The Slice If Dinosaurs Came Back, They’d Be Dead Meat

If cloned dinosaurs were loosed in the Inland Northwest wilderness, they might win a few early rounds against humankind.

But eventually relentless encroachment on their new habit would do them in. And we could have a parade to thank the heroic developers who saved us all.

Slice answers: Kim Nichols said “Men” are the one thing you should never bring along on a camping trip.

Bill Robinson said “Anything in a paper bag,” and “The family cat.”

“Whiny person,” said Glen Jones.

“A hand-held video game,” said Paula Holm.

And Karol Banks answered “A mirror - you really don’t want to know what you look like without a shower and a shampoo.”

Name game: We heard about a little boy who called his grandmother “Cookie” because that’s what he got whenever he went to her place.

So, we wonder. If you start calling someone “Cookie,” is there any chance that the person would respond to the power of suggestion by providing baked confections?

Geographic illiteracy: A reader named Jim was trying to get the address of the San Francisco Examiner. And he was on the phone with a woman at a Spokane business where he thought that information might be found. “Can you tell me what state that’s in?” she asked.

Vegamatic: Three-year-old Brittni Mauro was taking shredded carrots out of her salad, putting them in her glass of milk and stirring. Her mother asked what she was doing. “Making orange juice,” she answered.

Readers rate the festivals: The Ritzville Blues Festival, Molly B Damn Days in Murray, Oktoberfest in Odessa, Post Falls Days, Sandpoint’s “Lost in the ‘50s,” and Chewelah Chataqua received the most enthusiastic endorsements.

Close enough: Blake Yirak, 5, says his favorite baseball player is “Ken Goofy Jr.”

Alert other property owners: Five-year-old Jonathan Paulson surveyed the scene from his family’s place overlooking the water and referred to Lake Coeur d’Alene as “Our pond.”

Lost and found: If you might have left your rosary at the downtown Spokane PayLess pharmacy a couple of weeks ago, call 838-1851.

Today’s Slice question: What Inland Northwest business has the best-dressed employees?

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