The Slice: Has someone put 2017 on fast-forward?

Can you believe next Monday is the start of May?

I can’t. I really can’t.

Feel free to call The Slice if you see people putting up Christmas lights.

OK, we still have some April business to address.

Let’s go fly a slice: “When we were kids in Utah, my brothers came up with a swell idea for kites,” wrote Lisa Hussey. “They took dried bread, tied a kite string to it, and waited for seagulls to snatch the bread and fly away. Eventually the bread was dropped, but we were highly entertained.”

Old-timey nicknames for boxers (with a local theme): “The Lilac Shellacer.” – Jeff Anderson

“The Lilac Leveler.” – Bill Brock

Going to the wrong place: Elaine Bartlett’s story involves a visit to the dentist.

“Pulled into his parking lot, went down the hall to his office (door looked a bit different), greeted the receptionist, told her my name and appointment time and said she must be new as I didn’t recognize her. She responded that I was not on the day’s schedule. I was shocked. Been going to him for over 25 years.”

Then Elaine remembered her dentist had moved to a new office, about 2 miles away.

Actual email exchange with a Slice reader: A woman I’ve met and like said when she was in her 20s “going rogue” meant doing without underwear. She went on to detail how that caused problems (which she remedied) when she switched from button-fly jeans to zip-up jeans. I wrote back and asked if she might be confusing “going rogue” with “going commando.”

She then wrote back and noted that guys said that, but women in the 1960s preferred “rogue.” Good to know.

I don’t remember this sort of thing ever coming up when adults would come speak to my class in grade school on Career Day.

Warm-up question: Where is the Tim Horton’s nearest to Spokane?

Today’s Slice question: You know how certain people sometimes can’t remember which annual event (Father’s Day) was invented in Spokane? Sure. Well, what have you heard them say when they try to recall what special day it was?

A) Flag Day. B) Mother’s Day. C) Arbor Day. D) Thanksgiving. E) Christmas. F) Ramadan. G) Boxing Day. H) Columbus Day. I) Take Our Daughters to Earth Day. J) Drive Your Car to Work Day. K) Cinco de Mayo. L) April Fools’ Day. M) Talk Like a Slacker Day. N) Other.

Write The Slice at P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210; call (509) 459-5470; email pault@spokesman.com. How old do you have to be to know what a fallout shelter was?