{"id":2763,"date":"2019-09-12T09:45:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T13:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2763"},"modified":"2023-07-30T09:48:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T13:48:13","slug":"perhaps-titled-love-extortion-or-ad-hock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2763","title":{"rendered":"Perhaps titled “Love Extortion” or “Ad Hock”"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love you more than stomach trouble, <\/p>\n

Double Bubble or the Hubble. <\/p>\n

More than guacamole dip, sit and sip, chocolate chip.<\/p>\n

Even more than ham and eggs, cribbage pegs, chicken legs. <\/p>\n

Let it be said I love you<\/p>\n

more than pools of Mountain Dew. <\/p>\n

More than brand new pairs of sneakers <\/p>\n

or plush toys with inside squeakers.<\/p>\n

More than baseball, more than dice, more than Grey Goose over ice.<\/p>\n

Even more than rock on vinyl, I love you and that is final. <\/p>\n

Valentines, like Groundhog Day, one more hitch to grab your pay. <\/p>\n

Show your love by spending loot. Throw it down the honey shoot. <\/p>\n

Everybody kiss and hug. Give her diamonds, you big lug. <\/p>\n

Show your heart is in your wallet. Love extortion’s what I call it. <\/p>\n

Cards and candy, hearts and flowers, nods to advertising’s powers. <\/p>\n

\/\/\/\/this could be reconfigured or a refrain extracted? Perhaps titled “Love Extortion” or “Ad Hock”\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ <\/p>\n

Love\u2019s extortion is the potion of the day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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