{"id":1702,"date":"2020-04-11T11:57:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T15:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2020-04-11T11:57:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T15:57:48","slug":"what-have-you-got-to-lose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=1702","title":{"rendered":"What Have You Got To Lose?"},"content":{"rendered":"
NyQuil and Pop Rocks,<\/div>\n
prescribed by some docs.<\/div>\n
Stomach explosion.<\/div>\n
Virus erosion.<\/div>\n
Soaking in a nice hot tub,<\/div>\n
filled to top with VapoRub,<\/div>\n
could relieve some chest congestion.<\/div>\n
Some have called this into question.<\/div>\n
Eyedrops put inside the ears,<\/div>\n
followed by some several beers,<\/div>\n
might relieve anxiety,<\/div>\n
without much propriety.<\/div>\n
Ankle weights in pool’s deep\u00a0end<\/div>\n
can relieve that breathing trend.<\/div>\n
Fauci says just stay inside,<\/div>\n
take the sleep train for a ride.<\/div>\n
Save the unproved remedies<\/div>\n
for the maga wannabes.<\/div>\n
Let them follow doctor T<\/div>\n
down his path of infamy.<\/div>\n
Any drug he recommends<\/div>\n
will make money for his friends.<\/div>\n
Do not listen to his raves!<\/div>\n
You’ll all end up in mass graves.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NyQuil and Pop Rocks, prescribed by some docs. Stomach explosion. Virus erosion. Soaking in a nice hot tub, filled to top with VapoRub, could relieve some chest congestion. Some have called this into question. Eyedrops put inside the ears, followed by some several beers, might relieve anxiety, without much propriety. Ankle weights in pool’s deep\u00a0end […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1657,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=1657","url_meta":{"origin":1702,"position":0},"title":"Going Fishing","author":"Rick Young","date":"March 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Steve Minnowchin is gonna throw some money in, so you can origami\u00a0while sequestered. 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