The Slice May I Please Not Have This Dance?

OK, let’s see a show of hands.

How many of you never went to a prom and haven’t regretted it? Just as we suspected. Lots of people.

Depressing Thefts Department: “Our 3-year-old daughter’s tiny, purple, brand new wheelchair was stolen from our car,” wrote Anna M. Ward.

We can only assume: That the people who scream obscenities at other motorists have never made even minor driving errors themselves.

True or false: There are several dozen women in the Spokane area who are dead ringers for New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman.

The area’s most common name: “Mike Johnson” got a fair amount of support. But a woman who recently acquired “Naccarato” as a last name said that, judging from the “Do you know so-and-so?” queries she now gets, anyone named Naccarato ought to be in the running.

Thanks: To William L. Mitchell, for sending along an Expo ‘74 souvenir coin. It will be forwarded to the former Spokane resident in Ohio who lost hers when her purse got stolen.

Bosses just wait to see who will win: “Organizations almost never punish turf violators.” - a sociologist quoted in the National Business Employment Weekly. - Knight-Ridder news service

If you are sick of the drive to Seattle but still want to see a baseball game: Remember, Interstate 90 goes right by Boston’s Fenway Park.

Wrong number: Potlatch’s Pauline Kuiper answered the phone at a U.S. Forest Service office in Moscow. And the caller asked if she could reschedule her mammogram.

The most colorful person in Deer Park: According to Janet Finafrock, it’s Melda Marr. “She just bubbles all the time,” said Finafrock.

Slice answers: The most popular response to “I can always tell my boss is lying when…” was “When he opens his mouth.”

Today’s Slice question: If there had been a “Witch of the Northwest” in “The Wizard of Oz,” would she have been a good witch or a bad witch?

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