The Slice: Guess what all the buzz is about?

If this die-off of honey bees is just the first sign that we’re all doomed, what will be the next clue?

OK, let’s move on.

Have a nice day.

“How to eat a pie fast: Luke Klohe, a senior at Lewis and Clark High, has won the school’s annual pie-eating contest three years in a row. He will defend his title later this month.

Klohe, a member of the cross-country team, is headed to Western Washington University this fall.

The Slice asked him to talk about the art of downing an entire pie in a hurry.

“The key to success is to not think about how much pie there is and only to think about how delicious it is,” he said. “Most first-timers don’t realize how much there is to eat, so they don’t pace themselves and get sick really fast.”

“Half a dozen key questions: 1. Can you remember the name of the first cologne/perfume you used/abused as a young teen?

2. What’s the most ridiculous excuse for a weight gain you’ve ever heard?

3. What percentage of the people you might be interested in dating are, in fact, out of your league?

4. With what is your workplace infested?

5. What’s your favorite local example of fading old-time advertisements painted on the exterior walls of commercial buildings?

6. If you went on a talk show to promote something, what would it be?

“Every time a bell rings in Spokane…: “Another pickup is sold.” — Gordon Erickson.

“A road gets a new pothole.” — Kate Martinson.

“Yet another resident suffers a fatal beating or miraculously survives a bullet to the head, all courtesy of Spokane law enforcement.” — Brian Bischoff.

And Sara Barker, who wrote to The Slice back in May of 2001 about how such a sound comforted her, reminded me that bells can also mean a baby has just been born at Sacred Heart.

“Slice answer: I asked if anyone remembered nationally rising singer Tyrone Wells from his days as a kid growing up in Spokane. And Donelle Osborne, a Spanish teacher at Shadle Park High School, said she did indeed.

She is Tyrone’s sister. “I am very proud of my little brother,” she said.

“In the matter of the high school sophomore’s wallet with $42 in it: Several readers agreed with me that it seemed like a lot of money. Others, though, suggested I was seriously out of touch with the comfortable financial circumstances of many G-Prep students.

“Today’s Slice question: Do you ever experience sidewalk rage when people seem oblivious to your presence and refuse to share space?