tour schedule
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How would you rearrange this living room? 5
What's with that chair back over by the door? www.sitcomsonline.com
Just wondering 3
How many Inland Northwesterners look forward to shoveling snow because they enjoy the exercise?
Sometimes Seattle is hard to love 1
Here's the Slice column from this day in 2006. There's something about this first item that caught my eye. http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jan/31/the-slice-no-end-to-seattle-smugness/
THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2014
Translating can be fun 3
Especially if you do not know German. www.pulpcovers.com OK, I'll take a shot at it. "Perry Mason and the Case of the Slipped Slip."
Downside of pretending to be the Beatles
Tomorrow in The Slice column.
Life with LinkedIn 2
The online business-contacts network regularly sends me reminders to congratulate people on their start-date anniversaries here at the SR. One problem. Some of the people named left the paper years ago, and not always in the happiest circumstances.
Just wondering
If downtown Spokane had monthly "Final Friday" celebrations, what would the event involve?
The Captain in his trademark high waters 3
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Can you identify this? 3
"Sorry girls, he's married."
How many napkins would you need?
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Worst time to go grocery shopping? 5
You know, between now and Sunday afternoon. Anytime Saturday has the potential to be a melee. But perhaps Sunday morning could be even worse. Which means today and Friday might be the time to head to the store. Of course, if everyone has that idea...…
One question trivia quiz
Where did the Aug. 7, 1976 preseason game between the Seahawks and the Chicago Bears take place?
The No. 1 song 30 years ago 1
www.musicstack.com I liked this song well enough the first trillion times I heard it. After that, I was ready to hear Van Halen's "Jump" (the song that eventually replaced it as No. 1) a time or two.
The makings of a moron
And other uplifting themes...here is the Slice column that appeared on Jan. 30, 1998. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/jan/30/sorry-the-judges-have-ruled-that-cynicalest-is/
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 2014
Remember this?
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This date in "Twilight Zone" history
An episode called "The Fever" first aired on Jan. 29, 1960. Grumpy old guy's wife wins a trip to Las Vegas. Begrudgingly, he accompanies her. But then he starts playing the slots. And well, you know what they say. What happens in Las Vegas stays…
The Super Bowl/Groundhog convergence
Tomorrow in Thursday's Slice column.
"Spokane Nice" 2
How do you react when you encounter that expression? A) I know it's a put-down. I know that it suggests phony, surface-level friendliness that covers up deep suspicion and mistrust, but I just don't think it is especially true here. B) I think the speaker…
A day to celebrate precious bodily fluids 1
"Dr. Strangelove" turns 50. www.npr.org
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