The Slice Just Another Young Man Searching For A Hero
A 76-year-old reader named Patricia was in a grocery line at a store near Gonzaga University.
A young man asked her how to find the subway. Patricia said Spokane didn’t have a subway but it did have a fine bus service.
A few seconds later, with a clerk’s help, it was determined that the young man was actually trying to find a nearby Subway sandwich shop.
Snow-removal volunteers: If you would like to help the elderly and people with disabilities this winter, call 328-8400 in Spokane.
Stop the madness: Somebody, anybody, please write a letter to the editor that’s not about politics.
Occupation forces: Two busloads of uniformed Army reservists headed into a Moses Lake fast-food restaurant. A little boy noted this with alarm. “Dad, Dad,” he said. “The Army is invading McDonald’s.” - submitted by Mel Lynn
She didn’t need to be told: Newport’s Florence Cannon was mailing fall leaves to out-of-state friends long before we suggested it.
Sure it’s possible to do both: But if you asked us, developers who talk about their desire to do good are usually more interested in doing well.
Regular showers aren’t enough for these guys: After we reported survey results indicating that women are more concerned than men about the performance of their deodorant, a mother of three teenage boys called and said nobody could be more obsessed about antiperspirants than her sons. “We go through deodorant around here like it was candy.”
Our proposed slang term for Inland Northwest residents who, in conversations, seem to assume that they are the only ones who have ever done any traveling: Geojerks.
Message to someone out there named Denise: The number you keep calling in the Spokane Valley is wrong. Your messages, including the one about Sherry’s engagement, aren’t reaching the right person.
Warm-up questions: Did people who grew up in the West have a different view of TV westerns than those who watched “Gunsmoke” and “Wagon Train” elsewhere? Do you know any couples who have turned public arguing into performance art?
Today’s Slice question: What’s the best local church newsletter/bulletin?
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